I have been having a bout of severe anxiety recently but this time it is companied by severe nausea as well. I’m convinced I have some kind of serious stomach problem wondering if it’s just my...
I’m 72 years old, I have suffered with anxiety on and off all my life, I am now legally blind and have COPD I am now have to move into senior housing for financial reasons. My three sons are mildly...
I have suffered with anxiety on and off all my life… I am now 72. I have had a debilitating fear of health issues, doctors, testers etc. for many years but up until now I have basically been pretty...
I could have written your post with a few changes. I have suffered from anxiety on and off for many years and it takes different forms but because I have always been a terrible hypochondriac, little...
I have suffered with anxiety on and off all of my life… I am now 72… Currently I am going through another terrible bout of it but this time it’s affecting my breathing, similar to what you’re going...
Hello Garrett… I don’t know if what I experience is exactly what you have, especially since it doesn’t hear that you’re suffering from anxiety but… I have experienced anxiety on and off all of my...
Feeling weak all over I have suffered with anxiety on and off all of my life but I seem to be going through a particularly bad long lasting episode these past few months. I think a good part of it is...
Hi gizmo… I am 71 years old and have suffered exactly the same way you have for the last 60 or so years! I can even go maybe eight years with seemingly no issues and then all of a sudden dang, I am...
I have been counting on support you from this website for over seven years and I am very disappointed in the new design. In the first place it’s flooded with 1 million advertisements and you can’t...
[i] Does anyone get excessive itchiness when having a lot of anxiety. I have had this on and off Over the years but recently it's driving me crazy and wondered if anyone else Experiences This . It...
I have had ibs on and off for years but never suffered much from this or had it diagnosed until recently. It's a very uncomfortable condition making it feels like I have to have a bowel movement all...
I know that passing excessive gas is one of the symptoms of IBS, which I have had on and off for many years But I've never had that symptom Until recently. I also seem to have a very frequent feeling...
I have had hill things I ety all of my life. I am now 71 and although I thought I was dying most of that time of some terminal disease, I basically been pretty healthy up to now. I have had stomach...
Even though I was diagnosed over 20 years ago with IBS I am beginning to think there there's something much more serious going on with my colon and possibly my gallbladder. I have frequent...
Is this bipolar depression?I have lived with anxiety on and off all during my life so I usually post on that forum. But even though I was diagnosed with anxious depression in my 20s, I never really...
Most of my life I have had regular bowel movements every morning around the same time. Since this IBS and kicked in I never seem to have a normal one anymore. When I get up in the morning I might...
Thank you all so much for your great responses. They surely gave me some comfort. I know that a lot of my current anxiety and depression is due to all these upcoming test that I haven't had them in...
I a almost don't know which site to post on these days… Anxiety or depression. It seems like both have a hold over me right now. I was diagnosed years ago with anxious depression so I guess that...
I am posting again today because my anxiety continues to be through the roof. I am suffering with a lot of physical symptoms that at this point I think could be real… Possibly gallbladder or ulcers...
I'm really beginning to wonder if some hormone levels are screwed up in my brain. My anxiety is off the charts every morning for the first few hours I'm awake. It almost feels like something physical...
Are usually post on the anxiety for him but I have a question that needs answering because I am having horrible side effects from this drug I was put on for my high blood pressure. I have been having...
I have had health anxiety on and off most of my life so my anxiety is always exacerbated by some physical complaints, whether it be stomach, breathing, backache, numbness, weakness, you name it. I...
Oh I hear you over thinker… That's what I am constantly… Frustrated and bored. I do anything I can to escape from this anxiety but it seems to follow me wherever I go. Sometimes I can shake it for a...
I've noticed looking at peoples postings that those of you on Xanax take a varying degrees of milligrams . My doctor just has given me .25 mg and that doesn't seem to do anything for my anxiety. What...
Hello over thinker… First of all let me say that you stole my screen name, because you're not the only one that does that. I believe most of us on here are guilty of overthinking everything so don't...
As I have said in previous postings, I have suffered with anxiety and depression on and off all during my life. Most of my anxiety has been health related, always thinking I was dying of some...
thanks so much for your wise thoughts. I will try very hard to do that, whether I believe it or not initially but maybe with time the positive thinking will override the negative...
How to anxiety is through the roof! I probably should be posting on the depression site also because I know that's a big factor here but it seems my anxiety is what drives me the craziest but my...
Sorry you've been having a tough time. I'm never quite sure when my anxiety is going to spike… Usually it is in the morning when I wake up but actually I've had it. Other times of the day. I'm not...
I was recently put on 50 mg of meta-propyl and 25 mg of the LosartAn. I was OK the first couple of days but now I am getting niece horrific anxiety/panic attacks and I'm wondering if they could be...
I have noticed during the course of my life that when I go through stressful periods I somehow get through them but after it's over and done and things settle down, that's when the anxiety kicks in....
I can certainly relate to how you're feeling. Are usually post on the anxiety/panic forum but I know that my depression has been getting worse in recent months. One of the reasons is because my...
I have been having to deal with a lot of health issues lately and since I have an overwhelming health anxiety, it's on overload right now. Even though I have always been a hypochondriac, I never went...
I have had a lot of those over the years and most the time it's a result of an ingrown hair so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Those of us with health anxiety think the worst of every little...
I have a GAD Diagnosis but I'm here to tell you that it does not last forever. You may have bouts of it during her life, some worse than others depending on the particular situation you're in, but...
Back pain from IBS?I read recently that one of the symptoms of IBS can be back pain. It says that you might feel like you pulled a muscle. And that's exactly the way it feels. It's on my right side...
Thanks so much for replying, especially since the first half of my original post never posted… Ha ha. But it was good to hear you address the loneliness factor. I find it so hard to deal with all the...
I don't think my family really understands the depth of my anxiety and panic over the prospect of a dressing, for the first time, all these issues and I feel so terribly alone and scared to go...
I read your post and I feel so bad for the anxiety you're experiencing. But I have to say that it reminded me so much of myself later. I don't have the same condition you're referring to but I have...
I was diagnosed with ID S over 20 years ago and have had flareups every few years since then. This time around seems to be worse than usual. For a few weeks I was constipated and had a real rough...
I read somewhere that IBS can last up to two months at a time which is definitely the case with me this time around. I have had flareups on and off over the years but this time it's going on for...
I have had issues with lower back pain over the years but this time it seems to be more related to my IBS, especially when I have to have a bowel movement. I also get some discomfort in my lower left...
I seem to get intermittent pains in my colon area with my IBS sometimes I feel them in the front and sometimes I feel them in the back . The reason I assume their gas pains it's because they come in...
I've been having a rough time lately with all these IBS symptoms. It isn't the first time I've had a flareup, as I've had many IDS flare ups over the years but now that I'm 70 I'm finding them harder...
I get awful gas pains pretty frequently. Sometimes I feel them up high under my ribs and other times down low in my intestines. They seem to only improve if I walk around a lot and pass gas ....
I have had IBS flare ups on and off for years. Recently, however, I have been having problems with incomplete bowel movements which I read was one of the symptoms of colon cancer. I don't have any...
Does anyone get discomfort below rib cage? It seems that most of the discomfort I get from IBS is higher up under my rib cage all the way from right to left. Sometimes it's just a very full feeling...
just wondering if one of these might help this condition. And if they do, which one is the best one to buy...
My therapist says that my morning anxiety is due to excess cortisol in the brain. I asked him if the excess is due to my severe anxiety or if my anxiety causes excess cortisol but he really didn't...