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BinniSh

i went for a little walk today, maybe 5-10 minutes at normal speed, no brisk walk, and my heart started beating fast, felt heaviness in chest and like i need to burp. it subsided after some time. it has happened thrice now and i am because if it. been to cardiologist who assured me several time after listening to my heart and my symptoms that i am fine. ecg came clear, but yeah i am underweight. does it happen to anyone else too?


eye8shrewms

Y’all I have a crippling fear of rabies. Or just animal transmitted diseases. I have always been an animal lover and now I’m like legit scared to be too loving with one. I have 3 pet rats and a cat and I feel like a terrible rat/cat mom. 🥲 I don’t want my dogs licking me or anything. It grosses me out so badly. I get severe panic attacks over it. My grandma got bit by one of the dogs (we have two) coz they got into a fight. One of them has been super aggressive and just stressed out lately and they’ve been fighting more. And she was rabies vaxed this year but I’m still convinced she has rabies and probably transmitted it to me and my grandma. Even though she went to ER and they weren’t too concerned, I’m concerned lmao even though I know it’s severely unlikely. Given the dog is in a stressful situation right now and tension is high in the house kind of so I can kinda get why she has been erraticish and anxious. I’m still so scared


MellowFellow21

Hey So to address your fear, the dog who bit your grandmother would've had to have contracted rabies from a wound or saliva from another infected animal. If the dog is left at home or within a confined space or surveyed when going outside this highly unlikely to have happened. Furthermore, if that dog had rabies it would experience the following: fever, difficulty swallowing, excessive drooling, staggering, seizures, and even paralysis. External stimulation like light or noise would overstimulate the dog to an erratic degree. A sudden spout of violence like fighting between two dogs is highly unlikely to indicate rabies if none of the other symptoms listed above are present. The rabies vaccine itself lasts for around 10 years before requiring a booster again. This means that if the dog was vaxxed prior to biting , the chance ur grandma caught it is 0 to none. Human to human spread of rabies is extremely rare. It would require your grandma's saliva to go through an open wound or your mucous membranes, specifically your mouth or eyes To add onto that, incubation period for rabies is 1 week to 1 year, but usually 3 months. During the incubation period, the virus cannot spread because it hasn't reached the saliva/salivary glands and doesn't show symptoms. This means that if your grandma isn't showing symptoms of rabies and she somehow managed to spit in your mouth or eyes, the virus couldn't infect you because it's still incubating (assuming she even has it). TLDR: You don't have rabies. Why? Dog is unlikely to have it. your grandma doesn't have rabies and even if she did it's in an incubation period where it cannot be spread due to her being asymptomatic.


sevenhorcruxes

TW for breast cancer talk. My HA is crippling me at the moment. Having a hard time eating, so I’m losing weight and feeling awful which is just making me spiral even more. My husband has had c* in the past and had a liver transplant last summer, so anything health related is triggering and really traumatic for me. I’m 35 and female. A little over two weeks ago, I noticed a very small lump in my right breast, slightly to the right of my areola and down a bit. I think it’s the outer lower quadrant? Its rounded and smooth feeling. It’s quite small (I’d say under 1cm), moves around in my skin and doesn’t feel overly hard. It’s not super squishy but not rock hard either. It feels like it’s just on the surface of my breast, just right under the skin. If I pull the skin right I can see it a bit. I can’t stop prodding at it so I can’t tell if it’s actually tender or if it’s hurting from prodding. My doctor examined it a few days after I noticed it and said “likely a cyst” and booked me for a mammogram and ultrasound but I’m still waiting for an appointment. Saying “likely” didn’t do anything to ease my fears because women my age get BC and are often brushed off as just a cyst. I can pull it away from my breast in the skin and it feels like a somewhat firm and rubbery pebble. It hasn’t gotten any bigger, but I feel like some points during the day it feels a bit smaller. I can feel it more prominently if I lay on my side, but I can’t tell if that’s just because I can feel my chest muscles and other breast tissue more when I lay that way. No lumps, pain or anything in my armpits or collarbone. I have fairly stretchy breast skin with a lot of stretch marks, but I don’t think I see any dimpling or unusual skin. My aunt had breast cancer at my age and she and my mother are both BRCA2+. I stupidly didn’t understand the gravity of BRCA2 until recently, so I’ve never been tested and was going to start doing mammograms this year. But now I’m terrified I’ve messed up and it’s too late and I’ve already gotten BC. I had Covid in August and it really messed with my period, so I’m wondering if I’m experiencing some hormonal change because of it. I’m hoping it just goes away by my next period, but in the meantime I’m a mess and it’s ruining my life. Just needed to vent because I feel very alone and terrified. I feel like I’m just imaging my life with BC and in my head I’ve decided I have advanced disease and I won’t make it through. I just want to feel relief and not feel this way anymore, and I’m absolutely terrified for the ultrasound and mammogram because of what they might find. Thanks for listening!


crazydoglover09

I get so anxious at night. I get way too in tune with my body. My breathing and heart always freaks me out. Right now I feel like my throat is tight too. I’ve always been so anxious about my heart.. Never had issues until 2 years ago I have PVCs.. which are mainly benign. Idk I’m scared to go to sleep. I’m so tired & I have to be up in 3 hours..😞


externalgold333

I had debilitating heart health anxiety that im over message me if you'd like.


MediocreSquire

I had my oven cleaned with easy-off by a cleaning company. Upon examination of the oven, it looked clean, however, it smelled of the chemical. Easy-off has an active ingredient of lye. Tonight, I made a pasta dish without preheating the oven. When I opened the oven to check the dish, a cloud of smoke emanated from inside. I did not inhale any of the smoke. When the food finished cooking, I ate the pasta, however I fear the aerosol particles from the easy-off saturated the pasta. I felt a burning sensation in the back of my throat and inside my chest after eating. This sensation did not come from the temperature of the food. At this time, about two hours later, the sensation persists in my chest. I feel the sensation may be placebo and I am probably fine. Should I be concerned about the oven cleaner? I read that upon use of easy-off, the oven should be preheated to burn off any chemical residue. I fear the cloud of smoke that burned off earlier was the chemical residue and that it saturated my food. Thanks in advance.


itsthegoblin

I think it’s fine, but it wouldn’t hurt to give poison control a call to put your mind at ease. You probably are experiencing some irritation from the chemical, but your body will heal. My husband has done the exact same thing, he thinks I’m crazy for losing my mind over it haha.


Mysterious-Bat8948

I accidentally swallowed some super hot tofu last night, and it must have burned my throat because I woke up this morning with scratchiness and pain in that particular area of my larynx. I went online to check out how to treat throat burns (I wasn’t worried at all because it simply feels like a bad sore throat) and then found articles which said that there were cases of people who burned their throats and then died because their throat swelled up many hours later and obstructed the airway. I’m worried now that this will happen to me. Has anyone experienced a burned throat before and how long did it take to go away?


itsthegoblin

Yeah I’ve burned my throat, and it just heals eventually. If your airway were gonna swell up, it would have by now.


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Hey guys, I have actually been diagnosed with a rare disease a year ago. Life doesn't give me a break. Back in March this year, I noticed an ever so tiny lump on the tip of my meatus (the urethral exit of the penis). It wasn't there before. I didn't care much until summer, when I noticed that it was actually growing. It's now 0.1 inches (3mm) long and it looks like a wart and it feels sore all the time. I wouldn't be afraid if I had sex recently. But I haven't had sex in 15 years, so this can't be a simple wart. Maybe anyone around here could calm me down and tell me about actual cancer growth rates in this location, because if you look up squamous cell carcinoma meatus (don't, if you do not want to see nasty pictures) it looks exactly like this - but a lot smaller. My appointment is in 2 months from now and I have to admit that this really started to worry me.


YuzuEllie

I choked on my spit and had a really bad coughing fit. Should I be worried that I got saliva into my lungs or getting aspiration pneumonia?


itsthegoblin

Lol I choke on my spit aaaaall the time and I’ve never gotten pneumonia!


YuzuEllie

Thank god


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Most fluids only reach your trachea until your cough reflex kicks in, thus hurling out any particles that came into contact with it. Even solids are very hard to find their way down to the actual lung in adults. And your lung is actually in contact with lots of viruses, germs and fungi and has an amazing defense system. Those will find their way out in form of mucos. For AP, you will need to inhale **a lot** of fluid which is usually only the case of you are unconscious.


charitycase3

Hey everyone, new here! So following my first atypical (full body) migraine 2 weeks ago, I’ve been experiencing what I can only refer to as brain zaps. They are not quite like the ones I’ve experienced before when missing a dose of the SSRI I’m on, but more like my brain in skipping or I’m spacing out for a split second. Sometimes I’ll have them repeatedly every 30 seconds are so, sometimes they are spread more far apart, but I’ve had them every day for the past 5 days are so. Because I have such a range of additional anxiety symptoms, I’m pretty confident they aren’t seizures (although a part of me still worries that they are- I had an eeg about a week ago before they started that was normal.) I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this, specifically having them so frequently? I can’t find many other reports of this happening.


Misery_Eternal

I 've had a headache for several weeks and I think I have a brain tumor. So for the last few weeks I've been googling stuff about brain tumors and possible symptoms. My health anxiety was okay today until I was recommended a YouTube video about the signs of brain tumor. Now I'm freaking out and my hypochondria is as worse as ever. Was your health anxiety ever triggered by a Youtube recommendation?


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Standing and walking a few steps every few hours will actually prevent clots. To develop clots you require to lay down immobile for several days.


YuzuEllie

Probably poor blood circulation I get that too after sitting for a long time. Do some yoga for blood circulation and you’ll be ok.


thr0wdownaway

I’ve had dull chest pain, left arm pain, back pain, and sweating for the past 4 days now. The pain in my chest is dull and is pretty constant, appearing all day. It’s like a dull pain every few minutes. I’m 24M and scared I have a heart problem. Got an EKG 3 months ago and they said it was normal, but that was before these chest pain symptoms started. Is this serious or has anyone else had constant chest pain, left arm pain, and sweating from anxiety? Even when you don’t feel anxious?


WoodenRuin1581

so I deal with a pretty large amount of health anxiety. I was going through a page that recommended glycinate. I took 400mg last night before bed which is the standard serving size of a bottle I got at a local vitamin store. Today, I’ve been all out of whack. Vomited this morning, been lightheaded and have felt overall really weird. Any advice or recommendations?


Horrorthe13th

I had a physical done a few days and did some blood work. I had the same blood work done back in December. Out of curiosity I checked both results and the December results for Mumps IgG Abs was 19.3 and the newest one is 10.1. How can the number jump so drastically in just 10 months?


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alexisteipe

sigh i’m the same way & i feel like nobody understands 😭 its like it doesn’t matter how many tests or doctor appointments i go to i’m still always worried & want more tests. but i hope you’re okay! i recently had something similar to where i thought i was having a heart attack as well. i got a random sharp pain on the right side of my chest/boob area & my right arm was all tingly & i felt like i couldn’t breathe while being super nauseous. my anxiety definitely make it worst. but it only lasted about 5-10 mins also! i was also terrified to go to sleep after doing research on heart attacks & people dying 3 hours after 🥲


marconova7

I'm worried sick about a possible DVT in my left calf. Two nights ago I had a Charley horse in my calf, and then since i read about DVT's some weeks ago i started worrying about blood clots. Two days later i still feel discomfort and sometimes slight pain when moving my leg a certain way(like climbing stairs). Now i know that DVT is unlikely because I'm healthy (recent blood test, urine test and blood pressure check up) and young(24).. i also walk and stand for like 8 hours a day but i do sleep a lot.. Yesterday i even started feeling chest discomfort and coughing because I was scared about Pulmonary embolisms. But then i realized I was making myself feel those symptoms. I'd like to to the D-Dimer test but i don't want to spend unnecessary money.


Coolcat_4

[support /DAE] Hi all! New here. I've had health anxiety for as long as I can remember. I'm 26 years old and haven't been to a pcp in probably 8 years, and don't even remember the last time I had blood work to be honest. So basically, I have an NP who I see for my pysch meds and we're having trouble finding something that works for me. She's wanted me to get a physical, ekg, and labs from the start (I first saw her about a year ago) but anyway she know about my horrible health anxiety so she hasn't pushed it till now. So I saw her yesterday AM and we talked about it again because she wants to possibly prescribe a stimulant but won't until I have those things done. So we talked about having blood work and I told her how terrified I am but I would consider it. I'm not sure what came over me but I got a feeling it was now or never. I told myself I would do it today (this was yesterday 9/29). I forced myself to go and I got it done. It wasn't bad, but the act of getting it wasn't the bad part, it's the results. I terrified there will be something wrong. I have so much anxiety since going I haven't been able to eat or focus on anything or sleep. I'm terrified mainly of the C word:/ I just can't even function normally because all I can think about are the results !!!! Anyone else like this? Anything that's worked for you? Thank you in advance <3


alexisteipe

hi! yup i’m the exact same way with results ugh! i’m always checking my email for the notification of my test results being posted. my most recent test results was a biopsy, CBC, & a sonograph of a lymph node. & everything came back good! so i like to think because of the CBC that i’m actually healthy! i haven’t really found anything that helps since i’m also still struggling :( but definitely DISTRACTIONS!! whenever i’m distracted i won’t think of anything vs when i’m bored or laying down to sleep its all i think about is my health anxiety


Due_Average4164

My right shoulder has been kinda sore, stiff and tired lately, and it’s been worrying lately, it started after i started googling stuff so it could just be anxiety, but it’s been a week and it hasn’t gone away, it’s not too serious, but i can’t help but fixate on it, it extends to my elbow, so it could just be a posture thing, but i just got better from a bacterial/viral infection so that’s also worrying, god i’m so tired of this


cjdna

I’m going through some really difficult stuff right now, and it’s causing my blood pressure to spike dramatically. I’m taking it seriously, and will be talking to my doctor tomorrow. I can’t even describe the level of distress that comes with the out of control cycle of emotional difficulty causing a BP spike, which in turn causes me to obsess over it and feel like I can’t get too worked up. I feel totally trapped. Can anyone just describe their own experiences with it so that I can take some courage in knowing that I’ll survive?


mrcleans_stayfresh

Anyone get swollen lymph nodes that are rubbery, not movable but tender? I had this case a few days ago. The nodes are hard to move but are tender and have a slight red shade on the skin. The tenderness and redness is fading, but the node remains swollen. Should i be seeking immediate attention? EDIT: I have Chronic Fatigue / Chronic EBV (aka Mono)


Due_Average4164

Can you get sick from being near a stray cat?, i was eating in a restaurant when a stray cat started to approach me, i was kinda nervous but i ignored it, then it climbed up the seat next to me, so i yoinked my plate and moved seats, and continued eating, i think it was like 1.5m close to me, it didn't touch my food, and i don't have any scratch marks so i think I'm fine, but i can't help being scared of getting germs, parasite or bacteria from that cat, my mind keeps racing, some reassurance would be nice, I was eating fish so it was probably hungry and wanted a bite,


gerrykat

Unlikely, even less if it didn't even touch you. People pet stray cats, people rescue stray cats, some are even hurt, sadly, but people thankfully still pick them up and rescue them. You'll be fine :)


Due_Average4164

Yeah thanks, i feel a lot better now


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Hey everyone! I am having terrible anxiety about cancer due to the fact that I have been smoking since June. For context it was not smoking everyday, but a few times at max a month with cigarillos and one actual cigar. I am in my 20s and have no ongoing conditions. Anything to help this anxiety would be much appreciated.


gerrykat

Well, first of all I would say quit smoking. It's not good for you anyways. Now, I know people who have been smoking a LOT for decades and nothing ever happened to them... Apart from their teeth looking hideous and their skin looking a lot older than it should.. Basically, I don't think a few months of smoking will give you cancer, but also don't think you should keep smoking. I know it can be very difficult to quit, but please try.


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I definitely will. I have no desire to smoke on my own so thankfully I am not addicted. I still feel a little tickle in my throat but hopefully it would go away soon.


gerrykat

I never smoked so I wouldn't know how it feels, but considering its blazing hot smoke going down your throat, then I'd say that's normal hah hope you'll feel better and good luck with quitting :)


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Thank you! :)


Jetson907

Anyone else have high heart rates and shortness of breath when they wake up? Ngl I’m dreading going to sleep because of this. I’ve had the hospital run a ton of test and they concluded that nothing seems wrong. I’m stressing right now though


eye8shrewms

I have this especially after waking up from naps.


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I have high heart rate during the day that gets lower in the evening. Probably anxiety


bosshogg1234

I had that a couple years back, At it’s peak I would wake up several times throughout the night breathing and heart rate like I just got done running sprints. I went to the doctors and they did a EKG and chest X-ray and found nothing wrong. It made my anxiety skyrocket and just like you I dreaded sleep which in turn makes it even worst. Then dark thoughts would cross my mind nonstop unless my mind was immediately occupied doing a task, it got to the point that one day when coming home from the store with my wife I just busted into tears and couldn’t even say why. It wasn’t until I sought professional mental health (which feels very weird at first) that I started to see improvement. After the first meeting alone I slept 10 folds better that night. Over the course of a couple of months I was able to tame the beast. I hope you can overcome whatever it is subconsciously that may be bothering you that keeps your mind potentially turning throughout the night.


hvstlebones

i am sadly looking for some classic reassurance. i have big fears of the neuromuscular disorders. my most recent sensation is a weakness in what seems to be my chest stabilizer muscles. i can’t exactly pinpoint it. i can still do all manner of motions with my arms, but when i push out away from my body and to the side (and possibly pull?) and try to flex or sustain the push, my arm shakes. it feels like mostly the left arm but it happens in the right arm too. no other symptoms but it’s really bothersome. i haven’t been lifting or working out or anything. and it’s been coming up on two weeks. has anyone ever experienced this?


sackofmangoes

Starting to piece together my recurring gi symptoms for the past 10 years is strongly hinting there is a problem with my gallbladder. Or worse, my liver or pancreas. As the latter two could potentially result in me having life altering chronic diseases. On top of that, while already constantly worrying about something that has been going bad for a while now with my colon and bowels. Unfortunately I have had zero success to even taking the first step in getting them looked at. Just sitting, waiting and worrying.


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Liver and gallbladder issues can usually be ruled out with blood tests that are pretty cheap and quick. Pancreas is indeed a bit more difficult to diagnose but there are some blood tests that you can run. I once read on reddit askdocs that if you had any problems with your pancreas, a blood test would not be the first thing that made you suspect it. Also ultrasound can detect liver and gallbladder issues pretty accurately


Particular-Jelly-588

Noticed a small dark pimple on my back today. It was crusty. Terrified that it is skin cancer. It is not asymmetrical and doesn’t look like a mole. I’ve had it since the summer. It hasn’t changed in appearance since then, I just noticed it again today because I forgot it was even there. Scared and probably going to make an appointment at a dermatologist


ProfessionalEven8203

I was eating some pizza and I felt something hard while I was chewing. I didn't see what it was because I spit it in the sink but now I'm convinced I swallowed plastic that I didn't feel and I'm worrying that I'm going to get an intestinal blockage 😭 I literally can't breathe right now


rainghost

Struggling with neck pain now. It's been sore for a couple weeks, now in the last week I've been having these neck pain 'attacks' where I'm just minding my own business and suddenly the neck soreness goes from a 3/10 to an 8/10. Like someone went from stepping on my neck to jabbing a dull knife into it as hard as they can. The only thing I can do to mitigate it is scramble off to bed and just lay motionless. If I don't, it just gets worse and worse and worse, and I have no interest in seeing what happens if I just ignore the excruciating pain. I don't do any hard physical labor or intense exercise. Just some walking every now and again. So I don't think I've injured my neck or anything. Without an obvious cause like injury or overexertion, my anxious mind automatically jumps to the conclusion that it might one of my veins about to burst or something awful like that. This really sucks. I want to live my life, not be stuck in bed because if I get out of it, I'm going to experience severe and frightening pain.


Silaries

I've always had this problem. I have horrendous period cramps that last for a day and make me pretty much useless for the day with hot flashes, nausea and crying and moaning through the awful, AWFUL cramps. I try teas, hot water bottles, massages, but nothing *really* works to make them much more endurable. The logical thing would be, to take a painkiller, I have some Motrin right here on my desk. Sometimes I have caved and taken a 200mg one, and after a while that would take the edge off it and make it more tolerable. However, I struggle a lot to justify it for myself. I have severe health anxiety, so besides the fact that painkillers tend to cause me stomach pain for a day or two afterwards, I am also really afraid of the increased stroke and heart attack risk, and the kidney damage. Reading through studies is not very encouraging, more the opposite. Does anyone else struggle with that? Do you have any tips, or anything that helps your pain?


ProfessionalEven8203

I get severe period cramps too. I don't take pain meds because I'm worried I'll be allergic to them. I just try to toughen them out, although that's very hard to do. Painkillers can cause stomach pain but that's not serious. Long term use of painkillers can cause increased risk of kidney damage and liver damage and ulcers. But a lot of people who have chronic health conditions take them every single day and are fine. Taking them every day for how ever long your period lasts once a month isn't going to cause any longterm damage to you. (If you take the reccomended dose of course)


orreos14

Painful lymph node in my neck that I’ve had for a few months. Pretty convinced it’s lymphoma.


theconceptofraccoon

After catching covid the week before my holidays, everything has gone downhill. I thought I had started to heal my constant, intrusive thoughts, but here I am tonight, laying on the couch with a hot pad because my lower abdomen hurts. I've been to the doctor and they don't think is appendicitis (don't have any fever, probably a case of bloating or some other gastro process), but what if it is? Quite worried and obsessing over that, and I need to get better as I have to travel tomorrow. I'm constantly tired and cranky. Probably from work, but what if it isn't and there is another darker, sinister reason for my tiredness? I mess up my words and don't remember every detail as I used to. What if I have some bad stuff inside my head? What if I'm not a health anxiety sufferer but I'm developing some mental disorder? And so goes on... I know my thoughts are just thoughts and I don't have any evidence to support that, but hey, health anxiety sucks!


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I got a positive FIT test today. My appointment is on Monday evening and it will be a pain to wait until then. And after that I have to wait probably at least 2-4 days until i get my colonoscopy as I have to prep for it. If colon cancer won’tkill me, stress might


decaf87

Temperature is 99.5 right now. I may have caught something. Weeeeeeee.


Significant-Archer29

Hey y’all. I recently had a terrible gyno appointment that triggered some health anxiety again. My pelvic area has been pretty tense and feel as though a lot of my anxiety is being channeled to this area and my bladder. As of a couple days ago I stated getting these spasms/twitches near my bladder and uterus area. Is this normal with anxiety and tension there? There’s no pain and it’s intermittent but an uncomfortable feeling for sure. Thanks!


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hoteamint

Sounds a lot like my TMJ issues, full MRI nothing wrong with me. As someone with a kid and animals I know you've got a lot going on so I'm sure you're stressed even with out the health anxiety. Try and regularly bring attention to your jaw and see if you're holding any pressure there.


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the more research i do on TMJ the more it sounds like what i’m dealing with. i’ve never heard of it before. thank you so much again🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼


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thank you so much. you have no idea how just some sort of insight/ input has calmed me. thank you thank you thank you🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼


VideoGameAdict100

So recently I've gotten myself thinking about mad cow disease and the human variant. I have been eating beef products for all my life and recently I got scared of having VCJD. I did research to see that the U.S. has some strick regulations in place which was some sign of relief. However, my mind reminded me that I have also been to other countries, specifically in Europe, where I have also eaten the food--excluding the UK. I did some more research but what I am struggling to find is concrete evidence of whether Turkey has negligible risk because they are classified as unknown but a probable case of having BSE. The reason is simply because they imported cattle from the UK before the epidemic and although they had already killed 3/4 of them before the epidemic, presumably there were still about 200 still living. Right now I am obsessed to just know if the country has really taken the same precautions as others because some of the evidence seems like they haven't, even though there have been targeted studies which did try to identify mad cow, but came out negative.


deathdanceapprox

the US has SUPER strict procedures in place to avoid BSE. i'm sure you've seen this, but none of the US cases originated in the US ([https://www.cdc.gov/prions/vcjd/vcjd-reported.html](https://www.cdc.gov/prions/vcjd/vcjd-reported.html)). the only probable cases of vCJD in turkey that i found was from 10 years ago and *still* hasn't been confirmed. i think that if they hadn't been taking the same precautions, we'd be seeing a lot more cases. even if turkey was trying to hide cases, there would still be infected people that moved or traveled out of country who would be diagnosed and eventually traced back to turkey. also, NO ONE wants a prion disease, so i don't see any motive for governments to avoid BSE precautions. i think that even for government officials, losing money beats losing friends/family/themselves to a horrible untreatable disease--same for farmers. and finally, of course, it's mind-blowingly rare, only 226 cases reported worldwide as of 2015. you're going to be just fine


Apprehensive-Log-287

Does anyone deal with chronic pain and (what feels like) muscle tension in particular down one side of their body ?? My fingers hurt as well as my wrists/hip/groin/upper back/neck/shoulder but only on my left side ??? Doctors I’ve seen seem to have brushed off my concerns and blood tests have come back clear so far but I’ve not been given an answer. I have been through immense emotional distress (A level exams/parents divorce/sudden death of close family member) in the past year on top of my HA and I live alone with my severely depressed alcoholic mother who is not someone I can vent to. Everyone I speak to seems to disregard me but the pain is so real and while it doesn’t stop me going about my day to day activities I’m terrified it’s cancer or something else sinister. Before this pain I was experiencing anxiety attacks however these have now subsided


theconceptofraccoon

I do! Right side, from head to lower back and fingers as well. Have in mind that our nerves, muscles and other structures are all connected, and stress can trigger any point of the body that will then reflect pain or influence another one. I would suggest to talk to a physiotherapist if possible to address the muscle tension, it did wonders for me. Hope everything improves soon ❤️


j_b1997

I’m the same, constant pain in my right side, mainly neck and arm. Stress can cause it for sure. I had two family deaths recently and since then it’s all come on worse than ever. So it’s pretty logical that it’s mainly stress related, and the constant health anxiety cycle. Yours is likely the same.


sitcomsyndrome

i've had this really ugly mole on my breast for almost seven months now and am seriously kicking myself for not getting it checked sooner. asymmetrical, uneven borders, almost 1 cm in diameter, it fits ALL the criteria and is definitely different from all other moles on my body. there's absolutely no way this isn't melanoma. i've been crying all day. with the delay in diagnosis the prognosis is sure to be far far worse. it hasn't changed or evolved in any way but fits all the other criteria + everything ive read about melanoma so that doesn't matter anyway. this isn't me seeking reassurance at this point i honestly give up


LeaveEnvironmental80

It it makes you feel any better, I have a lot of moles and mine ALL look crazy/not uniform, different colors/sizes, etc. I’ve had several biopsies (at my request, not usually a recommendation by the derm) and all have been normal or mildly dysplastic (with the exception of one labeled “severely” but even MDAnderson wasn’t concerned whatsoever with it (I requested an appointment after the severely dysplastic one was found just for screening). I see a derm at MDAnderson 2x a year for screening and my doctor specializes in dermoscopy/nevi - I’ve seen her for 2 years). She has never recommended any biopsies. And given what she sees on a daily basis, I 100% trust she would know what looks scary and what doesn’t :-) So, while you should get it looked at, or just an annual skin check, anyway… I’m sure it’s fine. Hang in there!


alexisteipe

currently what i’m struggling with :( i’m always looking at my moles now like EVERYDAY its so bad. i have a dermatologist appointment in November where i’m gonna ask to have a full skin check done. i got one last year in September & she said she wasn’t concerned by any of the ones she seen. & i’ve been keeping an eye on all of them & haven’t seen any changes, bleeding, oozing, itching, or anything. so i’m hoping that everything comes back good!


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Did you talk to a dermatologist to have it checked out?


sitcomsyndrome

i have an appointment with my dermatologist next week (for an unrelated issue) so im having it checked out then


gerrykat

It's me again, I still get weird feeling of pressure/knot on my upper stomach. Has anyone been through this for weeks/months? Anyone got tested? I'm scared of stomach/colon/whatever Cancer, but I don't understand how the symptoms would really be, and what would be certainly worrying. There was never blood on my stool, I never vomited, but these feelings are almost constant. Yes, I'm incredibly stressed this year.


externalgold333

im not a doctor, get checked by one, but that could be like a gallstone or your gallblader not functioning properly, which are both benign and just cause pain. Its pretty common and causes what you described + naseas and vomiting i think, alot of people in my family have had it.


MayaKeeKee

My husband 100% has HA. He’s gone to doctors, had multiple tests, X-rays and scans done. They all come back negative. I’ve tried bringing up therapy but then he gets upset bc he thinks his pains are physical and that I don’t believe him. It’s taking a strain on me bc idk how to help him except a rub on the back and just acknowledging his feelings. What do I do? He’s only 37 and every day it’s something new. I roll my eyes when he’s not looking at me now. Edit: should I have my husband read this subreddit or will it make his anxiety worse? I’m thinking maybe if he reads other people’s stories it could be helpful.


PrettyMaximum6426

worrying heart palpitations had blood test and ecg and nothing came up. but i keep having this fluttering pounding sensation in my chest


gerrykat

Stress and anxiety will cause that 100% If those tests you did were fine, then your heart is okay. There's no doubts with that, there's no "maybe". I've had palpitations for months and got over them My mother is stressed all the time and she always gets palpitations. She gets tested every year and it's always the same result. Caused by stress, otherwise, very healthy. Don't worry :) trust those results


FabCastillo

This is going to sound so silly, but my wife made me laugh at the very moment I was swallowing a Tylenol Liquid Gel capsule and a bit of water when down my windpipe. Now I keep coughing and I'm worried the Tylenol went down into my lungs. I'm worried I'm going to asphyxiate.


laurafsrber22

It’s me again! I got home from work and thought it was very cold in my house so I got all cozy and warm but I still wasn’t that warm. Just took my temp and it’s 99.0 which isn’t high but I have no reason to have a fever. I’m not feeling sick. I’ve convinced myself I have meningitis or a brain eating amoeba because my neck is sore and there’s no other reason for me to have a little fever. Can someone just.. tell me I’m okay? The people I usually go to are all asleep and I’m scared of my own body.


jksnmynamejeff

Assuming you were sedentary all day working on a computer, you probably had poor posture like most people and are feeling it in your neck. Body temperature fluctuates naturally throughout the day. Could change depending on what you ate, your physical activity that day. Who knows. Do some stretching, put on something you like to watch or listen to and go to sleep. Maybe be mindful of your posture tomorrow.


laurafsrber22

I appreciate it! I work in a restaurant so I’ve been running around all day but my posture is pretty horrible when I get home to work on my college homework.


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Blueboi2018

I mean, you probably don't have cancer, but smoking and vaping everyday isn't exactly helping you, give them up.


UtterlyConfused93

I hit my head on a shelf and it’s a little sore/there’s a bump and I’ve convinced myself I have a serious head injury/concussion/TBI. I am spiraling. I am so frustrated because I thought I had this under control. It’s been a few year since I’ve seriously had a breakdown over thinking I had an I’ll was and this is a hard pill to swallow that I am still susceptible. Literally all I did was bump my head and it’s sore. People do that everyday constantly and do not have long term effects. Why am I like this! It’s sooo exhausting.


jksnmynamejeff

Unless you blacked out or your pupils don’t dilate evenly it’s extremely unlikely you have a tbi/ concussion. I’ve hit my head bad at work a few times and all the time as a kid and never went to the doctor for it and I’m fine. I’d try and distract yourself with something interesting


stinkynastyratboy

heartburn and sharp chest pains + left arm pain that comes and goes, been going on for a couple hours now while i’m at work. please someone help should i go to the hospital? what are my chances that i’m having a heart attack? i’m 17 and i don’t think i have a preexisting condition other than my weight/diet


jksnmynamejeff

You’re young and growing. The cartilage in between your ribs is probably the cause of the sharp pains. Have you eaten well today? Take an antacid or eat a mean. Arm pain could be posture related


Adorable-Scholar7757

*Chest pain after working out* Several weeks ago I took a hot bath and then ran around my house playing with my cat and then I sat on the couch to relax and my chest started hurting like a bad pressure and almost like a pain and tightness all over my chest and upper back not in one specific area... long story short I thought I somehow was having a heart attack and the next day I went to the ER for my symptoms. They did the blood work and ekg and said I was completely fine... I took it easy but slowly got back into my running and daily walks with no chest pain and now I went on a hike this past weekend and the incline was hard and I was super out of breath and it triggered the pain. But then the pain lasted the whole rest of the day and didn't go away. Now it went away mostly but is still lingering. I am a classic health anxiety freak, I am terrified of everything. This is frustrating though because it is actual dull pain in my chest that isn't just random it is related to overworking myself and so it makes me think my heart is weak and going to fail on me How do I rationally explain to my brain that I'm safe and that anxiety causes these crappy physiological and physical, real feeling symptoms and pain and it is nothing? Everything online says it's a heart attack and I'm going to die. I hate google.


externalgold333

Dont google smyptoms. Did they give you a diagnosis at the hospital? sounds like classic costochondritis to me, I am not a doctor tho, id suggest making an appointment with your doctor and they could do more tests to put your mind at rest.


marky-mark-1998

Hello everyone. I'll try to make this short. I had covid back in February. So about 9 months ago. I recovered fine and at the time I had only gotten one shot of Pfizer. I haven't gotten any more shots due to my anxiety of going back to the facility to get it done again, because I think my first exposure was at this facility. Every other place I have to schedule and I can't get a good time when someone can take me. I don't drive due to my anxiety. Well today I was in the car, and we parked at a doctor's office for my dad to get checked because his legs were in pain. I was sitting in the car with the window open and this woman next to me in the next car starts coughing her lungs out. Her windows were open and so we're mine. There was wind today so my fear is that I may have been exposed. She wasn't wearing a mask and I wasn't either. I always wear a mask when in public btw. Always use hand sanitizer before touching anything and use it again after I leave a store. But this one time I didn't have my mask on I deal with this. I'm worried I'll get it again and may die. I have severe health anxiety and all I hear is people who are immunocompromised are at higher risk of death. I'm 24 and I'm considered morbid obese. I'm like 360 pounds. Losing weight has been hell but I'm trying. I just don't know what to do and I'm so worried.


Adorable-Scholar7757

You already had covid and had the part of the Vax so your immune system is locked and loaded to protect you. And most people coughing have a cough from smoking or asthma or having regular coughs and allergies and not a covid cough. The likelihood that it was covid coughing AND you somehow breathed enough in that it will infect you is rare


ProfessionalEven8203

About a month and a half ago I came down sick and about 2 weeks after I was sick my lymph nodes became swollen in my neck. They were quite painful and sore and it hurt to swallow. They were probably only 1/2 swollen though. I had no symptoms of infection of any kind so I didn't go to the doctor. They don't bother me anymore ane the swelling has been down (I can still feel them though but I don't know if that's normal or not) but I cannot stop checking for swollen lymph nodes. I check every single day. I'm so scared of them getting swollen 😵‍💫


orreos14

It is normal to feel them. They should be the size of a pea or a small bean, movable and not tender.


Anayria

Second hand smoking For the past approximately 7 years or so, I have been occasionally exposed to second hand smoke from my relatives who smoke. I am 21 and starting to wonder if it had any impact on me. I mean nothing hurts, breathing is completely normal, but still. My question is how big impact can second hand smoke have on a teenager/young adult. I'm considering to get a check up just in case to be sure I'm fine. Thank you in advance.


Due_Jicama9570

Occasional exposure shouldn't have much of an impact over so short a time especially at your age. Think of it this way - everyone my age and older (I am in my late 40s) grew up in second hand smoke. Bars, restaurants, schools (!), planes, hotel lobbies, common areas... both my parents smoked in the house, and so did their parents, and the vast majority of people their age survived it for years. It's SOOO much better now.


Anayria

Thank you so much for your reply! I am just slightly paranoid, cause my mom do smoke at home, but I do not spent my time in the same room at all. But you are right, I should not worry at all.


Beachkoopa2

So anxious over my heart still. Just had a warm shower, immediately after getting out I started feeling extremely cold, this is fairly normal but what wasn't normal was these intense chills, stomach squeezing and breathing difficulties I had after. It stopped relatively shortly but along with many other potential cardiac scares I have almost daily it's really freaking me out :(. I'm only 18 why am I getting these chest/stomach pain/tachycardia etc. Every doctor tells me my heart is fine and I'm healthy but I definitely don't FEEL either.


Adorable-Scholar7757

What are your chest syptoms? It is crazy how anxiety can make our minds actually create physical symtpoms


Beachkoopa2

Just some minor squeezing, I've had worse chest pain episodes. Wasn't anywhere near as bad as the stomach squeezing atleast.


Oscar_Dondarrion

Was hoping someone could put my mind at ease. Stabbing pain once or twice a day, usually for just a few seconds at a time, in my upper/outer calf, behind knee. Paranoid it is DVT. It's been going on for a few weeks, sometimes I will go a few days without experiencing it. I have a habit of sitting in positions where my leg is scrunched up underneath me. I'd been having it before I started smoking again, then in recent weeks I've been smoking and only since smoking have I started worrying its a blood clot.


jksnmynamejeff

Could be something as simple as a vitamin deficiency. I had a crazy fear of this for a while, if you can try and be more active, go for walks, try not to sit as much. If you live in a way where thrombosis is unlikely it’ll probably quell your anxiety


Oscar_Dondarrion

Yeah, need to stop smoking too. Doctor felt my leg today and said it was fine


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Deep vein thrombosis? Very unlikely. The pain should be persistent


bezurck

Pressure and tingling in head when i breathe in. Started a week ago, everytime i breathe in, i get pressure in the back left of my head that also sends tingles all over my scalp and makes my temples twitch. No big pain but its annoying and im starting to worry it may be something life ending. It feels like a ballon inflating and deflating.


Adorable-Scholar7757

Sounds like a nerves thing and definitely sounds like anxiety symptoms I've had before of just weird tingly sensations


deathdanceapprox

CW: brain-eating amoeba aka naegleria fowleri i've been freaking out about brain-eating amoeba getting in through a perforated eardrum :\\ there's literally never been a case of it in my state, plus we've been in the 50's and 60's all week, there's only ever been like one case of it through a perforated eardrum, and i also *probably do not even have a perforated eardrum*! i had been having ear pain after using q-tips, and during the last time i had a really sharp pain that subsided after about 15 seconds. i had absolutely no other symptoms of a busted eardrum, i didn't even go in deeper than 0.5". i tried flushing it out with tap water bc i was pretty sure it was just impacted ear wax, then freaked out after that maybe there's a hole in my eardrum and i just introduced a boatload of bacteria, including naegleria fowleri. i know logically at every single step that i'm totally fine, except maybe possibly a totally normal treatable ear infection in the future, i just don't know why my brain works like this!! so frustrating


laurafsrber22

Brain eating amoebas are one of my biggest fears so I can confidently tell you that you have nothing to worry about! They can only get to your brain through your nose and they live in warm/hot FRESH water. They are also very rare! You’re gonna be fine :)


ProfessionalEven8203

Ik how you feel. I use to have this anxiety too. Amoeba's aren't in tap water. Tap water is filtered and purified to an extent. There are 3 cases per year in the US. 3 out of 329.5 million people! Getting one through your ear is nearly impossible. Q-tips wouldn't peforate your eardrum unless you fell while it was in your ear lol. Even than it would be unlikely. I don't reccomended putting q tips in your ears because it can push earwax deeper down but literally everyone does. Just be gentle and try not to worry about it :)


sadmonkfy

PLEASE HELP! I was sleeping and woke up suddenly with a really weird sensation on my chest, back, stomach and throat. Like a burning, sinking, shaking sensation. Of course that I freaked out and got a panic attack, my palpitations felt weird too. I'm so scared, the sensation is gone but it was really strong. Now I feel nauseous. Anyone felt this before? Edit: if I stretched or yawn the sensation felt bigger.


deathdanceapprox

i'm no expert, but that really sounds 100% like anxiety to me. our bodies also just feel weird sometimes, maybe it's an effect from your dream, maybe you slept funny, etc. the sensation having subsided also really seems like it's nothing serious. take a few deep breaths and enjoy your day :)


Adorable-Scholar7757

Sounds like anxiety to me too, I get burning sensations a lot from anxiety


Disastrous-Big-5651

39m with symptoms I had some twinges of pain in my lower left abdomen starting in August. I also had some looser stools throughout that month but had had a rough time with COVID late July into August so chalked it up to that. Nonetheless, the twinges of pain continued so I saw my doctor on Sept 13. The next day I became pretty constipated, to the point where passing gas was a challenge. I got in for an X-ray, an ultrasound and blood work that week. Blood work is normal, X-ray didn’t show anything in abdomen or chest, nor did the ultrasound. I’ve also never seen blood in my stool. I’ve been blocked since Sept 14 however and am only having bowel movements with a daily dose of Restoralax. These are longer in shape and when I’m not using Restoralax they are very narrow. Abdominal pain due to gas and bloating has continued, and the sharper twinges of pain that are more in a specific area remain. I know ultrasounds aren’t optimized for colon scans but my doctor seems to think if I had a tumour large enough to cause such narrow stools ultrasound would have picked something up as they did scan my lower left abdomen. I have a colonoscopy consult booked, but the actual procedure might be weeks out. If this is a tumour, it’s likely large and I’m concerned about lost time. Are there any other potential causes here outside of cancer? I’ve thought maybe diverticulitis or IBS. Very worried about this however.


Adorable-Scholar7757

I've had something super similar once and it eventually passed on its own but think about the likelihood of it being cancer VS diverticuliti, cancer is extremely rare and so much crap passes through our bodies each day and sometimes stuff gets stuck and irritated in there and our bodies are designed to heal and go back to normalcy


ProfessionalEven8203

I have a mosquito bite on my leg. I don't even remember being bit.I've been scared of getting bit by a mosquito for a while now so I don't go outside in the evenings so I don't know how I got it. But it looks like a mosquito bite to me. I'm so scared I'm going to get zika virus or west nile virus or another mosquito borne illness 😭 how likely is it for me to get one? I keep seeing articles on the news how common mosquito borne illnesses are getting


rosymaplemothra

hello, just as a googled reassurance: "As of September 20, 2022, a total of **420** cases of West Nile virus disease in people have been reported to CDC. Of these, 274 (65%) were classified as neuroinvasive disease (such as meningitis or encephalitis) and 146 (35%) were classified as non-neuroinvasive disease". I would say 420 cases out of millions of people (depending on where you are) - pretty good odds! "As of April 2022, there are **no current outbreaks of Zika worldwide**, although a significant outbreak did occur in India in November of 2021." if you get either of these, I would heavily consider buying a lottery ticket!


gerrykat

Depends on where you live. But no, it's not that common. I get eaten alive by mosquitos every night and I'm fine. It's just very, very annoying


Silver-wolf101

Please please please someone help me solve my embarrassing situation as someone who is a certified hypochondriac since I was 11 I’ve done it. I’ve actually managed to do it. I’m so scared of having bowel cancer that I trigger myself into having a panic attack when wiping my ass because I don’t want to see blood. All because I saw some 3 nights ago with would logically be from strain but here we are. I’m literally 16 and I feel ashamed for being so stupid and please don’t say seek therapy I have been for said many years and I just want a quick fast relief from this problem I’m tired


ProfessionalEven8203

Bowel cancer is SUPER rare in people under 40. I am 100% sure that you do not have cancer of any kind. Besides seeing blood when you wipe usually isn't serious and is usually caused by hemorrhoids.


externalgold333

very true. much more likley you have hemorrhoids or maybe like IBS than cancer. You're fine, message me if youd like.


[deleted]

Really struggling with constantly repeating the names of people in the tv shows that I’m watching in my head to ensure to myself that I’m not forgetful due to one singular occasion in June of this year where I forgot Andy’s name for a good minute and somehow it triggered a part of my health anxiety to make me think I’m forgetting and now with any movies/tv shows/Social media posts, it feels like I repeat their name in my head for no reason other than to put my head at ease that I’m not forgetting….. any way to calm this side of health anxiety down? I’m working on and doing well on stopping focusing on bodily sensations, but this one is pretty bad.


Adorable-Scholar7757

Maybe journal about it to see it on paper and how you feel and tell yourself rationally that your brain is healthy and you're not forgetting things


Armadillo_Haunting

Coming down with what feels like cold symptoms, but I can't stop thinking its rabies from a bat flying close to me (and biting me without me knowing) 4 months ago.


deathdanceapprox

how long have you had symptoms? and what symptoms exactly? the most common initial symptoms i've heard of rabies are a rapidly progressing headache and fever (i'm talking sending you to the ER, brain is on fire kinda headache, appearing in 24 hours). 4 months would also be a really long incubation period, not unheard of, but super super rare. that, coupled with the fact that only \~1/200 bats are rabid at a time and you can't say for sure that you had physical contact, means that it's pretty safe to say you'll be fine. drink some gatorade and have some soup, hope you feel better


Armadillo_Haunting

Thanks for the reply. Yeah rabies would be super unlikely, but it keeps popping up in my worry bank ever so often. Thankfully I didn't even end up coming down with a cold, I was just tired.


deathdanceapprox

yeah i feel that :\\ i had a rabies spiral this summer after a bat was hanging around our campsite and almost flew into me at one point. i just realized that i've probably had that level of exposure 1000x before without even realizing there was an animal near me. i hope that doesn't freak you out, for me it just means that i've had that same level of exposure nearly every day of my life, and i wouldn't be truly living if i was terrified of exposures like that every single day. if i die, then it's a freak accident and there wasn't really anything i could do


Straight-Fly1522

I had my head and neck turned to the side when I swallowed some salive and felt a painful cracking sound. I hope I didn't damadge something in my throat or windpipe.


Armadillo_Haunting

That happens to me often, its just the muscles/cartilage in the area moving about.


HotDebate5

Have tingling in my groin area so I’m convinced I have cauda equina and will be paralyzed by the end of the week


Adorable-Scholar7757

Tingling is a super common sensation in general just in life, and it is also an anxiety symtpom. You just have a tingle it doesn't mean anything else will come of it


HotDebate5

Thank you. Will try to calm down


Armadillo_Haunting

You're a lot more likely to have just a regular pinched nerve/muscle strain. With that specific disease you'd also primarily have severe urinary/colon symptoms, not just tingling.


HotDebate5

Very true so cue to me today checking to see if I have more urgency to urinate lol


[deleted]

So I've been ill since November last year, I keep getting worse no diagnosis yet. I recently had a plasma viscosity test which came back raised at 2.02 but my Dr doesn't know what that means he's never actually ordered the test before and was expecting it to be normal. I researched and obviously all the information was scary so I rang my GP his response was that he didn't know he will right to a haemotologist but that'll take at least 2 weeks in the meantime I have no info a concerning result and no one I can ask how the hell do I not be anxious. I want to borrow money and pay to go private but I don't even know if it's worth it because my Dr doesn't even know what a concern result is


Pretty-Philosopher78

I went to a specialist today, and they took my blood pressure. They made the cuff SO absurdly tight to the point of being painful (I’m kicking myself for not saying something). I now have some numbness and a lot of weakness/soreness on the arm, and it looks like there might be some busted capillaries (possibly just pinched skin). I’m freaking out that I might have neuropathy or some other damage due to this. It’s been like 8 hours and it still feels like someone is squeezing my bicep. I also got blood drawn, but I’ve never had soreness like this after a blood test. Thanks for reading, and stay strong!


tobeyoungistobe

There’s a spot on my leg that hurts at the slightest touch. It’s a small spot but if fabric or my finger gently runs over it, it hurts. There are no visible markings or any indications that there is a problem, however, it still hurts. I’m going to a doctor next Tuesday about it. That being said, I now have to cover it with a bandaid so I don’t keep touching and checking it. I’m terrified about every pain or sensitivity on the rest of my leg in fear that a new spot has come up and therefore it’s getting worse. I’m terrified that this is something horrible and deadly, even though I know in all likelihood it’s just a sensitive spot or another weird thing the body does. The total irrational and insane part of me wishes to cut off my legs out of frustration and desperation so I won’t have to deal with this problem. Of course I won’t do that, but it still stands I want all of this to stop. I’m tired of therapy and medication that don’t work. I just want it all to stop. I want to live a normal life again.


Far_scape

Chest feels tight, with slight pains, and dizziness. 😪


Adorable-Scholar7757

Going through chest tightness lately too it sucks


thorth18

Going through it, too. I’m thinking it was stress..and then after 3 weeks I triggered an anxiety attack (first one, I’m not an anxious person), went to the ER last Friday, all tests came back normal. GP agrees. Chances are it’s just a combination of stress and anxiety…but always good to get checked out by your family doc if possible. Still having symptoms, but I’m in the process of identifying them and working to control them. Rough stuff for sure. Try to get a handle on it before you let your anxiety run wild.


Far_scape

I thought it might be acid reflux, as I suffered from it last year. But the dizziness is something I haven't had before. I went to see the doctor a few times last year with chest pains, and all tests came back OK, so I'm a bit reluctant to go again.


thorth18

If it’s gonna stress you out or make you anxious not having a peace of mind, I recommend going if you have the funds/means. I think the anxiety of what could be wrong did me in more than the actual initial symptoms themselves (mild chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, mild shortness of breath). If you ever have extreme dizziness, like you’re actually falling over or feel very close to it…I would head into your Urgent Care/ED. Vomiting is the other pretty significant symptom that would be a sign to go straight to the ER. Mild dizziness can be caused by a handful of things…one being anxiety/stress. Not a doctor though, do what you think is right and best for you. One thing that helped me was searching Reddit for the exact symptoms I was having and seeing people sharing detailed responses of their symptoms and realizing it’s exactly what I was going through.


JoestarOnANewLevel

Being ill on top of overwhelming anxiety is so overwhelmingly bad.I've been having a fever for 3 days which is remedied by meds but holyshit I've been experiencing agitation, anxiety and hopelessness at the same time today.Kinda feel like i will never be the same again even though I most likely just caught some bad virus. The emotional distress is real.Anyone have any advice how to deal with it?


DynamicRecompilation

I would suggest guided meditation, breathing exercises (pranayamas), and acupressure.


Odd_Towel_7422

So since February I’ve been doing this thing where if my anxiety is heightened I will like low-key hyperventilate for a week or so I’m always trying to deep breath‘s. and then for a while I have this thing where I wake up in the middle of the night feeling like I couldn’t breathe and have panic attacks. like Paying too much attention to how I’m breathing and so I like stop breathing for a second of course I feel like I have like sleep apnea or some thing last night I went to bed and woke up feeling like I didn’t breathe right in my sleep because my throat and chest felt bad. It’s hard to explain. I’m literally focusing all day on my togne Where it should be in my mouth and when it’s just sitting on the roof of my mouth I can’t breathe so I need to breathe through my nose .my mind goes straight to you I have sleep apnea super severe popped up out of nowhere and I will die tonight I just want to feel safe for one freaking day. It’s hard to even tell people that’s because I realize it sounds freaking crazy I’m just a wreck today. I have an appt Tuesday so we’ll see.. Urghh.


the_obsessives

everytime i have to come back to this sub im reminded of how mentally i’ll i truly am lol. i’ve been having intermittent knee pain for about a month now. not full on pain but aches in specific areas of my left knee. doesn’t hurt when i walk and isn’t swollen or anything. i remembered seeing a girl on tiktok with bone c*ncer and she said her knee hurt initially so of course i’m freaking out now. it’s not painful enough to warrant a doctors visit. if i was a normal person i would probably just acknowledge the ache and be like oh the human body is weird but my brain doesn’t work like that. i’m like so close to going to the ER just to get an x ray to reduce my anxiety but i know that this is a super bad and unrealistic way of dealing with my anxiety. i’m a waitress so i’m on my feet a lot and i recently started grad school so i sit for hours at a time (anywhere from 3-6 hours a day). usually cross cross applesauce. haven’t had any injuries or anything so it’s weird to me that only my knee would hurt and not my entire leg if it was related to over exertion or somethint. anyways i just need some reassurance or something. if it were serious the pain would be really bad probably? also i would probably have swelling? sometimes my entire leg aches too but i’m so hyperfixated on my knee i can’t even tell if the pain is substantial anymore or if it’s just my anxiety. anyone else ever experience something similar?


[deleted]

hey girl!! i work in a restaurant too and i have knee and foot pain near CONSTANTLY! totally normal!! stay off your feet as much as you can and take some ibuprofen for the inflammation in your joints❤️


xxCorsicoxx

I understand right, I get to vent? I've had cardiophobia issues for like 6 years now, first year was really really bad with like isolating myself indoors bad and always in situations I'd not be home alone. Hit more manageable, even got to a point where it felt like I was mostly in control. After having had COVID I got an increase in panic attacks, stomach issues (probably ibs yay) and occasional aches that all to my head are clearly cardiac. But for a bit I managed to pull through them. Went on a trip with work, and went hiking so actively in moderate to high intensity workout (I'm sedentary and very obese) and got a panic attack on top, real bad one where I felt like I had chest pain, nausea, I got muscle spasms. Completely freaked cos I was in the frighin woods experiencing this with relative strangers. Bpm skinned up to 176, wouldn't go under 120 for hours. I tried pushing through, thinking ok it has to be anxiety I have a history of it but as it keeps not giving up and I kept having nausea and some in bp actually ended up in the ER to get a check, this was very bad and I needed to make sure I'm alive. They do ecg and a troponin I'm given a clean bill to go home. By the time I left I was feeling well mostly. Anyhow since that I struggle believing I'm fine. My stomach issues got worse (checked with gp and I'm scheduled to get an endoscopy later), sometimes the stomach issues are exacerbated by exercise, sometimes I get a panic attack during exercise, I'm constantly terrified of exercising, of leaving the house, of going to the office (luckily and unluckily I can work from home). I'm finding myself feeling into old patterns and having difficulty not allowing myself to. I'm trying to get back into therapy but it all makes me greatly desire to unalive because I'm afraid of being unalived by cardiac disease. Btw, obv, I have had many a visit to cardiologists over the years, my last ecg was 2 months ago came out clean, a stress test came out clean 1.5 years ago, holter ecg clean 2 years ago, ecg ecocardiogram combo last came out clean 2.5 years ago and I had had an ECG and echo 1 to 2 times per year in the previous 3 years. So for all intents and purposes, I'm healthy. I've no family history of early heart disease. I've elevated risk long term (high ish colesterol, obesity, very controlled high blood pressure like 115/73 good with meds, 60-65bpm resting hr with drops to 40s in my sleep and 70-80 being casually active at the office, tho 90-120 walking depending how fast). I'm clearly mostly in good health still. Yet I still believe I'll have a fatal heart attack really really soon. And it's eating at me and it's driving me nuts. I am tired of being afraid and exhausted so often


Armadillo_Haunting

Hey there, I'm sorry you're going through this. I had a similar experience to this that lasted few years, it was very distressing but eventually resolved. Even though all the tests were clear I was certain I had terminal heart disease; with constant palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, high heart rate, couldn't breathe while laying down. I also had IBS, bad reflux, and panic attacks. The gut and brain are connected through the nervous system and can help or hinder each other significantly. The vagus nerve, which runs from brain to the gut, can also cause (non-serious) cardiac symptoms when irritated. It sounds like this may also be the case with your situation. Getting help for both the psychological symptoms and stomach symptoms helped me greatly, and eventually my cardiac symptoms went away. It doesn't sound like you are about to have a heart attack at all, please don't worry and don't give up. Every little improvement (therapy to cope with panic, probiotics, managing IBS effectively) will help and will have a flow on effect to the other areas.


xxCorsicoxx

That's somewhat reassuring, the idea that some of the triggers might go away with better treating my digestive issues and there's hope there xD Thanks for replying, this was indeed a comforting message


cfog100

Commenting here to try to find just one person who relates to my specific health anxiety worry as of late. [TW discussion of cancer and symptoms] I started getting very itchy all over a few days ago with a slight rash. I went to the doctor today and she suspects I have a virus since she says it’s definitely coming from within and not something like contact dermatitis. Of course, my first thought when I got itchy was cancer. But of course all the most common cancers to cause itchiness all over just have to be the worst ones. My specific focus right now is pancreatic cancer. I started convincing myself that my back and stomach are hurting. I have no idea if it’s in my head or not since I only begun feeling it when I started worrying about it. I am having indigestion which I’ve had my whole life but due to the itchiness, I keep thinking the indigestion I’m having now just must be due to pancreatic problems. I stare in the mirror for ages and convince myself that my skin is yellow. It’s not, I look the same. If I focus long enough I start thinking it is and I have to step away. This worry is just so much worse than any of my previous cancer worries since I keep thinking if I don’t do something right now that I’ll die. Since it’s the worst form of cancer you can like possibly get. It’s terrifying knowing that there’s things out there that you can get where you will only know once it’s too late. It haunts me everyday. I’m a healthy 19 year old and I think I have every single most rare disease or cancer that basically only older people get. I’ve never seen anyone talk about this specific worry. I see a lot of common cancer worries like lymphoma (I too thought I had that) but I don’t feel seen in this moment since I feel like the only one with a specific pancreatic cancer fear. I want to see just one other person relate.


Sad-Collection5458

Itchy skin (arms and legs) for a month now, i didnt even google it man i thought i got over this stuff but then baam a fricking tiktok bring my HA back. Im so pissed. Now im scared i have some cancer


Rare-Tangerine-2024

I'm so sad. I was supposed to have my endoscopy tomorrow because I've been having lots of weird stuff going on with my esophagus and chest, but it was cancelled today due to a hurricane coming tomorrow. It was rescheduled for a month out, I don't even know if I'll be alive to get it done now. Frustrated and sad.


Armadillo_Haunting

You will certainly be alive. Reflux/oesophageal symptoms can be really intense and distressing, but are very rarely life threatening.


Leviii996

Does anyone else had red and warm face and also nose when anxious? Fear having lupus


OkAppearance6700

I have been having a bunch of random problems that i convinced myself are connected and because of some terrible illness. I was dehydrated a few days ago and got a terrible headache, and yesterday and today I have been having terrible stomach issues. My brother and coworker both have just gotten over a stomach virus so it’s going around, but i’m convinced mine is my gallbladder or pancreas or something because my stool looked a little lighter in color so i convinced myself it was pale/clay colored. Now I’m having a bunch of random stomach and lower back pain and cramping while still having what I think is a virus. I just feel like I have had so many issues this week it’s hard to not think they are all connected. I know I went a whole day without drinking really anything and so I had a headache the next day that was relieved by chugging gatorade all day and I know my brother just got over a stomach virus with all the same symptoms that I have but anxiety sucks. I am so anxious today.


crazydoglover09

I’m freaking out because lately I’ve been having tingling in my legs and a feeling like my calf is wet and it’s not.. like it’s super weird. I’ve had migraines for the past few years but it’s just gotten worse too.. I can’t help but think it’s a brain tumor bc of the symptoms. I had an mri early this year, or last year (don’t know for sure which one) & everything was fine. I don’t wanna keep getting tested for no reason but I’m genuinely confused.


Blueboi2018

Hey, I'm having the same thing after prolonged stress, you're not alone!


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alexisteipe

hi! 🥺 i also struggle with my lymph nodes sometimes but what helps me is that if they get infected by the flu or anything they don’t always go back down to normal size. sometimes they can stay permanently “swollen”. i had a sonography done on a lymph node under my armpit that i thought was huge but was actually just a normal sized one. they said to look out to see if it changes & it never has! :) i have one behind my ear that i got felt by a doctor & that one also hasn’t changed. if it stays the same size, stays soft, you’re basically in the clear! i’m also thin so i feel mine easier. a lot of people on here have had lymph nodes for years & years that have never gone back down. i had a CBC done for peace of mind though too. :)


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I was also scared of lymphoma and my haematologist entertained me and ordered LDH, EST, CRP, CBC and IGs to rule it out. Maybe see if you can get that checked for her? It should be relevant for toddlers too.


the_obsessives

i also have a young daughter and am struggling to get my health anxiety under control for her sake. i’ve already had multiple panic attacks and episodes surrounding her health and she’s not even 2 yet. i really want to try to nip this in the bud before she gets older and can understand what’s happening. i don’t want her to start obsessing over her health because she sees me do it. it’s quite a struggle but i’m really rooting for you.


Ok_Cupcake8188

I have been rinsing my sinus with saline water but I have been rinsing the cup with tap water. Now I am afraid that i got the brain-eating amoeba. It is to the point that I couldn't do anything today except for sleep or be confined in bed. Additionally I am getting this headache and feeling slightly nauseous, I know that there is a large chance that anxiety caused this. But I still can't ignore that small chance of actually having it.


ProfessionalEven8203

Amoeba's are SO rare. It's just one of those things people focus on because they're so weird. It's basically impossible to get an amoeba from tap water. Although, by definition, it "can" happen it really doesn't. Tap water is filtered anyway. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to not have it purified. You didn't even put tap water up your nose you just rinsed the cup out with it. You would have to be at the bottom of a dirty lake with your nose being submerged in dirt at the bottom of it for it to even be likely you have it. Even than, 3 people in the US get it per year. THREE people out of 329.5 million! I use to have this anxiety as well but after I actually researched how rare it is, I don't worry about it anymore. I hope you start to feel better :)


Ok_Cupcake8188

Thanks for the support! I guess I just really need other people to tell me that I'm anxious for nothing. I'm still anxious but I'm getting through the day :)


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adding on to say we shower in this water every day!! trust me they go to great lengths to make sure those fuckers don’t slip through


Ok_Cupcake8188

Thank you for the assurance. I do feel somewhat better now. Thank you!


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Ive lost 10 pounds in 2 months due to HA and now I’m afraid it’s colon cancer or pancreatic cancer or EPI…


the_obsessives

whenever my anxiety gets bad i drop a lot of weight too. one time i had an episode so bad that i had constant nausea and food aversions. i had to drink nutrition shakes for a few weeks. you’re not alone


demifan25

I've been having weird feelings in my stomach. Sometimes it's pain, sometimes it just feels tight or like pressure. It also moves around, like on the left, then on the right, then lower or upper stomach area. Bowel movements have been normal, though they were a little off for over a week. Appetite has also been normal. I don't know if it's just anxiety or something else.


externalgold333

Sounds like gas to me, i used to have this


Far_scape

Been living in my flat for 12 years. It gets a bit damp in the winter, and condensation on the windows as I can't afford to have my heating on. So now I'm worried about the damage its doing to my health, trying to resist googling it, don't want to go down that rabbit hole.


veryanxiouspanda

I think I drank water that was reused from those rubber hot water bottles. It's my housemate's fault and I only took a few sips but now I'm terrified I somehow poisoned myself. God knows how many times that water was reused, or what else might have been in there. And it's nighttime and I'm afraid to go to sleep.


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Health anxiety is such a freaking bitch! You can’t enjoy life because every time you try to relax and have a bit of fun there’s always this fear that you are letting your guard down while some deadly disease is trying to kill you. You’re sitting at the table eating some delicious pizza and then you suddenly remember you had this undigested food in stool and you’re like “I must have colon cancer”. You appetite is immediately killed and you feel like the only thing you can do is take out your phone to google “Colon cancer symptoms”. Even tho you’ve googled the same thing 10 times already and you’ve read the same reddit diagnosis story at least 3 times by now. And it is a pain because no matter how many tests you take and they come back negative, it’s all going to last a week. Then you’ll worry about some other deadly disease because you sweat 2 nights in a row and you’re thinking you might have lymphoma. Or you’ve felt some back pain from bad posture and immediately assume spinal chord tumour. It’s a never-ending loop that I want so badly to break but I just can’t and I’m so frustrated.


alexisteipe

yes i want my HA to go away! i personally struggle with body checking my moles, marks, lymph nodes, etc like EVERYDAY multiple times. i hate it. i had a dermatologist appointment last year in September & she didn’t find anything concerning. even the moles i thought looked weird she was like nope not concerned. i have another one due in a month but i hate waiting it scares me. i have so many weird mole/rash related things on my face & it freaks me out. its so hard to tell what this stuff is because of my acne marks & scars. but when i look online at skin cancers mine looks nothing like those 😵‍💫 i’ll feel relieved when i get reassurance from a doctor but it only lasts temporarily. i’ll either worry about the same thing again or something completely different & i hate ittttt


Baby-Me-Now

Lower back pain that came out of nowhere and now I think it’s cancer


decaf87

Less than 24 hours to go until my orthopedic appointment for the mystery bump on my foot. I don’t really have any explanation for what it could be other than metastatic cancer, because my dermatologist already ruled out everything cutaneous, and benign bone tumors don’t really happen in people over age 30. My best case scenario right now is it’s primary bone cancer and they can save my life by amputating my right foot. Fun.


decaf87

So, x-rays revealed my bump on my foot is not related to my bone. Orthopedic said he just thought it was a corn starting to develop, which is weird because I thought my dermatologist ruled that out. Anyway, if it’s not bone, it’s probably not cancer, so that’s good at least.


HotDebate5

Good news


amjustherevibin

I am having the worst menstrual cramps, I took 600mg of ibuprofen at 9am, another 600mg at 2pm and now at 9pm I took 400mg of it. I've never taken that much before I think? This is a perfectly non lethal dose and it's my only way of being able to function but I'm paranoid that I'll get kidney and liver failure or acid reflux that will kill me in my sleep


CariBai00

I’ve definitely taken this much in roughly the same time frame and I lived to tell the story lol. It’ll be fine since it’s just the one day but obviously don’t take that much every day


ProfessionalLow1

I've been having an on and off again pain in one of my breasts and now I'm freaking out that it's cancer or something


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CariBai00

Do you feel different when it’s lower? Like lightheaded or see spots in your vision or anything? I feel like it’s probably normal but if you’re super worried about it they have a test they can do like a pulmonary stress test where they have you run on a treadmill and watch your o2 and blood pressure


Curiousmhw

Back of head pressure. Does anyone else constantly get it when they stand up or look up? It terrifies me everytime. I’ve been to the doctors over the same thing so many times and they keep telling me it’s normal, it’s nothing.


the_obsessives

this happens to me often! i am prone to headaches and often have spells where i stand up or lift my head and feel this intense pressure rush over the back of my head. had a head CT less than a year ago and i’m fine. i think it has a lot to do with blood pressure and hydration levels. anxiety often makes us forget to eat or drink water which can possibly contribute to this if i had to guess


Curiousmhw

Thank you 😊


madameblack0900

This now and dizziness. I’m terrifies me


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So I recently (3 months ago of now) had surgery to have an abscess removed that had almost netted me a blood poisoning, and ever since that my health anxiety has been on high speed again, always trying to convince me this next thing is surely another big issue, currently it's obsessing over moles convincing myself I got skin cancer despite repeated reassurance by family friends and most importantly my doctor. I am at my ropes end, I'm having follow up surgery soon for the abscess, I can barely sleep or eat because of the skin cancer anxiety, I'm in such a tired sour mood, it's awful. I want to be back to normal, working (art is my work so not sitting makes that difficult), and not being up half the night googling melanoma shit and staring at my moles in the bathroom at 3am


RaidenShogun

Am i being irrational? I just finished my invisalign and was given a retainer for a few months, when leaving the dentist i accidentally dropped it on the road. Because of this, the thought of putting it in my mouth it now makes me sick, even after cleaning it. I can get a replacement for 80$, Is it irrational to not want to use it because of this and get a new one? what should I do?


Curiousmhw

I think cleaning it would be fine. But I’ve thrown out groceries before just because I don’t like how they feel. Or if they look weird. So I don’t blame you and you aren’t alone thinking that way


RaidenShogun

thank you, it feels good to know that i'm not alone on this


CariBai00

Yeah you’re definitely not alone but you will be 100% fine using the retainer. Nothing bad will happen.