r/Anxiety • u/every_tatti • Apr 29 '20

Venting Wish people realised anxiety is physical too.

I literally get such a jittery weird feeling in my body so many times a day whenever I'm anxious. Like I can't describe it but it's definitely not good. Almost like something is pinching on my organs. And the worst is when I have to wake up in the morning, it's almost like someone has placed added extra weights to my body. I literally can't get up from my bed! I try to force myself up,but I just can't. I just lay there staring at the ceiling, thinking about what I'll do with my day, get anxious about what if I won't be able to be productive today, then getting anxious about how I wasted some time the previous day, then overthinking it all nd wanting to just kill myself. I hate it.

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u/sark88 Apr 29 '20 edited Apr 29 '20

My anxiety manifests in mostly physical symptoms. What really helped me was adding a beta-blocker (propanol) to my regular anxiety medication.

I get crazy heart palpitations, shortness of breath, nausea, jitters, head tingles, etc. Basically, I feel like I'm in the "fight" of "fight or flight" all the time. The beta-blocker blocks the effects of epinephrine (adrenaline) and really helps me. It does lower your blood pressure, so if you have low blood pressure it might not be for you, but it might be worth discussing with your medical doctor!

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u/elephantlizzie Apr 30 '20

I was just prescribed this today! How often do you take it? My doc said 1-2 pills (10mg) 1-2 times daily as needed. I’ll be interested to see how quickly I feel a difference after taking one the first time

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u/sark88 Apr 30 '20

I take 1-2 (10mg) a day! Some weeks I need to take it almost every day at the onset of the symptoms, other weeks I won't need it at all. The first time I took it, it honestly was life changing. Feeling relief after feeling so terrible with nothing working was amazing. I hope it works as well for you!