Link between Viral Infection, BFS & Anxiety

[Golfputter]

I believe all three are related. Mine started with the viral infection . I been diagnosed with bfs. My anxiety was bad but now is under control. Taking klonipin twice a day has helped this.

 

[darric1]

Mart,
Those symptoms can definitely be anxiety related. I've had all of those things and they have gotten much better since I stopped being stressed about them.

I used to get panick attacks in the middle of the night. I would wake up to a panick attack. One thing that would happen during this is I would remember what I was just dreaming and I would think to myself "this is effed up". I was having weird and vivid dreams as well.

 

[ristinaL91]

Hi,

I think that they all are related to your anxiety. The tightness in the face is most definatley nerves..I have had that. I have read a lot of posts where people have described that as a symptom. When you are under stress you also feel very heavy, like you can barely drag yourself around, had it! Weight loss is common with stress, and depression (unfortunatley, I didn't have that). Vivid dreams are normal when you are anxious...your fears will always show up as bizzarre dreams. I have em all the time when I am stressed. The other night I dreamt my mother moved in and my husband moved out, and I was chained to a kitchen chair?

Something will be different every day, and you will be scared until you realize that you are well, and it is BFS. There are a lot of frightning symptoms..and you are letting anxiety get you. I was in a terrible state of panic when I first hit this board. I needed constant reassurance, thank God that the people here were patient with me, and I got it. You should ask for all the help here that you need, we all want to give it. You are going to get through this, and you are fine!!

Enjoy your day.

ristinaL91