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Is anyone else health anxiety so ridiculously bad that your even scared when you have a common illness/virus like the cold etc.

I keep getting random moments of being frightened/impending doom/weird head sensations I also have ringing in ears and other dizzy like symptoms and not feeling real I know I have anxiety/health anxiety, autism, and depression but I just can’t stop thinking that something bad is happening to me I have had basic tests done + been to doctors a lot this past year and they say nothings wrong but I really don’t believe them I don’t know what’s wrong with me. :(

left side head falling/sinking and also feel like vision is doing the same can this be just anxiety, bad posture, something benign, or something serious?

Hi so I have been taking ferrous sulfate (200mg) for 4 weeks without the doctor knowing cause I suspected I had low iron and I was away from home (it was true but still) so when I came back home I asked for an appointment to get bloods and I told her I was taking iron tablets but didn’t specify which one so that’s fine then after a few days I got my result back and yep my irons low it was at 23 so she prescribed me ferrous fumarate (210mg) so I started taking it about 3 or 4 days ago and I don’t know if it’s just anxiety/a coincidence but I’ve started feeling off after about 2 days after starting it so I have started to feel like even more fatigued and out of breath than I did before and I also have gotten more lightheadedness/dizziness/head sensations like spinning/sinking and I keep getting really scared and imagining me fainting or dying I do have health anxiety and might have some ptsd from taking a tablet that didn’t agree with me so I don’t know if it’s just anxiety symptoms/health anxiety or something serious or just side effects of the tablet.

My iron levels where at 15 a while ago and now they are at 23 but for some reason I feel worse having levels at 23 than I did 15 a year or so ago. I’ve been on iron tablets for 4 weeks now and I’ve only noticed a really slight improvement and I mean slightly pls tell me it will get better I can’t cope with this I’m even tired just doing normal activities like getting dressed, showering, brushing hair, brushing teeth, walking upstairs. Pls tell me I’m not alone.

I’ve got low iron and I stood up and started stretching and my ears started ringing and vision went blurry and felt lightheaded it went away after a few seconds but it really scared me is this normal low iron symptom

I’m really scared whenever I stand for a few minutes my legs start turning purple with some peachy/pinky patches especially when I’m in the shower cause I stay in one position for a long time I have had an ecg done and bloods done and everything is fine but I do have low iron I’m not sure if that can maybe be the cause or it’s something else like POTS?

Am I allowed to get a semi colon tattoo even though I never tried to commit I’ve been going through a tough time with depression and anxiety and I’ve been miserable but still kept living even though it’s tough so I’m wondering if it’s allowed to get one or it only symbolises commit

Hi I’m turning 18 really soon and I’m kind of wanting to get tattoos. 2 of my dogs, a song lyric, and also a quote but I’m scared it’s going to really hurt and I’m going to regret getting them when I’m older.

So I’m on sertraline 100mg and I also suffer from migraines so when I get a migraine I take sumatriptan nasal spray but I’ve heard doing that might be risky cause could develop serotonin syndrome is this true? Cause the next time I get a migraine I’m going to be really scared to take the spray but at the same time I don’t want a really sore head.

I keep having on and off intense dizzy spells like spinning/swaying/falling/sinking/pulling/light headed head sensations (prominent on left side) I assume it’s just anxiety or sertraline side effect as I upped my dose from 50mg to 100mg a couple of days ago. I also assume my irons low but I went to hospital about the dizziness and they said they aren’t concerned but I feel really terrified every time I get the dizziness I’m like this is it I’m going to pass out or die and I keep imagining myself having a seizure or falling onto the floor (I don’t suffer from seizures). I really do hope it’s just anxiety anyone else going through the same?

PS: Sorry for long text I probably could’ve made it shorter!

So I’m away from home right now and basically since the day before I arrived at my aunts and the drive here I’ve been super dizzy.

So today I woke up and felt soooo sh!t I felt so dizzy and tired that I was scared to move I 100% thought I was going to pass out but I didn’t.

So I got dressed, had some breakfast, sat down and watched tv, then walked with my cousin to get some food at a restaurant with my auntie and her partner.

and during the walk there and at the restaurant I was feeling dizzy and not real and just super anxious.

then we left to go get ice cream and I was feeling really scared and had no energy.

then we went to a shop and when I was walking around for a bit I got this super dizzy sensation and I was so scared I had to go step outside of the shop to lean against the wall and I just started crying and I felt like I couldn’t breathe. (had a panic attack)

I’m so embarrassed cause my auntie needed to go to another shop before it closed but she had to make her partner and my cousin go cause I was breaking down so my auntie took me back to hers.

Now I’m sitting down and I still feel dizzy I’m scared I’m going to die or pass out but I assume it’s just low iron and/or anxiety.

PS: Sorry for long text I probably could’ve made it shorter!

So I’m away from home right now and basically since the day before I arrived at my aunts and the drive here I’ve been super dizzy.

So today I woke up and felt soooo sh!t I felt so dizzy and tired that I was scared to move I 100% thought I was going to pass out but I didn’t.

So I got dressed, had some breakfast, sat down and watched tv, then walked with my cousin to get some food at a restaurant with my auntie and her partner.

and during the walk there and at the restaurant I was feeling dizzy and not real and just super anxious.

then we left to go get ice cream and I was feeling really scared and had no energy.

then we went to a shop and when I was walking around for a bit I got this super dizzy sensation and I was so scared I had to go step outside of the shop to lean against the wall and I just started crying and I felt like I couldn’t breathe. (had a panic attack)

I’m so embarrassed cause my auntie needed to go to another shop before it closed but she had to make her partner and my cousin go cause I was breaking down so my auntie took me back to hers.

Now I’m sitting down and I still feel dizzy I’m scared I’m going to die or pass out but I assume it’s just low iron and/or anxiety.

I’ve been having a period for 123 days now and recently I have felt really dizzy/no energy/even walking small distances I’m really tired/ chest pains/I’m scared I’m going to die.

I had my bloods tested mid April and my iron was at 50 then but I haven’t had bloods tested recently.

I just started taking iron tablets yesterday but obviously they take awhile to work so I’m getting concerned and I’m not at home right now so I can’t really access hospital.

My vision (on and off) when looking at the wall it’s like the wall is moving in and out/shaking It happens sometimes during the day but I notice it more when I’m laying in bed in the dark I don’t know if this is to do with the sertraline (50mg) I’m taking or it’s just anxiety but I noticed it the night I first starting taking the sertraline and every since it’s not gone away. (Been taking it for almost 5 weeks now)

I’ve had an eye test a few months ago and everything was fine so I’m just confused why this is happening has anyone been experiencing the same or similar?

At night when I look at the wall it’s like the wall is moving in and out/shaking/slightly blurry and I also keep getting a left sided falling/sinking lightheaded brain stopping sensation on and off at night and sometimes I feel like my eyes (mostly my left) are spinning at night. also my left nose is blocked and looks like there’s something pink blocking it so I’m scared I’ve got a tumour and that’s effecting my vision and why I have left sided head sensation. I really hope it is nothing serious and it’s just my health anxiety making it feel worse or it’s something simple as low iron or being on phone too much or hay fever.

I keep experiencing on and off scary feelings of Impending doom, life/me not feeling real, and I just feel really scared and exhausted. I do have depression anxiety and autism so I’m hoping it’s just that as I know depersonalisation/derealisation happens as brains way of coping with stress/anxiety’s etc. But it’s just making me more stressed and my health anxiety can’t help but think somethings wrong with my brain/brain tumour or I’m slowly dying/loosing my mind I’m terrified. It keeps happening multiple times a day and I just want to live my life normally again and yeah I am on 50mg of sertraline so I think I might need to up the dose maybe that will help

I’m going on a 7 hour road trip tomorrow and I’m getting really anxious about it as I won’t be with my mum (my comfort person) for almost 2 weeks and I’m scared to leave my home town/be too far away from a hospital as I’m really health anxious does anyone have any advice on what to do to relax me while I’m in the car once I’ve arrived I will probably be fine as it’s nice to get away and be with my cousin but it’s just the getting there that will be most difficult I just need assurance I will be ok or tips to calm myself.

My left nostril is blocked so I looked inside it with a torch and it appears to be something pink blocking it while my right nostril is just black but when I feel inside both nostrils they feel the same even though it looks and feels blocked and sometimes a tight pressure and when I blow my nose it doesn’t sound right I’m not sure what it is but it’s been going on for a while now and I’m getting concerned should I be worried or is it probably just something simple? (Edit: I also do suffer from bad anxiety/health anxiety so I don’t know if anxiety can somehow be the cause of the pressure and blockage of my health anxiety is just make me think the worst and it’s something simple)