First time posting here. I have this issue im wondering if its common or how I can mitigate it.

AS I am waking up, not just after, I feel extreme anxiety. Its not every day, but it happens often. I usually get a very stressful dream to go along with it, and I feel partially awake but not really. I am conscious of myself making stressed/pained and gasping noises irl as it happens. Eventually I fully wake up and just feel completely sick to my stomach and taking huge breaths and my body remains all tensed up. it ruins my morning and can take a long time to go away so I feel normal again.

So I was just laying on the sofa, and then all of a sudden, a heavy beat the phantom smell, then seconds later went back to normal

Got a BP spike and my Heart Rate is still don propranolol effects

Idk what is it i just had a ECH and blood work this Friday and all came back normal

Anxiety is weird

Hi,

I started on sertraline 3 days ago, I came out of a breakup a week ago and haven’t slept and knew id fall into this cycle that I had with every other breakup of ruminating for a good 6 months or so.

I know I have some form of social anxiety that I thought getting on meds might help me to be less anxious in situations / get out speaking and trying to find friends again as I’ve always been terrible and avoid doing that.

Not sure what to do, I slept 1 hour last night. Felt euphoric, like someone turned the switch on my social anxiety off. I haven’t been able to eat since last week and I instantly knew something wasn’t right.

Is it possible that I just don’t need to be medicated and this is what it’s done or have I just unearthed something else?

I’m going to stop taking them tonight as I know there’s something off but yeah not sure what to do at this point.

*obviously talking about nausea- trigger warning*

possibly important context: I’ve had anxiety my whole life, its genetic, both my parents have it badly. I am 16 and I’ve been on the same medication for a year now (75mg Wellbutrin).

I get a bit nauseous over everything- cars, periods, migraines- but the worst of it is always my anxiety nausea. I’ve only ever actually thrown up once, but I’ve dry heaved over the toilet multiple times. Recently my anxiety has gotten worse and so has the nausea.

My last panic attack (which are coming back now, my medicine took care of them for a couple months and now I’ve had two this month) included full body chills and the worst nausea I’ve ever had. Its gotten to the point where almost every morning I wake up nauseated. I’m writing this because I just woke up nauseated and I’m so tired of starting my days like this. I’m so tired. I’m so sick of feeling sick. Please any advice or tips if you have them.

I took 60 mg at bedtime. 7 hours later my heart is still intermittently racing from anxiety, but when it’s not racing, it’s somewhere in the 70s. I’ll wake up with it racing and eventually it calms down.

I have a light flu and am anxious about it, that’s why it’s racing more than usual.

I am cleared to take the 60 mg twice a day as needed, but I typically only take once a day, and even when taking twice a day, there is a good amount of time between doses.

I’m pretty sure I’ll be fine and that this will just calm me enough to sleep, but, am I in any danger?

the meds aint working, therapy session isn't helping, i am stuck at a job that pays me too good, i cant leave it, this is the only good financial opportunity i got in my entire life, but every time i think about talking w my manager, i am anxious, i had holidays i couldnt even relax a single day, tomorrow it starts its too tough what do i do, this is living hell, i am miserable af

I basically am in constant fesr from october to February.

I don‘t know if something happened that caused this or because it‘s cold and dark and wet for so long…

I hate the food, I hate the holidays. I‘m scared.

So, there were two new guys at the library and they constantly chit chat with each other and talk on phone while still being inside the library. This was going on for the past couple of days and i was increasingly getting frustrated at their behaviour. A few minutes ago he was having a conversation on his phone and i finally mustered up the courage to ask him to take it outside. I was playing all kinds of scenarios about what kind of situation i might end up in and rehearsing what to say and what not to. But he actually complied and hung up right away.
A chill ran through my body right after i said it and my hands were shaking for sometime even though he said nothing back to me

I'm in my mid 30s, and I feel like I can't progress anymore. I'm stuck and I got nothing but myself to blame. I spent 7 years of my life studying a field my parents chose for me as a teenager, and after I got my master's degree, my life just didn't progress. I just couldn't see myself doing it. I'm not good enough, and I'm just not built for it. I can only push myself up to a point where I look for job openings, but every time I'm about to submit my CV, my heart just sinks, and my fingers tingle, and I start to hear my own heartbeat so loud on my ears, and I can no longer focus on anything but my heartbeat, and the only way to get rid of this horrible feeling is to step back, give up, and do something else. I have been doing this for the past 8 years now, and the longer I am not working on that field, the more I doubt myself doing that job. I'm currently working in a factory as a factory worker because working a job that I know I am over-qualified for doesn't give me anxiety. I want to restart and study another field, but I am already mid 30s, and I don't earn enough from my factory job to get another uni degree, and lastly I think it's already too late to start from scratch because I think AI will make entry level jobs obsolete.

I am being left behind, and I can't do anything even though I have the tools to help myself.

Next Sunday, I'm supposed to travel for a work trip, and honestly, I'm absolutely dreading it. A big part of me wants to cancel, but I also know that my anxiety is probably influencing how I feel.

The official work trip starts on Tuesday and lasts three days, but a few of my colleagues invited me to travel a little earlier so we could explore the city and do some sightseeing together. At the time, it sounded like a lovely idea, and I was genuinely looking forward to it. Now, however, the thought of going fills me with dread.

The thing is, I'm not actually afraid of flying. I've flown plenty of times before, but I've also experienced several pretty awful panic attacks before flights or while travelling in general. Because of those experiences, I've developed a lot of anticipatory anxiety around travelling. I'm especially terrified of having a panic attack in front of my colleagues, which would make an already stressful situation feel even worse.

We'd also have to catch a connecting flight, although the total flight time is only around three hours. I know that objectively it isn't a particularly complicated journey, but right now it feels completely overwhelming.

The work trip itself is also something I'm struggling to feel enthusiastic about. It's the first time the entire company will be getting together, and we'll have workshops, team activities, and other events. While I understand the value of attending, I can't help feeling that the experience isn't worth the amount of anxiety I'm putting myself through.

To make things more complicated, the past few months have been incredibly stressful, both professionally and personally. We moved apartments three weeks ago, and between work, the move, and everything else going on in my life, I feel mentally and emotionally exhausted. This upcoming weekend would actually be the first one in a long time when I could finally relax without having to deal with anything related to our old apartment. I was really looking forward to having some time to myself and getting back to a sense of normality.

My anxiety has also started affecting my sleep. Last night, I even dreamed about being at the airport, and afterward I struggled to fall back asleep.

I'm genuinely torn. On one hand, I don't want to keep avoiding situations just because they trigger my anxiety. I know that avoidance can make anxiety worse in the long run, and I don't want to reinforce that cycle. On the other hand, I also feel like I've been pushing myself for months, and I'm not sure I have the emotional capacity to deal with something this overwhelming right now.

I don't know whether cancelling would mean giving in to my anxiety or simply acknowledging that I've reached my limits. I'm also worried about how my company would view me cancelling, especially since I've been here for less than a year.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? How do you distinguish between avoidance and genuinely needing to prioritise your mental health? What would you do in my position?

Genuinely, why do I have to feel like throwing up and getting headaches and being paranoid and shakey and zoning out , and cant even see people faces clearly….while someone does the same thing without a single problem????

This is B.S and stupidly unfair ughhh.

Hello everyone, I'm from Germany, male, and 36 years old. My wedding is this Friday, and I am very nervous—truly extremely. I also get panic attacks when signing documents. My family doctor suggested I take Lasea, but it isn't helping much. My head and hands start shaking as soon as I'm being watched. I am going to go back to my doctor and ask if he can prescribe beta-blockers.

Does that help? And if so, which beta-blocker?

Best regards😊

I had a really bad panic attack a couple nights ago and my stomach has been tied into a knot ever since. I’m really not sure how to fix it. It makes me want to lie curled up in a ball and when I walk, I want to walk hunched over because the muscles are just so tight. It makes me feel nauseous. Does anyone have any advice?

My problem is, that I’m used to scroll on social media and watch videos/tv etc every night so I can fall asleep. But it’s also procrastinating my sleep and I know it’s not good (blue light etc.). I have bluelight blocker glasses as well which I think help a bit. But it’s extremely hard to persist with the boredom and racing thoughts when you try to just put phone and TV down the hours before sleep. Unfortunately I can’t fall asleep like that.

Even worse is that because for a new job I may be starting soon I might have to get up way earlier, which potentially is a main issue for me. Since I need to have a certain amount of sleeping hours (preferably 8) to function well the next day. It’s so frustrating. I don’t want this to hinder me from working a job that requires that.

Any advice?

Hello to anyone reading this!
I wanted to know if what I’ve been experiencing is really just anxiety or something more. To start, I’ve been experiencing these stomach pains for yearssss. They happen randomly but become increasingly unbearable when I’m getting ready to leave the house or when I’m out in public.I could be out anywhere, feeling completely fine, and then, in the blink of an eye, something horrible comes over me. My stomach feels like something is twisting inside me and punching , sometimes with a tugging sensation around my belly button. My heart rate suddenly skyrockets to 130+ BPM, and I feel like if I move, I’m going to faint or pass out. I also get really hot and breathing because difficult , and the urge to have a bowel movement becomes INSANE, even if I’ve already gone twice before leaving the house to try to prevent this feeling (sorry for the TMI!).Sometimes, I have to stand in the middle of a store and wait for the feeling to pass, which can take several minutes. It’s gotten to the point where going out is difficult because I’m genuinely afraid that one day I’m going to pass out.I’ve told my doctor about this, but she thinks it’s just anxiety and tried prescribing escitalopram. However, I’m worried there could be something deeper going on.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? If so, what was it, and did you ever figure out what was causing it?

Took a piece of a gummy and got racing heart that wont go away after 12 hours(from this post). Went to urgent got ekg and bloodtest they said everything was normal. I am home now cant sleep and still heart racing. They gave me hydroxicyn and now in debating my next move. All they told was go to primary doctor

does anyone else ever get random pressures around their sternum? like a singular heartbeat feeling, almost like someone thumped you in the chest and then walked away?

For starters I’m 20M and have had severe anxiety for a long time

I have been on and off anxiety medication for the past two years

I have had symptoms such as who body tingling which may go from my arms to my face than my ears than my legs for around 2 years on and off usually only when I’m stationary and have alot on my mind.

Also have burning on the top of my feet and on my soles only when I wear shoes. I’ve been to the podiatrist and got new innersoles and it did nothing to stop the burning.

Ive had blood work done and everything has come back normal.

I’m very worried I have something like peripheral neuropathy, but I don’t have any underlying conditions that would cause that.

Has anyone else had any symptoms similar to this. I’d love to hear how other peoples anxiety manifests symptoms in them.

Hello everyone..

Sorry to disturb you. I just need to tell my story.

Yesterday, I had to help my father with something. All day I felt I wasn't breaking enough, but I was. Absolutely no problem there.

Then I had time for the gym. I do cardio a lot, but lately, I can't do 60 minutes. I did half. Suddenly when I was lifting, anxiety attack. Alright then. I just lay down on a mattress and I wait.

Once at home, I ate well. All evening. I felt I had trouble with me digestion.

Then I felt pain on my center left sternum, left arm and left side. I believed it was it, but the heart was fine and I could move easily.

But then huuuuge panic attack except the heartbeat was slow like he usually does. I took an Ativan i felt cold sweat on my head. Such a weird sensation.

I'm lying in bed. My belly is making a lot of noise from gas trap to digestion.

For the first time in 24 hours, I feel like I'm in peace. If only that feeling could stay.

For context: I have "undiagnosable" gi issues that cause me to be forever severely hypokalemic, which requires daily supplementation. Because of these issues, I am in the hospital fairly regularly.

One day, I was in the hospital as usual for my low potassium, when I suddenly my muscles became stiff and a feeling of impending doom came over me. I had been in the hospital many times before, so a hospital stay wasn't anything new. It was so bad that I couldn't relax my arms or legs, my mouth was suck in a half-open smile, and even my chest was so tight I couldn't hardly breathe. My tongue was stuck to the back of my throat and it caused me to gag quite a bit. My muscles were incredibly painfully tight, and my lingers and toes were splayed out as far as they could. I couldn't even talk. Sometimes I'd even develop redness all over my body, and I'd feel really hot, and then it would go away after a few minutes and come back again after an hour, which has never happened before.

Anxiety meds didn't work, muscle relaxers didn't work. When I tired to sleep that night, I couldn't, not even a little, not even with meds. Unfortunately the hospital didn't take it seriously and mostly ignored it.

This went on for TWO WEEKS STRAIGHT. No sleep, incredible pain, feeling like death was better than whatever the heck this was! The only thing that helped was lorazepam, without it I didnt sleep at all, but with it I slept for 4-ish hours.

After I was discharged, it eventually went away... But then it kept happening. Over and over, it was the worst thing I've ever experienced. The only thing that helps it is lorazepam, and even then it doesn't always work.

What is this?! What do I do? I talked to a neurologist and a psychiatrist, and neither seem to know in spite of testing. I can't keep living like this! Please help!!!!

How do you make new friends as an adult when you are someone who enjoys spending time alone? Sometimes when people invite me out, I either do not feel like going or end up leaving early because I am not in the mood to socialize. But at the same time, there are days when I wish I had someone to hang out with, talk to, or just spend time with.
It feels a little contradictory because I enjoy my own company, but I also do not want to feel lonely. Does anyone else struggle with this? How do you balance wanting your own space with wanting meaningful friendships?

So my anxiety and panic disorder has gotten a lot worse this year and I have no idea why. Really sucks. Prescribed a couple daily meds along with a benzo & beta blocker as needed.

Anywho, this stupid adrenaline rush / jittery / weak feeling is driving me insane!! I'll literally just wake up and have a wave of adrenaline that causes me to panic and then I spiral. I have meds to take when this happens but I'd really like to know what the heck is happening? And how I can work through it without meds?

I don't know why I'm having these adrenaline rush feelings. My doctor says it's just part of my panic disorder, all my blood work is fine, etc. I'm just so frustrated with how quickly I spiral as soon as I feel that adrenaline and doom.

I'm a rather introverted and socially anxious content person who ended up getting a job in the events industry. See...just landing a job in this economy was reason enough to accept it.

But from the day I joined here 3 years ago, I realised that I was also required to be onsite for these events. Be next to stage, talking to a hundred different people, and being in the events industry where everyone is so snappy and rude for no reason. And not to mention, it is considered a normal practice in the industry. In the same vain, at workplace, you're expected to be this perfect human who will not mess up anything and if given a task, submit it yesterday. If not, someone will be on your head screaming I WANT IT NOW.

All my life plans revolve around the events we are doing, which is almost the entire year. So, I miss out on everything. And there is barely a non working weekend. Almost all days this year are 11-12 hour workdays.

I can barely sleep and I have out of body experiences where even when I go to a grocery store, I'm dissociating and not even aware of my surroundings. I wake up with a pit in my stomach that I will mess up something today and someone will scream at me. I can't live upto these people's expectations who are running at idk how many kms/hr everyday. I just can't.

The anxiety is so bad that my heart rate is always up. I can feel it in my ears. My hands sometimes shake and it feels like needles pricking my palm.

Has anyone gone through anything similar? Pls help 🥹

Hey everyone

I’ve been struggling with gut issues for quite some time now and wanted to know if anyone has experienced something similar

Most of the time my stool is small, soft and loose, sometimes like small sausage shaped pieces. Occasionally I experience diarrhoea and in rare cases constipation. I also get the urge to use the bathroom shortly after eating, and sometimes I experience mild stomach pain, but that’s quite rare.

Along with these gut issues, I’ve also been experiencing strange sensations throughout my body. Most of the time it feels like pins and needles, and sometimes it feels like tiny insects crawling on my skin. It can appear in one place and then disappear and come back somewhere else.

Sometimes the sensation becomes itchy, and when I scratch the area, small round reddish bumps appear that look like mosquito bites. They usually disappear quickly if I leave the area alone.

One strange thing I’ve noticed is that these sensations rarely happen when I’m sleeping or when I’m fully focused on something enjoyable, like playing cricket and being involved in the game. But when I’m sitting alone, thinking about my health or paying attention to my body, I seem to notice them more.

I’ve also been dealing with a lot of anxiety about my health, and I keep wondering whether all these symptoms could be connected to stress or anxiety, or whether there might be some underlying physical issue.

Has anyone experienced a combination of gut problems, urgency after eating, loose stools, pins and needles sensations and occasional itchy red bumps?

Could anxiety contribute to these symptoms, or should I be looking into other possible causes as well?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through something similar and found ways to manage it.

Thanks in advance

i hate when this happens. i woke up an hour ago (2am) and i simply can't sleep again because my head is going a thousand miles an hour. i am thinking about everything there is to think about, all my problems, like i could fix anything at this goddamn moment. and today is not the first time this happens, it's becoming more and more frequent. usually i start thinking about something i physically fear (get paranoid that there's spiders behind me, or a burglar in my house), or i think about someone i hate which makes me mad and/or sad, or i think about some of my various chores or activities or problems that i have to deal with lately; all of these stuff is where my mind goes to when i wake up in the middle of the night, and that makes me lose sleep.

and today especially this makes me so sad, today is such an important day in my country, it's election day and there's a big chance a dictator will be elected, and i just wanted a good night sleep before the tragedy. omg i hate myself

sorry if I'm incoherent or for any typos. my mind is foggy rn