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What’s causing the internal vibrations and anxiety?
In July I was playing w my son when out of nowhere tunnel vision hit and I started profusely sweating face hands everything went numb heart rate flew up to 178bpm. Husband called ambulance cause I swore I was having a heart attack. They came got me took me to the ER where I was basically told find a therapist it’s just anxiety and sent home. These symptoms continued for the next 3 days to where the high heart rate and dizziness and internal tremors ended up putting me back into an ambulance again. This time the Dr said the same thing and gave me an Ativan and sent me home. This continued every single day along with not being able to eat and I couldn’t get in touch see my primary until the beginning of august cause I was a new patient of hers. So I started taking Benadryl to calm me down for weeks u til I got to see her, which helped with the intensity of the anxiety attacks and the nausea from not being able to eat. I list 25lbs in less than 3 weeks. I ended up back in the ER a few days later because this time my heart rate would not go down and I swore I was going to die and the internal vibrations weren’t helping. Lab work came back “normal” and again was told seek therapy. Finally saw my Dr told her what was going on and she prescribed me Fluoxetine 10 mg. Once I started it I was feeling better no lie until I wasn’t. Not even 5 days in and my heart rate sky rocketed I was profusely sweating like I ran a marathon and I was having insane hot flashes and mood swings. Told my dr and she told me to immediately stop taking my t cause she didn’t like the side effects I was having from it so I did. At my next appointment with her she basically told me she didn’t know what else to do and recommended I find a psychiatrist and prescribed me a 20 mg of omeprazole for my stomach issues to take twice a day. I felt like she gave up on me and just didn’t wanna do the work. This anxiety came out of nowhere, I wasn’t stressed prior to this starting. So I refused and had her do a bunch of lab work and asked to be referred to a cardiologist. We did lab work everything came back fine and the heart monitor I wore came back good too, but my C reactive protein was high in my lab results. Everytime I tell her about what’s going on I feel dismissed because she keeps insisting I need to find a psychiatrist. I have been in therapy since July and even my therapist agrees that’s this anxiety I have is a symptom of something else. When all of this started happening in July I cut out caffeine and most sugar out of fear cold turkey. And also quit smoking cold turkey October 1st. I have an endoscopy/colonoscopy coming up in January to figure out what’s going on with this nausea that won’t go away and this sternum pain and discomfort I have. I’ve never been an anxious person but this has completely changed me as a person. It’s given me health anxiety now also. I’ve never done drugs or drank. I don’t know what else to do, this has become so exhausting mentally, physically and emotionally.
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I’m so sorry you are experiencing these symptoms. I think you’re absolutely correct in pursuing a physical cause. Lots of doctors dismiss physical symptoms as psychological problems and fail to see the mind/body connection. It wouldn’t hurt to see a psychiatrist though. My experience has been that psychiatrists often DO see the mind/body connection and can help diagnose physical conditions that other doctors miss. Hang in there and know that I am thinking of you and offering support no matter what the circumstances.
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2 ReactionsI’ve experienced something similar. I do have some actual diagnosed medical conditions, that are confirmed with labs, tests, etc.,but also have other issues that aren’t as easily diagnosed. It can be scary and stressful. It’s good you are addressing this now.
Do you derive any satisfaction that all the tests, including the heart monitor shows no physical problem? And that the cardiologist says there is no problem? Would a second or third opinion put you at ease? Do the tests at medical facilities reflect a high heart rate? Have you calibrated your bp monitor? What do your family members say about your symptoms?
I have found that a combination of things have helped my health anxiety including talk therapy, daily exercise and good diet. My therapist helps give me tools to help me with an internal dialogue as I encounter ailments and how to properly evaluate them.
I have a couple of family members who have extensive medical records with ER visits that goes back for many years and the only culprit was anxiety. It’s not uncommon.
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2 Reactions@lala8153 Generalized Anxiety Disorder can play havoc in your body!
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2 ReactionsI would feel better if I was to get a second opinion. I do feel as if I know my body well enough to know that this isn’t just anxiety though and feeling like I’m not being taken serious is just adding to the stress. It also depends who in my family you ask my mom will tell you she thinks I’m in perimenopause my fiancé thinks I might be a bit depressed, my sister thinks I need to stop overthinking things and get over it.
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2 ReactionsMy therapist had said I. The beginning that she feels like I have GAD but as time has passed she believes that its being caused by something else.
Thank you for this. If my dr had explained it the way you did maybe I wouldn’t have taken it so personal and be so afraid of finding a psychiatrist. At first I thought I had POTS because of how quick my heart rate spikes every time I stand up but the more I looked into it I have many signs of GUT issues and even a whole bunch of Perimenopause symptoms.
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2 Reactions@lala8153 Aaah! Perimenopaus …! That could explain a lot! It was when I reached perimenopause that all my anxiety problems (and all things related) started! It was a psychologist/psychiatrist who I saw at a mental health centre way back in the 1990s, who finally referred me to a Relaxation Therapy Centre to learn how to relax through imagery and breathing exercises! Still suffer from generalized anxiety, but at least now I can control it with what I learned there.
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5 ReactionsPanic attacks usually that I had can last for a day or two and then cool off. Everyone is unique in chemistry that causes a unique attack that explodes suddenly in your body’s system. See the medical people both physical and mental to explore your needs. Don’t wait.
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2 ReactionsBeing your own advocate is important. You might also explore functional medicine evaluation. There are some threads around here about it I think. My dad has Conversion Disorder. He was diagnosed by a psychiatrist, after extensive tests and evaluations by cardiologist, neurologist, endocrinologist, etc, He’s treated it with medication and it’s improved over the years.
I hope you can find answers that help.
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2 ReactionsWhich makes tons of sense! But my dr kind of shrugged it off when I brought it up cause I’m 41 and apparently “too young”.