Thanks Melanie. I've done that. Discussed them with a GP first, she tested thyroid, and did an ANA, Sed rate, and complete metabolic panel. All came back normal. She also did some office neuro tests, said I did fine. She suggested I am depressed. I am now seeing a neurologist with the same symptoms, I literally wrote them down and ripped them right out of my notebook and handed them to him. He has scheduled an EEG and a sugar blood test for me. We'll see what happens. HP

antipanic, It may be a wise idea to print out your list of symptoms and bring them to your family doctor, he/she will be able to better assist you and make the appropriate referals or tests. Please keep us posted. Take Care, Melanie __________________________ The Panic Center Support Team

Shell - I would estimate this has been going on since the beginning of the year. I started out being convinced I had a thyroid problem, and saw my doctor. When she tested it and it came back normal, I began to research my symptoms on the Internet and I wish I'd never done that. After finding page after page of MS and ALS links when googling my symptoms, I just got worse and worse. I am now seeing a neurologist because I feel that my GP was too quick to blame depression/anxiety. I still have this dread inside me that there is something "underlying" causing all the symptoms and my "anxiety". I had a problem with anxiety and panic in my early 20's but back then, I was obsessed with my heart. I "grew out of it" for years, and now its all back with my main obsession being neurological disorders. *sigh* I just want my life back. I know how you feel. AP

How long have you had these symptoms? Mine started in March. I have many of those symptoms. I feel like I am slowly losing my mind. I have twitching in my eye. Sometimes my fingers go numb. i basically would love to jump out of my skin right now. It is like I am in a bad dream and I can't wake up. I just started taking medicine and I am not sure if I don't feel worse. Sorry wish there was a magic pill.

I don't mean to just plop my posts here and there, but I really want some feedback about my symptoms. Is it really reasonable to believe that these are all just anxiety? I am so convinced that there *must* be something underlying causing all of this (neurological, or hormonal, or tumor related, whatever!) and I need someone to talk some sense into me. My family and friends try so hard to tell me that there is nothing majorly wrong with me, even doctors tell me they think I am ok (no one has given me what I truly want right now which is an MRI) but I just keep thinking there *must* be something else to this than "just anxiety". I posted these symptoms in the "lets list our symptoms thread" but wanted them in a post by themselves too, so maybe I can get some individual feedback on them. I really need that right now. Thanks for reading.... Here are all my symptoms, I'll try to categorize them, even though sometimes they are "interchangeable" with my general anxiety and panic attacks. Day to day anxiety symptoms: Buzzing or humming in left hand/fingers and left foot Tingling in right leg Heaviness and/or stiffness in right arm, right leg, sometimes whole right side including right side of face and right side of groin Feeling of loss of coordination in both legs Headaches, in forehead and temples, very painful and sharp Headaches, in back of head, near neck Shaking like I just took 10 caffeine pills Twitching, usually in face, lips, side of nose, eye, tongue Twitching in muscles Short of breath Sinus congestion Skin crawling feeling, often on face, sometimes in arms and legs Forgetful, can't remember conversations with people like I used to Feeling like I am slowly losing my mind, or "going crazy" Panic attacks: Sudden confusion, disorientation Severe fear, alarm, feeling like I have just been given some grave, horrible news about my health Everything around me looks dreamlike, or altered somehow, but I cannot find whats "different" I feel like I am losing my mind or "going crazy" Feel like I am "stuck in a dream" Numbness in arms, like someone drained the blood out of them Urge to call 911 Severe, intense crying jag, usually just for a few minutes Sometimes after I cry, I feel "instantly" relieved, as if I just took a se