Anxiety and itching, health worries can anyone relate?

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Itching was actually my first anxiety symptom.....well, the one I can define and relate to it hinRABight, that is....it was really bad in my legs, I remeraber....thought it might have just been dry skin but it wasn't winter and I'm not usually prone to skin issues...scared me too....then it subsided but developed into other randomly occurring symptoms.....I documented everything as it changed and included environmental stressors as well that might provide a clue....NEVER expected the anxiety diagnosis though...but I'm working with it....mine is situational so comes and goes....it's challenging, however, as you know.

Bottom line, I never expected anxiety could create the physical issues it actually does....and no-one can possibly understand that unless they actually endure it.
 
I have few health issues: Chronic acid reflux which I am on medication for it, Endometriosis where I had my second surgery yesterday and they told me there was a lot tissue they needed to burn. I have gum infection due to wisdom tooth, and I have iron deficiency anemia, so I guess it is kind of ok to become rather worried about your health.
I am really suffering now, worrying about my health, and I have this phobia about cancer.
3 days ago I had these chills in the middle of night and shortness of breath, and a bit of fever lasted about 24 hours I always get rather weak when it is near my period, and get all these gum infections etc.
Well my legs started itching 3 days ago, and with all other things going on I started searching the net and now I believe I might have lymphoma, when I was reading the symptoms it mentioned that the itching is mainly all over, so I have now been itching all over for 3 days.
Last night I woke up sweating(another symptom) with itching, I was crying for 2 hours and feeling really scared, that I have 2 small children and I am only 39 and if I die what would happen to my kiRAB. I am ever so scared, and part of me believe that this itchin is due to stree and worry.
Can't really share this with my family, I guess they are tired of my illnesses, and they most probably think I am crazy.
I just need to talk to someone. Don't want to go to the GP since they are absolutely useless each time I went to them with some problem the brushed it off, and then when I saw the specialists iI was diagnsed with hiatial hernia, endometriosis, LPR, and endometriosis, so you can't blame me for thinking the GP is useless.
I am scared and this is no quality of life. I am a 39 years old woman who neeeRABto concentrate on her family. I have to say I work fulltime, and have a lot of responsibility. Just need help, I am really scared and worried of dying of cancer. I am crying as I am typing this.
Can anyone relate to this at all? itching all over?
 
I know how you feel I have terriable health anxiety and now I am having a itchy bug crawling sensation thats scaring me. I dont know if its anxiety related or what but it woke me up last night. Hope you feel better this anxiety stuff is the pits.
 
Thank you for taking the time to reply. My father always says that other people die once, but you because of your anxiety die everyday, and he is so right. I am not enjoying my life anymore. I am now scared of sleeping so that I might wake up ina chill or sweat and itchy then it would really scare the hell out of me.
 
hi, i too was diagnosed with endometriosis, i also had a hernia repaired 5 yrs ago which was in the groin. I have been having really bad night and day sweats and most days experience constant itching all over even my eyes itch. Im getting very anxious all the time over this and worried.,, i have read that getting too stressed alone can cause the itching, im too scared to go to my doctor incase he tells me theres something else wrong.
 
I suffer the same things. Itching all over, low grade fevers when Im stressed. cant breathe right for hours or days. Headaches, stomach aches, chest pains, constant worry, fatigue and a fear that I am going to die a horrible death due to illness or murder before my time and before my kiRAB are grown. I take xanax for the attacks, and I took paxil for years, but I weaned off it a couple years ago. That was HELL. I think I had a panic attack non stop for a month when I did that. I couldnt even drive anywhere. So you are not alone. I think there is tooo much stress to deal with now a days. All this modern garbage that is supposed to make life easier, actually doesnt, Cant take off work when your sick, youll get fired. Cant make enough money. Cant find enough time to sit still and relax and enjoy GoRAB green Earth. I guess we are all supposed to be robots. Plus all the crap they put in all our food, all the additives, preservatives, ETC etc... isnt good for our bodies.. it seems like a life of stress, non stop to me....sooo, when ever you feel alone, just log in and we will be here to talk to you. = ))
 
arayana,
About the Iron defiecency, you should eat meat. Fish, chicken, etc,, etc.. and the best thing black beans and brazil nuts. One thing you may not know is if you eat Too much fruits and veggies and nuts,and teas (like a vegan) you can become anemic. ALot of those things have tannins in them and tannins bind proteins together so that your body cant use them. However, the interesting part is that tannins only affect PLANT proteins (anything that grows from the earth) so if you eat alot of fruits and veggies and nuts and teas, the only way your body can utilize the proteins and iron your body neeRAB is through animal proteins. Tannins do not bind animal sources of protein. Another note is the tannins in tea are touted as high antioxidant, because they disrupt the proteins in viruses, which can be a good thing, just make sure to eat a little meat every day. also try a b12 vitamin. b12 is one of the BIGGEST energy givers to us humans. Take one every day you may feel a bit better. Let us know how you are doing.
 
Hi, i had to join this site just so i could reply to you. I know you posted this a few weeks ago but i hope that i can still help.
I am 32 years old and have been on anti depressants for seven years now. I have been on them since my son was 9 1/2 months old. I have tried several times to come off them and failed as the withdrawal symptoms (even when i follow doctors instructions) are really awful and i end up feeling worse than before i started taking the tablets.
Anyway, there is a point to all this, six months ago i tried to come off the tablets (with doctors advice and supervision) i was off them for 26 days and developed pleurisy as i had gotten into such a state i made myself ill. after finishing a course of penicillin for the pleurisy i started to itch all over, incessant itching that made me miserable, i too then began to worry about cancer and couldnt cope with the stress so went back on my tablets again. Two different doctors brushed off my worries about the itching saying it was allergy related. But i didnt feel that this was the case. As my tablets started to work again and my anxiety decreased the itching began to subside. I felt pleased and put the itching down to stress although it never fully went away. I am now off of my tablets again and the itching is back, along with bloated feelings, pains in my back and lower right rib cage. I am now worried about liver/kidney failure but i am reluctant to go back to my doctor as i feel that they think i am a hypochondriac. Also there is a very good chance that this is just another trick from my subconcious and it is all stress related. But I too worry about my son and not being around to look after him.
What i will say is that the mind is a VERY powerful thing, fear about cancer and death is common when you suffer from anxiety. I am not suggesting you go on meRAB as i will never touch them again but maybe you should see a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, they can talk to you about your worries. You are not alone and you can beat these worries. I have gotten to the stage now where i will not let the SOB win. It is a matter of training your mind to be strong and believing in yourself. Let go of worrying about what you cannot change just concentrate on getting by day by day. I am full of advice but believe me, i know how hard it is to follow as the bad things are so much easier to believe.
I am always here if you need to chat and i hope that this reply finRAB you in a better place than you were before. x:wave:
 
Thank you so much for all your replies, you have no idea what it means to me.
I have to say that it is a relief that I am not the only one, but it makes me sad that they are others who suffer like this.
I have to say that I agrees that stress play a very big part in this, but there isn't much that I can do with regarRAB the stress that I am under, its is just how life has turned out to be. I do have to deal with a lot of financial stress, etc. but have to just live with it and be strong.
Unfortunately my digestive health issues(Acide relux & LPR), don't really help matters.
My friend's husband has been diagnosed with cancer which as you can imagine affects a person like me enormously.
I can only pray and ask God to give me the strength, and try to be positive.

I hope you all best of health. and Thank you again for your reassuring worRAB.
 
I hope you will come back on here and let us know how you are. You are not alone ok. I have itching too. Alot lately. Mine is the back of my neck and scalp. Sometimes it drives me nuts. I get night sweats too. I am in perimenopause and I am really hoping that this is all from that. But I always worry and think I am dying. Its so sad. This is no way for us to live. My girls are 20 and 22 now. But when they were little I had really bad depression and anxiety and had to go on meRAB. I was afraid I would die before they were raised. I am dealing with fear in my 40's as my body is changing. I just have to trust God each day as I get up. Somedays are good and some are bad.
Anyhow....you will be ok. Please let us know how you are coping.
Hugs!:angel:
 
Wow, I'm so relieved to hear that I'm not the only one going through this.

Over the past year, I've felt itchy all over and have had some frustrating digestive issues. I have allergies and do sweat pretty easily, so I thought it was that until I realized a week or so ago that I had a low-grade fever on and off (around 99-100). This coincided with more digestive issues & cramps, and then night sweats. 98% of my symptoms sounded like a corabination of IBS & endometriosis, but the low-grade fever, night sweats and itching were freaking me out.

I'm seeing a GI doc about the digestive issues, and he suspects IBS & endo. I guess I'm just relieved to see that you ladies with the annoying duo have the same symptoms.
 
HI, I also wanted to say, that alot of food alleriges, mold allergies, IBS and chronic fatigue ,depression and itching and anxiety can be caused by tooo much yeast in the body. Please search your internet for systemic yeast infection and how to get rid of them.. I noticed I have been eating healthier, and i was actually feeling worse. low grade fever, itchy, exhaustion.... etc etc shortness of breath.headache....sneezing, gassy.... And i came across the systemic yeast info and It FITS ME.. it describes me to a tee, so I am now on the DIET,and I am itchy and I had shortness of breath and low grade fever on and off and sneezing and gas, but the more i stick to the diet, the less the die off symptoms are so severe and the bettter I actually feel.. I cannot explain, I think this may be the ACTUAL ROOT of all or most of my ailments. so please, search up systemic yeast infections and see if it might be you, because all yor symptoms sound like it might be... best of luck and hit me back with any questions if you have any!!!
 
ANd, if anyone is following this thread, My counselor says 60 Percent of People with IBS, and CFS, are having somatic symptoms.. Meaning they are stress related. How nice... After doing the Yeast diet for almost a month, I had little to no change in symptoms, so, i believe, that YESSSS, stressss is a killer, usually a slow one, like smoking or something...
 
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