Have you had a thyroid test done ?

Yes, actually I had 2 thyroid tests done, one this summer and one about 2 weeks ago. Both came back perfectly fine. I also had all the normal blood tests looking for abnormalities and those were all fine. And this summer I had a ton of heart tests (catscan, blood tests, stress test) and those are fine. So I know it's not my thyroid or heart. ;-)

Well, i'm doing a variety of things: exercise, vitamins, eating right, progressive muscle relaxation, and prayer.

I was hoping to hear from people about the flu-like symptoms. I guess no one experiences that like me? Today was really bad. I was up most of the night with mild anxiety, then all day i've felt like i've got the flu.

Hi there glanzer

i've also had symtoms like you, muscle spasms, lack of appetite, feeling shaky, week-kneed, finding it hard to get to sleep and when I do I wake during the night, and generally just that run-down kind of feeling. I also for no apparent reason seem to get cold/flu like symptoms and like yourself I dont end off with the cold/flu.

I had my worst panic attack on 10 jan 2006 and honestly thought it was a heart attack to the point where I called out loud 'oh please no', at that time I was off work with possibly some kind of virus tho my dr isn't sure and my mum thought maybe I was worried about being off work!

I've not had a major panic attack like that again tho I think i've had a few smaller ones as though maybe it was going to happen but I think i've managed to stay calm enough to control it, all that happened was I got the hot flush n rush up feeling and before anything else happened I took a few deep breath and tried to relax as much as I could but its still scarey.

I forgot to speak to my dr about these attacks last time I saw her but feel a bit guilty having to make yet another appointment as I never seem to have been away from the place recently.

I do have an under-active thyroid but thats kept well checked and the levels are fine and recently had a full blood test done and everything came back negative - so why do I still feel anxious?

Hello

anxiety can be quite scary and in some cases medication is a good solution, but I find the ease with which doctors write prescriptions rather disturbing.
Anxiety is a very common mental health issue, and one that can be worked through.
Sometimes it's best to figure things out for yourself.

I personally used a program at http://selftherapy.Org which I though was terrific - it literally ended my anxiety and panic attacks within days.
Perhaps your solution lies elsewhere.But I urge you to not be too quick to pop pills that will numb your desire to find a real solution.

I wish you the best!

Í have struggled with this for a year now. I have ´panic and anxiety anyway, but about once a month or sometime less/more often I get th9is feeling that I am about to get a flu.. Get weak in my arms and legs, weak feeling all over my body, get shiversm but dont actually get a flu... I dont get a fever or anything......Weird.

Its causing me alot of panic aswell cause I think its something serious.

Yes, sometimes when i'm anxious I get a feeling as if i've got a fever.

Hi glanzer,
reading your experience has reminded me of my own problems last year.I work for a company as s/w developer.Needless to tell,it is a very demanding job .. Always keeps me on my toes.Once my boss gave a deadline which was difficult to meet.Just one day before,i was so fearful that I did not go to office. But,at home , I was feeling more restless.So,finally,i decided to go to office in second half.And my goodness .. My boss had extended the deadline and I was beating my head.
Don't worry - this is a very common affliction and there's a lot of info out there for you. I used a technique offered by selftherapy.Org that was simple yet wonderfully effective for me - changed my life. But that's just one approach. In many cases just plain simple exercise can release a lot of the built up energy that transforms into anxiety.

Good luck!

--binod shankar

I understand completely what you are talking about. I get the "flu" like symtoms and then start to worry that something else must be wrong. That is never the case, because when I get things tested i'm apparently physicaly healthy.
Anxiety does so many weird things to our bodies, I have had diagnosed anxiety and panic attacks for five years now, I have had every text book symtom and thought that there is associated with anxiety.

Thanks for all the great replies. Well at least I know it's not unusual for flu-like symptoms to appear. Also thanks to those who offered drug-free help. I'm actually doing a lot better now, and i've been using some natural techniques for reducing anxiety. They're in a book I bought title "natural relief for anxiety" by a guy named bourne. Very good and straightforward book. Things like progressive muscle relaxation, diet, exercise, etc. Has helped a lot, along with lots of prayer. :-) now that I know I don't have some disease and that I just need to work through things, it makes the anxiety better and let's me cope with it more rationally.

God bless you all.

If you can.. I would go to an ent specialists and have your ears/sinuses checked.

After 6 years of anxiety disorder.. I have an appointment with an ent this tuesday and I know my left ear has a problem and that my sinuses are messed up.

My normal doctor.. Blamed my symptoms on stress and depression. I know he is wrong..

I have recently started reading alot of info online about how middle ear issues can cause "dizzyness" and how this leads to anxiety and even panic disorders...

Just something to think about..
Sinus problems can cause middle ear issues and would explain the fever too

Hi! A lot of this can be from anxiety, stress, depression, strep, their are a lot of things out their like mono, more and more thyroid problems that you really have to keep a close eye on. It seems to me that ever since they took away the d.D.T. Which is a chemical they used to spray the crops and fields with that things have really re-surfaced such as ms and all of these so called syndromes and all of these immune diseases. I guess you can tell that I am from the old school.
Good luck to you all, hope you are doing better soon after all, it could be aa lot worse!
Remember that we are here for each other.
Remember that their are times that their is help at the end of your arm and if you do need some extra help that their is nothing to be ashamed of as we all need a little help sometines in our lives.
We are not here to judge.
Their are times that some of this anxiety has been built up from the past and their is such a thing called e.M.D.R. A psychologist works with you on this , it is done with out medication it is done by her/him tapping you either on your knee or moving her/his finger back and forth in front of your face and you are able to bring out some of the negativenes from the past out or if you have certain phobias or post war syndromes it will take you back to that certain time in your life, and you release it it is a very unique experience.

I kind of had the same symptoms - good days and bad days. My doctor said although most of us have the epstein bar virus, my acts up when disturbed, probably through stress, anxiety.

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I too get the hot feeling and the flue like symptoms. I never had any trouble with my sinusus until I got my anxiety - now I get an infection at least once a month!!

Hey everyone... Check out a mitral valve prolapse. It's a heart condition that causes anxiety, as well as other things.