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Hi,
I didn't get your first name when reading the post online. I read your concerns regarding ...going crazy..lightheadedness, chills, not falling asleep. I have experienced these same symptoms many times...over the last few years. Yes years. I truly know and understand what you are describing. Fear not though...I believe it is Anxiety but maybe not by itself. There could also be need of a tweek with your thyroid. Just because a blood test comes back saying the thyroid is in the "normal" range, doesn't mean that's how you best function. Anyway, I literally would feel like I was crazy, like what if I go crazy and hurt someone, or jump out of the car I'm driving..etc. I would get chills out of nowhere...not sick...not cold. OMG....the throat thing...not easy describing that one to people huh? It is what people refer to as a "frog in the throat". It comes from worry, and fear. I know...you don't feel like you are purposely worrying, or are afraid. But the simple fact that you mentioned you read about brain tumors...tells me that yes, you do worry. And now it's about your health, that is more than likely good...except for these anxiety attacks. Now you will freak yourself out reading health concerns online. And, oh yeah...they could all be diseases you have because you are experiencing some of the stuff they mention. Stop....don't read that stuff. Stress and lonliness and uncertainty is all it takes to start a cycle of anxiety. And anxiety can be treated. You can't sleep because you're thinking too much, not to mention waiting for some unpredictable thing to happen. Please feel free to write me back if you are so inclined. I want to help ease your worry. gigi

hi lilknriceburner i have the exactily the same thing its horrabel i am a realy bad panicer i panic about alsorts i shearch about every thing cos i worrie that i have it the only thing that makes it realy bad is death thta makes it realy bad but i try to deal with it but some times i cant and brack down erm and te slightest thing i get wrong with me i thing its ealy bad like i think im gunner stop breathing i some times feel like i have a brain tumor but it is not im at the docters all the time pluse my 2 misscarriges did not help me i know what you both are going though im only 19 no fun going though this at all i feel like it is puting my relationship in jeperdy cos i am always saying i feel like this and that i dont feellike he is happy i have been though so much stuff in the past 10 months i always worrie

I was doing a google search when I came across these messeges. I am not sure if I have the same thing with anxiousness and all. But, I was diagnosed with insomnia last year and have no idea what to make of all this. I could be anxious but have tried many things to calm myself and honestly don't think I'm worrying or being anxious ? . However, does it explain my ..allergic symptoms? My throat and mouth burn and I feel really odd, things just keep getting worse. I am only 16, I don't think there could be too much wrong with me. I feel really sick to my stomach sometimes, really nauseated (especially after I eat to rid the possibly hungry burn and abdominal cramping). Could this all be anxiety?

being anxious can cause sleep problems. anxiety is caused by stress. also, you may be having panic attacks. these basically make you feel exactly like you have described. like you are going crazy, you get chills, and feel like you cant breathe. panic attacks can come out of nowhere and anxiety attacks are built up by stress.

i have be the same way hard for me to sleep, lightheaded, headaches, and ringing in my ears I also feel like I'm going crazy loosing control for my life trying to keep a smile on my face and not show any hurt that I;m going throw . crying all the time with out any reason feeling withdrawal from everyone

[shock: OMG. i thought that i was like the only one in the world that felt this way. the waking up not being able to breathe the feeling that i am literally losing my mind and im going to end up in some mental hospital somewhere. i feel a little better now that i know for sure that there are others with the same problems. i too am one that searches for every single new symptom that appears and iv found that doing that only makes things worse because then whatever pops up i feel that i might have it. i have been trying xanex for a while it seems to calm me down pretty fast when im having an anxiety attack. as far as the no interest in anything, pulling away from everyone emotionally and socially, i have that too. iv been told that its depression and that its treatable. the treatments i had for the depression didnt work. i have tried 2 different antidepressants and they both just made everything ten times worse than they were before. :cry: so i think im done trying the antidepressants, im just going to find myself somebody that i can trust to talk to about everything and try to beat this on my own. if any of you have the same things and just feel like you want to talk about something feel free to reply. im not a doctor or anything but iv been dealing with the same things that you are and maybe i can help. my name is nikki by the way. :)]

Hi my name is Sandy and I currently came out of having panics attack of my own. Now I just started a new job and yes am anxious and nervous but here I am trying to fall asleep and I can't cuz as soon as I try to fall asleep I just feel like am not myself like I feel numb all my body feels that way and I can't breath and I feel like Ima pass out or just die it's weird I also feel like I dot have balance. What could it be i forgot to mention that as soon as I Close my eyes I just wake up scare and my heart starts hurting... Can anyone help please reply asap.. I

hello, my name is Katie
i'v been feeling like this for years.
it all started 3-4 years ago because of a drug abuse.
one day when i was driving home i started having a panic attack and after that day my life was never the same.
For two years i felt like i was having a heart attack i would start drinking alot to kill that feeling and thoughts..... 2 in a hlaf years later when i stopped going out quit smoking everything went away, i felt great and happy untill one day huge stress came in to my life and it started all over again... i am fighting it right now and the only thing that helps me is praying and my believe in God.
I'm slowly trying to feel better and i know doctors wont help you can fight it in your self!
start eating healthy,exercise and also no matter what happenes dont stress!

HI! Glad I found this thread. Its very Helpful. I too have been expericing the same things as all of you. I have self diagnosed myself over this internet a million times! That is what is so terrible about the internet for people like us who are going through this because of course the anxiety becomes worse by reading symtoms of diseases and such. This is my second experience with Anxiety. The first time was over ten years ago and I too tried Anti anxiety medications and did not like the way they made me feel. I ended up beating it myself which was no easy task. I use ativan or xanax periodically when it is so bad that I just can't take it. This time my anxiety is much worse because I have these awful thoughts with it. I feel like I am losing my mind, going crazy and like I would hurt myself or my family. I know I would never do this. My kids and family are my world but its the strangest thing. I hate to even say it out loud because I feel like some kind of monster. I do get some reassurance though. It seems this is a common issue and its actually a form of OCD. I don't have the compulsion part of it so much as the obsessive part. I can tell you that this whole thing is so awful and not something I would wish on my worst enemy. I don't like taking medications so I am trying my hardest to beat this on my own again but the intrusive thoughts are the hardest part to shut off. Like I said before I very rarely take ativan when it is out of control but that make me sick and exhausted and thats only a half of a .5mg pill. I'm happy to talk with anyone who is experinceing this stuff. My family tries to be understanding but Ithink that its hard for anywho who has not experienced it themselves. I do see a counselor and we are going to start CBT which I believe stands for Cognitive behavioral therapy. So far we started the breathing exercises and they seem to help 85% of the time. I struggle everyday though. I get out of bed in the monring and obsess over what kind of day I am going to have and will this anxiety plague me today. Its no way to live. I know it seems like you are alone and that you will never be free of this. I feel that too but I have to keep a positive attitude and tell myself every day that I am stronger than this. I can beat this. You can too. Please feel free to respond if you need to talk and I will respond back.

I completely understand what your going through.

I've been having these feelings of anxiety and obsessive thoughts for the past few days. Just one day I woke up and out of nowhere I had these random thoughts and just a feeling of panic. I would never do anything to hurt anyone ~ I can't even hurt a bug but these intrusive thoughts are driving me nuts and I can't seem to be able to function. I use to drink to make myself numb but thr next day it would just come back full force and worse. I have been put on antidepressants and I have been given Ativan by I am a little skeptical of it. I always worry when I take new pills and whatnot as well. I just don't want to feel this way anymore. I know it's pretty much a disease this whole OCD and panic disorders but I wish there was just one pill that could make it all go away.

So I totally feel ur pain. I just wanted to reply to ur post. Feel free to reply to mine.

Thanks for listening.

I dont have any of the symptons you guys talk about in your posts but i have worried about my sanity. I was coming off a hodge podge of opiates my doctors prescibed for pain, then the painmeds gave me anxiety so they gave me valium which made me sick so they gave me xanex. Anyways after takeing this toxic mix for a month i was painting the walls with my own poo!!!! Anyways dont let any doctor tell you to take narcotics for your symptons!!! youll be ok with a little relaxation and meditation.

Hi the person who posted on 12-31-09, I would really love it if you could email me so I have someone to talk to about this. I have had panic attacks for years and I hate it so much. It takes over my whole life. I'm 21 I have a husband and a 1 year old boy who mean the world to me and sometimes I can't even spend time with them becAuse I get panic attacks and I just sit there because I'm afraid if I get up or do some thing then It will get worse! I feel like I'm going crazy and I get dizzy/lightheaded a lot and it scares me cuz I think it's a brain tumor or something serious! Please email me or respond asap. I would really appreciate it.

Omg i thought i was the only person in the world with anxiety attacks. I feel a bit better now :-D But i just wanna find a way to stop them once and for all. I wanna move on in my life. I wanna feel normal again im going desperate. Yersterday was the only day i went w/o an attack ever since they started about a month ago. I have a 5 month old daughter and i love her to death btw im only 16. People tell me its cause of my daughter that im stressed out but i really dont think so. I dont feel stressed out about that but then they say that sometimes you get stressed and you dont even notice it. My anxiety attacks come for no reason sometimes. And i've notcied they come if i worry to much. Everyday i come with i new pain. Is it me or my anxiety? Idk what to do anymore! Please help! I want help! I feel im going crazy and that i'll never be normal again! Sometimes i feel like im gonna die. And i also feel that if i dont pull myself together and be strong i'll end up crazy in a mental hospital. It's even stopped me from doing stuff i want in my life. Im the type that dream big. I know i can do alot but i cant with anxiety. Once again please help. I've tried not to think about relying on medication but i feel like thats my last option. Once again please help. I dont wanna leave my daughter alone in this world with nothing. I wanna make her happy. Please help.

-Kevin.

I'm feeling exactly how you all are. I had this before 3 years ago and conquered it without medication. However, now I have it again, and it's worse. :-( I've only had it the past week, but it makes me feel like I'm going crazy and I can't stand that feeling. :-(
Like, last night, I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking I was going crazy and I'd be better off in a mental hospital for a while or something.

If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it. :-(