Anxiety, stress or what??

I see that you are 29, but if there is something going on that would cause your female hormones to go out of balance, it might cause anxiety. I am older and take compounded bioidentical hormone replacement, and when my doctor changed my doses making the progesterone more dominant that estrogen, it caused anxiety. Getting it balanced again resolved it. You might want a doctor to test your hormone levels. Another suggestion I could make to you is to write a journal about significant events in your life and how you feel about them. You might find a pattern that will be a clue to something that was long buried in your past, but your unconscious mind remembers it. If you have some unresolved fears that are getting triggered by something you're thinking about, it might be bringing up old anxiety. I had that happen to me because I went through spine surgery (at Mayo), and I had to face my fears and figure out where they came from in order to deprogram them. I did a lot of things to educate myself in order to make the best choice for me, and I had to confront the fear and make friends with it. Doing all that changed my life and I got through my surgery with gratitude. Gratitude is an antidote for fear.

Ron, I need some reinforcement. It seems these days that ANY stressor brings on a wave of nausea and nervousness. I used to be able to handle anything gracefully and confidently. Does age have anything to do with stress response? Can aging weaken the gut-brain connector? If I can’t face minor incidents without these feelings of extreme illness washing over me, what happens when the inevitable big problems occur?!?
Thank you in advance for your insight and assistance. Anne

Dear Anne I share your challenge - some days all is well other days the simplest tasks becomes mountains/ trust your doctor as I trust mine they do work for the best of their patients but they are not always good at creating the miracle we want / stay calm
And good luck

mbabkk: thank you so much for responding to me! And, yes, I’m working at staying calm. Quality of life depends on my succeeding at that.

And I certainly meant to add that I hope your days get better as well!!

Hi @amtxo1989, I know this reply is late in coming but I have read all your post and they are very similar to me. I had hypothyroidism and now I have Hashimoto thyroiditis. I will share with you that I went through 5 regular doctors and an endocrinologist. They only prescribed me levothyroxine and my dosage kept going up and my symptoms kept getting worse. But...there is hope. I too had vertigo, I was prescribed Valium and it helps, however, since my thyroid is working, I have not had to take that in about 2 years. I went to an otolaryngologists and he prescribed that for me, he also shared they are doing studies and are finding a connection with vertigo and hypothyroidism. I also had internal shakiness, and mood swings, I happened to mention this to my OB GYN and he recommended B6 and it worked like a charm! I will also mention that the internal jitters was my 1st symptom of hypothyroidism. I also had heart palpitations, which my internet said was SVT, I was fortunate to have a RN at my place of employment that when I had episodes, out of nowhere, she would take my pulse rate and blood pressure, I eventually got to the hospital in time for them to catch the episode and went to heart surgeon for an ablation surgery, I have not had an episode since. Now, different symptoms kept coming, my meds kept going up, finally after lots of reading I knew I wanted to get on a dedicated thyroid medication. I found a functional/integrative nurse practitioner and she did thyroid test that that includes your antibodies and your free T3 & 4 and that was the beginning of my getting better. She put me on a dedicated thyroid medicine (Nature Throid) along with my levothyroxine and my levothyroxine dose went from 150 to 10. But the best thing she has done is taken blood test that normal doctors won't. Micronutrients blood work should be a must for everyone, get you vitamins and minerals checked. You will feel so much better. I want to encourage you to read and advocate for yourself. Thyroid affects ALL our cells. Keep searching for what works for you. I was low on several vitamins and minerals and my hormones were out of whack as well,. Our health is part of life and a lifelong journey. Please, find a functional doctor or nurse practitioner, get the proper blood work, they will help and you will start to feel better. I still have my MD who I see once a year, for a second opinion, she loves the blood work my NP does on me and says keep doing what works. Hope my story helps you.

it sounds like you could be getting some relief by talking about this with a caring friend relative or therapist. it is always our hope that a new medication or diagnosis will relieve these smyptoms and it is awful not to get ANSWERS but sharing your feelings with someone who cares about you will help you through while searching for answers