Posted by delna on November 6, 2003, at 0:32:34
In reply to Is it all in my head?, posted by shadows721 on November 5, 2003, at 23:07:51
Hi,
I am so sorry that you are feelig so awful.
I want to say that i have had a similar problem. During depression/axiety I had tremors, buzzing in the ears, flashing lights and heavy limbs, pins and needles in my feet, unable to close my eyes- my dad had to hold them down so that i could sleep. This freaked me out as i really could not accept that this was caused by depression/anxiety. I was convinced i had some terrible disease.Anxiety is capable of making you hypersenitive to your body and physical sensations.
In my personal experience i have to say that dep/anx manifests itself physically so profoundly that we are not sure if is real.
i voluntarily went to hospital as the doctor knew it was a symtom ofmy mental illness- ofcourse i didnt believe her. However with a small dose of zyprexia, my symptoms vanished.
So yes oce the anxiety, depression and delusions went so did the physical symptoms.
If you are sure you are healthy otherwise- then i would personally think that it is related to dep/anx.
I'm surprised that your doctor does not accept that depression often manifests in bizzare physical symptoms which cannot be explained 'medically'
hope this helps
hope you feel better
d
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