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Anxiety physical symptoms

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I've suffered from anxiety all my life but recently the physical symptoms are becoming difficult to live with.

I get lightheaded and walking becomes hard, every step feels heavy but unbalanced at the same time and I have to move slowly or I feel like I'm going to fall.

Pressure in my head as well, partly the anxiety but also sinus issues too because of pollen.

And I'm exhausted, literally drained of energy and just want to sleep. Result of the anxiety. Also result from trauma from a few years ago when I went through a mental breakdown after losing my mum.

And all of this has triggered my health anxiety.

Please give me a break!!!!!

Why can't anxiety just leave me alone? 

  • My main ailment is stress headaches.

    Today, I had a meltdown; while trying to manoeuvre my car out of a park. I was about to explode.

  • Hi,

    Anxiety can definitely cause symptoms like the ones you've described, but so can a bunch of other things, such as anemia and hyper or hypothyroidism. And if it's affecting your daily life this much then if you haven't already, I strongly recommend talking to your GP and maybe see if they will offer you a blood test to check that physiologically everything is okay, which might ease your health anxiety too. and because it sounds like it got worse recently they may offer some new help to deal with the worsened symptoms you're dealing with.

  • I understand how frustrating it can be to suffer from anxiety and its physical symptoms. It seems like no matter what you do, your condition is often hard or impossible to manage.

    The good news is that there are strategies and treatments available that can help anyone with an anxiety disorder live a better quality of life. I highly recommend you visit your doctor and/or mental health professional as soon as possible in order to develop an individualized treatment plan for yourself that caters specifically to your needs.

    It’s also important to know that many people who suffer from anxiety also have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). That means they experience communication difficulties, sensory sensitivities, social challenges, and other issues which can further complicate the life of those who already suffer from anxiety. If you think you may have ASD too, I suggest talking with someone knowledgeable about this condition so they can provide additional support if needed.

    Finally, it’s critical for everyone suffering from any type of mental illness — including anxiety — to take care of themselves by eating healthy foods, getting regular exercise, engaging in enjoyable activities when possible (especially outdoors!), avoiding alcohol and recreational drugs as much as possible (since these substances often make symptoms worse), making sure to get enough sleep each night (at least seven hours) and taking part in daily stress-reducing activities such as yoga or meditation. All of these things will help reduce the physical symptoms associated with anxiety while helping restore balance in your life so you don't feel drained all the time.

  • I have and still am learning to accept my physical symptoms and that they are exasperated when i am mire anxious or mire tired, or put it down to autism. For example the unexplained fatigue recently only to realise that i have been constipated. This has led to the increased fatigue. Rest and sleep helps. Pressure in my head, it passes. The symptoms do pass, so i gave learned to accept that they are happening .