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About a month ago, I went through a pretty intense episode of health anxiety that lasted for around two weeks. During that time, I couldn’t think about anything else — I was constantly anxious and focused on my health.
This anxiety came with a lot of physical symptoms, such as tingling in my hands, itching all over my body and on my scalp, waking up in the morning with extremely high levels of anxiety, feeling lightheaded, stomach pain, nausea, a vibrating sensation throughout my body, shaking, and slightly blurred vision.
Is it normal for anxiety to cause so many different physical symptoms at once? I should mention that I had several medical check-ups and blood tests, and everything came back normal.
I’ve somehow managed to overcome the worst part of the anxiety now, but I still feel like my nervous system is constantly on high alert. How long does it usually take for the body to fully recover after going through an intense period of anxiety like this?

About a month ago, I went through a pretty intense episode of health anxiety that lasted for around two weeks. During that time, I couldn’t think about anything else — I was constantly anxious and focused on my health.
This anxiety came with a lot of physical symptoms, such as tingling in my hands, itching all over my body and on my scalp, waking up in the morning with extremely high levels of anxiety, feeling lightheaded, stomach pain, nausea, a vibrating sensation throughout my body, shaking, and slightly blurred vision.
Is it normal for anxiety to cause so many different physical symptoms at once? I should mention that I had several medical check-ups and blood tests, and everything came back normal.
I’ve somehow managed to overcome the worst part of the anxiety now, but I still feel like my nervous system is constantly on high alert. How long does it usually take for the body to fully recover after going through an intense period of anxiety like this?

About a month ago, I went through a pretty intense episode of health anxiety that lasted for around two weeks. During that time, I couldn’t think about anything else — I was constantly anxious and focused on my health.
This anxiety came with a lot of physical symptoms, such as tingling in my hands, itching all over my body and on my scalp, waking up in the morning with extremely high levels of anxiety, feeling lightheaded, stomach pain, nausea, a vibrating sensation throughout my body, shaking, and slightly blurred vision.
Is it normal for anxiety to cause so many different physical symptoms at once? I should mention that I had several medical check-ups and blood tests, and everything came back normal.
I’ve somehow managed to overcome the worst part of the anxiety now, but I still feel like my nervous system is constantly on high alert. How long does it usually take for the body to fully recover after going through an intense period of anxiety like this?

About a month ago, I went through a pretty intense episode of health anxiety that lasted for around two weeks. During that time, I couldn’t think about anything else — I was constantly anxious and focused on my health.
This anxiety came with a lot of physical symptoms, such as tingling in my hands, itching all over my body and on my scalp, waking up in the morning with extremely high levels of anxiety, feeling lightheaded, stomach pain, nausea, a vibrating sensation throughout my body, shaking, and slightly blurred vision.
Is it normal for anxiety to cause so many different physical symptoms at once? I should mention that I had several medical check-ups and blood tests, and everything came back normal.
I’ve somehow managed to overcome the worst part of the anxiety now, but I still feel like my nervous system is constantly on high alert. How long does it usually take for the body to fully recover after going through an intense period of anxiety like this?

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?
Thank you!!

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?
Thank you!!!

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?
Thank you!!!

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?
Thank you!!!!

I’ve been going through a really intense month of stress and anxiety, and I’ve had a lot of physical symptoms because of it. I’m slowly starting to feel better now, but recently I’ve started getting heart palpitations after eating, especially after carbs.
I never had this before all of this started. I’ve had blood tests and everything came back normal.
Could the palpitations also be related to the vitamins/supplements I’m taking? I’m currently taking B12, vitamin D3, calcium and magnesium.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful/anxious period?
Thank you!!!🙏🏻

hiiii! i have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety because in the last 3 weeks i had really bad anxiety. but before that i was really fine. i was to a psychiatrist and she told me to take paroxetine for 3 months. I tried 5 mg and let me tell you the side effects were wild. I could not sleep for 30+ hours, anytime i tried my heart was pounding so fast and i had all this energy, it was like i took a drug, also my anxiety increased really bad , i had stomach problems, my mouth and eyes were really dry. all that just from 5 mg. So after 1 dose i decided to stop. I talked with her again and she told me to take trazodone. From what i read it’s more like a somnifer and my sleep schedule is really fine. I need something for anxiety not sleep. What do you guys think I should do? I’m also really scared of the side effects. Shoud i take it or should i go to another psychiatrist? I also started therapy today, i truly hope it will help me get over this ugly episode because the anxiety that i am feeling now is eating me alive.
Thank you for reading this, any advice is welcomed!!🙏🏻

hiiii! i have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety because in the last 3 weeks i had really bad anxiety. but before that i was really fine. i was to a psychiatrist and she told me to take paroxetine for 3 months. I tried 5 mg and let me tell you the side effects were wild. I could not sleep for 30+ hours, anytime i tried my heart was pounding so fast and i had all this energy, it was like i took a drug, also my anxiety increased really bad , i had stomach problems, my mouth and eyes were really dry. all that just from 5 mg. So after 1 dose i decided to stop. I talked with her again and she told me to take trazodone. From what i read it’s more like a somnifer and my sleep schedule is really fine. I need something for anxiety not sleep. What do you guys think I should do? I’m also really scared of the side effects. Shoud i take it or should i go to another psychiatrist? I also started therapy today, i truly hope it will help me get over this ugly episode because the anxiety that i am feeling now is eating me alive.
Thank you for reading this, any advice is welcomed!!🙏🏻

Hiii! I know it’s a long text but please take 2 minutes to read it. I’m writing here because I really need some advice. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.

I’d say about 70% of the time, I’m a happy person. I love going out with my friends, traveling, and just enjoying life. Anxiety has never really been a daily problem for me.

But the other 30% is awful. When those episodes happen, they completely take over my life.

About three weeks ago, I was completely fine. The only thing I struggled with sometimes was being scared of having an allergic reaction. I’d occasionally convince myself something bad was going to happen, but those thoughts would eventually pass.

Then, about two weeks ago, I started getting tingling in my hands out of nowhere. It scared me so much that my anxiety got really bad. I ended up going to the ER because I felt awful, and they told me my calcium was low.

After that, everything changed.

Even though the doctors weren’t too worried, I couldn’t stop thinking about the tingling. Every time I felt it, I’d panic and convince myself that something was seriously wrong with me. It got to the point where anxiety became a 24/7 thing. From the moment I woke up until I went to bed, all I could think about was that I must have some illness.

Since then, I’ve had every test my doctors recommended, and everything came back normal. My blood work was great, my vitamin levels were fine, and every doctor I’ve seen has told me that I’m healthy. But even hearing that hasn’t been enough to calm my mind.

Because of how overwhelmed I was feeling, I decided to see a psychiatrist. She diagnosed me with generalized anxiety and recommended therapy along with paroxetine. She said I should take it for about three months.

I took just 5 mg, and honestly, it was awful. I couldn’t sleep for two nights, my anxiety got even worse, I had palpitations, and I felt so restless. It scared me enough that I stopped taking it after that first dose. I also started reading a lot about SSRIs and how difficult they can be to stop, and now I’m wondering if medication is really the right choice for me.

Right now, I’m taking magnesium every day, and I’ve also been taking valerian, but neither of them seems to help very much.

The thing is, this isn’t something that happens all the time. In the last five years, I’ve only had about three episodes like this, and every single one happened during periods of really high stress. Eventually, I got through them on my own and went back to feeling like myself again.

This time, though, it feels like anxiety has completely taken over my life. I don’t even have anything major stressing me out right now, but I still feel anxious all day, every day. I honestly don’t know how to get out of this cycle.

So I wanted to ask if anyone has been through something similar. Did therapy alone help you? Or do you think I should give the medication another chance?

Also, until 3 weeks ago i didn’t have anxiety over health but now it’s over the roof so that’s why it’s so confusing for me:(

If you’ve gone through something like this and managed to get better, I’d really love to hear your story. I think hearing some positive experiences would give me a little hope right now.

Thank you so much if you read all of this. It really means a lot, and I’d be grateful for any advice. 🙏🏻

Hiii! I’m writing here because I really need some advice. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.
I’d say about 70% of the time, I’m a happy person. I love going out with my friends, traveling, and enjoying life. Anxiety has never really been a daily problem for me.
But the other 30% is awful. When those episodes happen, they completely take over my life.
About three weeks ago, I was doing fine. The only thing I struggled with sometimes was being scared of having an allergic reaction. I’d convince myself something bad was going to happen, but those thoughts would eventually pass.
Then, about two weeks ago, I suddenly started getting tingling in my hands. It scared me so much that my anxiety got really bad. I went to the ER, and they told me my calcium was low.
After that, everything changed. I became obsessed with the tingling and convinced myself that something was seriously wrong with me. My anxiety became constant, and all I could think about was that I had some illness.
Since then, I’ve had every test my doctors recommended, and everything came back normal. My blood work, vitamin levels, and every other test were great. Every doctor has told me that I’m healthy, but my mind just won’t believe it.
I decided to see a psychiatrist, and she diagnosed me with generalized anxiety. She recommended therapy and prescribed paroxetine for three months.
I took just one 5 mg dose, and it was a horrible experience. I couldn’t sleep for two nights, my anxiety got even worse, I had palpitations, and I felt extremely restless. I decided to stop after that because it really scared me, and after reading more about SSRIs, I’m not sure medication is the right choice for me.
Right now, I’m taking magnesium every day and valerian, but neither seems to help much.
The thing is, in the last three years I’ve only had about three episodes like this, all during periods of intense stress. Eventually, I got through them on my own and went back to feeling like myself.
This time feels different. Anxiety has taken over my life, even though I don’t have any major stress in my life right now. I just don’t know how to break this cycle.
Has anyone been through something similar? Did therapy alone help, or do you think I should give the medication another chance?
If you’ve been in a similar situation and managed to get better, I’d really love to hear your story. I think hearing some positive experiences would give me some hope right now.
Thank you so much for reading. Any advice would mean a lot.

Hiii! I’m writing here because I really need some advice. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.
I’d say about 70% of the time, I’m a happy person. I love going out with my friends, traveling, and enjoying life. Anxiety has never really been a daily problem for me.
But the other 30% is awful. When those episodes happen, they completely take over my life.
About three weeks ago, I was doing fine. The only thing I struggled with sometimes was being scared of having an allergic reaction. I’d convince myself something bad was going to happen, but those thoughts would eventually pass.
Then, about two weeks ago, I suddenly started getting tingling in my hands. It scared me so much that my anxiety got really bad. I went to the ER, and they told me my calcium was low.
After that, everything changed. I became obsessed with the tingling and convinced myself that something was seriously wrong with me. My anxiety became constant, and all I could think about was that I had some illness.
Since then, I’ve had every test my doctors recommended, and everything came back normal. My blood work, vitamin levels, and every other test were great. Every doctor has told me that I’m healthy, but my mind just won’t believe it.
I decided to see a psychiatrist, and she diagnosed me with generalized anxiety. She recommended therapy and prescribed paroxetine for three months.
I took just one 5 mg dose, and it was a horrible experience. I couldn’t sleep for two nights, my anxiety got even worse, I had palpitations, and I felt extremely restless. I decided to stop after that because it really scared me, and after reading more about SSRIs, I’m not sure medication is the right choice for me.
Right now, I’m taking magnesium every day and valerian, but neither seems to help much.
The thing is, in the last three years I’ve only had about three episodes like this, all during periods of intense stress. Eventually, I got through them on my own and went back to feeling like myself.
This time feels different. Anxiety has taken over my life, even though I don’t have any major stress in my life right now. I just don’t know how to break this cycle.
Has anyone been through something similar? Did therapy alone help, or do you think I should give the medication another chance?
If you’ve been in a similar situation and managed to get better, I’d really love to hear your story. I think hearing some positive experiences would give me some hope right now.
Thank you so much for reading. Any advice would mean a lot.

Hiii! I’m writing here because I really need some advice. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.
I’d say about 70% of the time, I’m a happy person. I love going out with my friends, traveling, and enjoying life. Anxiety has never really been a daily problem for me.
But the other 30% is awful. When those episodes happen, they completely take over my life.
About three weeks ago, I was doing fine. The only thing I struggled with sometimes was being scared of having an allergic reaction. I’d convince myself something bad was going to happen, but those thoughts would eventually pass.
Then, about two weeks ago, I suddenly started getting tingling in my hands. It scared me so much that my anxiety got really bad. I went to the ER, and they told me my calcium was low.
After that, everything changed. I became obsessed with the tingling and convinced myself that something was seriously wrong with me. My anxiety became constant, and all I could think about was that I had some illness.
Since then, I’ve had every test my doctors recommended, and everything came back normal. My blood work, vitamin levels, and every other test were great. Every doctor has told me that I’m healthy, but my mind just won’t believe it.
I decided to see a psychiatrist, and she diagnosed me with generalized anxiety. She recommended therapy and prescribed paroxetine for three months.
I took just one 5 mg dose, and it was a horrible experience. I couldn’t sleep for two nights, my anxiety got even worse, I had palpitations, and I felt extremely restless. I decided to stop after that because it really scared me, and after reading more about SSRIs, I’m not sure medication is the right choice for me.
Right now, I’m taking magnesium every day and valerian, but neither seems to help much.
The thing is, in the last three years I’ve only had about three episodes like this, all during periods of intense stress. Eventually, I got through them on my own and went back to feeling like myself.
This time feels different. Anxiety has taken over my life, even though I don’t have any major stress in my life right now. I just don’t know how to break this cycle.
Has anyone been through something similar? Did therapy alone help, or do you think I should give the medication another chance?
If you’ve been in a similar situation and managed to get better, I’d really love to hear your story. I think hearing some positive experiences would give me some hope right now.
Thank you so much for reading. Any advice would mean a lot.