Welcome to ehealth forum!

This is the anxiety and stress forum - feel free to discuss and ask any questions you might have regarding these two topics in here.

I'm futurelovers and I'm a supporter in this forum. You can also feel free to ask me any questions in any thread (I check them all), and if I missed your question, then send me a private message and I will do my best to reply on time and help you...

I'm supporting this forum because anxiety and stress are part of our daily lives, and they can often times take a huge toll on our lives. It is something we experience on a daily basis, sometimes even without knowing it. I know I've experienced it myself... anxiety and panic attacks, not knowing what to do or what is happening, feeling really ill and tired, constantly stressed, always fatigued, etc. - and that is why I'm here to help you - so that none of you here will have to experience anxiety and stress at its maximum force.

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Here is a list of some of the most common symptoms of anxiety/stress, and panic disorders:

PHYSICAL symptoms

* ear pain/pressure/fullness (Eustachian tube dyfunction is common, as are other ear disorders triggered by anxiety)
* genital organ dysfunctions
* hypersensitivity issues in specific areas of the body
* muscle pain/cramps/spasms
* back pain (mild, and in some cases severe)
* neck pain
* eye pain/irritation/red eyes/visual disturbances
* fatigue/muscular fatigue
* lack of energy
* specific anxiety manifested organ dysfunction (happens when you are worried about a specific part of your body)
* numbness and weakness (mostly in hands and legs)

PAIN

* chest pain (tension)
* headaches (tension)
* neck aches (tension)
* lower back pain (tension)
* sciatica (tension)
* muscle pain (tension)
* aching jaw (tension)
* clenching fists (tension)
* chronic temporary pain (tension)


HEART

* racing or rapid heart beat (flight and flight response)
* heart palpitations (fight and flight response)
* 'missed' heart beats (fight and flight response)
* pounding heart (fight and flight response)

BREATH

* breathing difficulties (can be a result of swallowing air, chest pain through tension or hyperventilation)
* choking sensation (tension)
* hyperventilation (fight and flight response)
* feel as if can't take another breath (can be a result of swallowing air, chest pain through tension or hyperventilation)
* tightening of the throat (tension)


STOMACH / ABDOMINAL sensations

* nausea (fight and flight response or caused by not eating)
* loss of appetite (effects of anxiety disorder)
* churning stomach (fight and flight response)
* burning stomach (fight and flight response or caused by not eating)
* indigestion (fight and flight response)
* abdominal pain (tension or caused by not eating)
* digestive problems (fight and flight response or caused by not eating)

ASSOCIATED ANXIETY sensations

* hot and cold flashes (fight and flight response)
* flushing face (fight and flight response)
* shaking/ trembling (fight and flight response)
* excessive perspiration (fight and flight response)
* sweating hands (fight and flight response)
* dizziness (either Fight or flight, hyperventilation or dissociation)
* giddiness (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation)
* feeling lightheaded or faint (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation or caused by not eating)
* pins and needles (fight and flight response)
* diarrhea (fight and flight response)
* loss of bladder control (fight and flight response)
* grinding teeth (tension)
* sleeping difficulties (can be a result of overactive thinking, worry,
nocturnal panic attacks or taking sleeping medication (wake after a few hours and then can't get back to sleep)
* night sweats (fight and flight response)
* lack of concentration (effects of anxiety disorder)
* extreme exhaustion (effects of anxiety disorder)
* loss of feelings (effects of anxiety disorder)
* localized pressure (fight and flight response)
* loss of libido (effects of anxiety disorder)
* appetite swings (effects of anxiety disorder)
* numbness of hands or feet
* unexplainable rashes

DISSOCIATIVE sensations such as feeling

* detached from the body (dissociative sensations)
* feeling as if you and/or surroundings are not real (dissociative sensations)
* as if looking through a white or grey mist (dissociative sensations)
* sensitivity to light and sound (dissociative sensations)
* tunnel vision (dissociative sensations)
* stationary objects appearing to move (dissociative sensations)
* sensations of falling into a void (dissociative sensations)
* temporary paralysis (dissociative sensations)

MAJOR FEARS

* Having a heart attack and/or
* Going to die
* Brain tumor
* Going insane
* Lose control in some way

EMOTIONAL sensations

* episodes of anger and "rage" and frustration (effects of anxiety disorder)
* deep sadness (effects of anxiety disorder)
* depression and major depression (effects of anxiety disorder)
* increased feelings of worry (effects of anxiety disorder)
* increased feelings of guilt (effects of anxiety disorder)
* feelings of emptiness (effects of anxiety disorder)
* feelings of loneliness (effects of anxiety disorder)
* feeling detached from "normal" emotional state