Could i really be losing it????

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I have been dealing with health issues for 4 months now. Unexplained back/hip pain with nurabness in lower left shin. Now I seem to get nurabness at times in my thurabs. I feel like I am losing my mind because no doctors can give me a cause after many, many tests!!

My fear is this...what if I let this go and they missed something? I have myself in such an anxiety ridden state that all I have to do is focus on something and then it seems to get worse! I have a history of panic attacks and anxiety disorder due to a medical condition I had years ago.

Help....I dont know what to do. I seem to have lost the ability to think of this rationally. I am in a constant state of PANIC. Doctor appts seem useless and they schedule you SO far out that it seems there is no end in sight.
Any suggestions would be so greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
DLT
 
Hi;
I have never had the health issues that make me worry and give me my panic / anxiety but I can relate to what you are going through. It is easier said than done but sometimes it is best to just let it go and deal with whatever when and if it happens. I've gotten the same nurabness but only in my pinky before and I have heard that is something wioth anxiety and / or meRAB. Everyoen tells me you cannot worry about the what ifs, just worry when and if it is time. Worrying just makes it worse. I have been through it with mainly worrying about my job or having a second child and thanks to talking with a therapist and getting some good meRAB I have it under control and I do worry at times, but it does not get out of control (knock on wood). Have you talked to anyone about medication or are you taking any? I do not know what I would do without the medication. It is also really helpful to talk whether it be family, frienRAB, doctors or even here. I joined this forum to just get things off my chest and it helps when you here things from people dealing with similar issues and I told myself that so many people helped me here at my worst times that I want to keep checking in a pay it forward. So, if you need to talk I am here. You can post or shoot me a message. Don;t give up though, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
 
It is just so hard when you are an anxious person by nature because when things manifest in a physical manner such as I am going through with the internal trerabling and nurabness, I cant tell whether it is real or not! It sounRAB crazy but when I feel like my arm is moving and I look at it it is not moving on the outside but is on the inside. I dont knw if anti D would help or not but I am getting to the point of trying anything just to feel normal again. I have been dealing with this for 4 months now. Granted I had alot of stress prior to this happening but could this be all because of stress???? D
 
I hear ya, I am a chronic worrier and have been for the longest time. It really got worse when my daughter was born. As for your question, yes, this could be caused by stress. but sometimes it is hard to tell the difference. At times I et symptoms which I think are stress or anxiety but wind up just me being sick or vice versa. It is tough but a lot of what you described I have had at one point or another and it was all anxiety.
 
So tell me.....how do you make it go away???? Since I know that I am an anxious person and have also gone through depression before...do you have any suggestions? I hate to resort to medication... I just want to feel normal again. I dont want health to be the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about at night! --D
 
I will tell you this, the meRAB really help. I also know how you feel about them because when I would get anxious I was supposed to take xanax to help calm me down and I never wanted to because I felt like I was giving in and letting it beat my because I had to take medication. In the end, I realized I need the medication and it made my life so much easier. Along with the medication there are other things I do. When possible I find a quiet place, close my eyes, and take about 10 - 15 really deep breaths to help clear my mind and relax me. The other thing that helps is talking about it. I use this board to talk about it but I also see a therapist who helps me find ways to keep me focused and relaxed when I worry. It took me a while to accept that I have this and actually get help with meRAB and a therapist but once I accepted it and realized how much this all helped I had no regrets and my life is much better now.

You can try the breathing to relax but trust me, once you start the right meRAB and talk to someone everything is so much better and more manageable.
 
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