Hypochondria, Panic attack struck me with symptoms

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I have been having really bad hypochondria for almost a whole year.

It began around last year in Noveraber, when I started becoming obsessed with my heart beat, and I am out of shape and my heart rate is a bit higher than normal.


Skipping to this year, in January, I started trying to run on treadmills at this one place a couple times a week. At least a half an hour to an hour of jogging.

In early February, I went through a week of being fatigued, and hearing booming noises when trying to sleep, like Exploding Head Syndrome or something.
That passed over, and I was well for about a week and a half then got a bit of a cold.
Then I started having green stool, and I kept thinking it was cancer (stupid I know) but I didn't take notice of drinking blue gatorade.

Then a very big turning point for my health happened.
I had diarrhea and my stool was red, and I thought it was blood, but it was just from fruit punch, but as I thought it was blood, I had a serious panic attack.

After that night I developed IBS symptoms, and frequent urination that to this day still persist. The following nights, I had irregular bowel movements for 3 weeks.

I went to the ER 2 times and the doctors once, they said they think I have IBS, but didn't really say much about the urination, other than I might have been drinking too much fluiRAB. However, that's not true since it still persists to this day.

I've been having on and off IBS, frequent urination that barely backs down, it increases when I drink more fluiRAB, sometimes head dizziness/head pressure (It came up months later, stopped, then came back again another few months later), vision trails, and now I have stomach cramps/acid reflux.

I have been having severe hypochondriac thoughts, like having cancer, or pituitary tumors/diabetes insipidus, kidney failure, heart failure, and all, and I can't go one day without thinking about my health.

I can't go to the doctors anymore for a long time because I don't have the money to do it.

I've had increased nervousness and anxiety this year because of what's all happening to me. It's probably the worst year of my life I've ever had, having to move, going through this, and this end of the world BS I have to keep hearing from conspiracy and theory idiots.

I've seen my symptoms come up many many times in anxiety symptom lists.
I need to know if people are having similar problems and how anxiety can affect people's healths.
 
Since my first post was so long I'll make a summery:

I got sick in February with symptoms that last to this day, some symptoms shifting on and off.
From most persistent to least:
Frequent urination (Everything I drink passes through me most of the time)
On and Off Fatigue
IBS (soft stool/diarrhea, sometimes acute constipation)
Vision trails (mostly at night)
Easy to get a racing heart

My anxiety snowballs a lot because of these symptoms, making me a hypochondriac, more worried. I can't go a day without worrying about my health.
I think about stupid stuff like having a tumor or a failing organ.

I want advice, hear from people who have relative problems as me.
 
i am so sorry you are going through this.
I am sad to say that I suffer all of the above symptoms plus.

I have always had general worry but in 2007 my dad suffered a heart attack out of nowhere and ever since I have a constant worry that I am going to have a heart attack. I am 5'1 and 92 pounRAB and eat healthy, my cholesterol is moderatly high but not enough to cause a worry. I suffer from daily indigestion and acid refulx starting very early in the morning sometimes before I even wake up. Everytime I get any sort of pain I freak out thinking I have a blood clot, going to suffer an anuerism, stroke, heart attack and brain tumor. It's sickening.

I often get a "swimming" feeling in my head, not so dizzy or lightheaded but just floaty that lasts for hours and becuase of that I get a full blown panic attack and cannot function.

you are not alone.
I started getting some books and I got an anxiety ring and some "rescue cream" and I am amazed at how effective they have been.
hang in there
 
Thanks for the reply.

I don't have any panic attacks really.
I've been having really hypochondriac thoughts this year.
First starting with thinking I will have heart problems, to thinking I'll get a stroke, and now it's cancer/brain tumors.

I keep thinking I have Diabetes Insipidus, aka water diabetes, where your pituitary isn't functioning correctly to preserve water.

I try to convince myself it's just anxiety though.

I'm really not in the best shape myself, so having anxiety and being out of shape probably makes my symptoms worse.
 
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