muscle tension and neck tightness

I have had anxiety for several years now. I have been on and off meds,
thinking I could handle it on my own. In the past two months I have had
several things happen that may have caused some added anxiety and a
build up of stress. I had relationship issues, my grandfather whom I
was very close to got sick and died, my friend at work died suddenly, I
was switching jobs, etc. I guess it has all caught up to me and now I
am really feeling the hard side effects rfom the stress. My neck,
throat, shoulders, top of chest are tight constantly. I had an EKG
because of the atypical chest pain, but that came back fine. My blood
pressure is fine, it tends to be around 110/70. I was told that I have
GERD and IBS that has been more than likely caused by my anxiety. I am
not naive to the typical symptoms of anxiety, but I was just curious if
anyone else had felt similar things...
- Tight Neck and Shoulders
- Feeling like you have pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in the top
of your chest, near the collar bone and up into the throat
- Sore and Tired body
- Extreme Fatigue
- waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat.
- Stomach Upset

I just started taking Lexapro again, only 5mgs, a week ago. I am
sarting to feel the benefits, but then out of nowhere, I get these
symptoms. If anyone has experience this, I would love to know. Thanks

hello yes i have had the nights sweats tighten in throat and chest. now
i feel like i am about to crawl out of my skin, input on this would be
great. but all the other is normal for me with the anxiety.
adrienne.plyler@gmail.com wrote:
> I have had anxiety for several years now. I have been on and off meds,
> thinking I could handle it on my own. In the past two months I have had
> several things happen that may have caused some added anxiety and a
> build up of stress. I had relationship issues, my grandfather whom I
> was very close to got sick and died, my friend at work died suddenly, I
> was switching jobs, etc. I guess it has all caught up to me and now I
> am really feeling the hard side effects rfom the stress. My neck,
> throat, shoulders, top of chest are tight constantly. I had an EKG
> because of the atypical chest pain, but that came back fine. My blood
> pressure is fine, it tends to be around 110/70. I was told that I have
> GERD and IBS that has been more than likely caused by my anxiety. I am
> not naive to the typical symptoms of anxiety, but I was just curious if
> anyone else had felt similar things...
> - Tight Neck and Shoulders
> - Feeling like you have pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in the top
> of your chest, near the collar bone and up into the throat
> - Sore and Tired body
> - Extreme Fatigue
> - waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat.
> - Stomach Upset
>
> I just started taking Lexapro again, only 5mgs, a week ago. I am
> sarting to feel the benefits, but then out of nowhere, I get these
> symptoms. If anyone has experience this, I would love to know. Thanks

Thanks for the reply. I am going to keep on the Lexapro and see if it
gives me some relief..
I know I have more than likely run my immune system down from the
stress/anxiety and lack of sleep.

ginaalbaugh@earthlink.net wrote:
> hello yes i have had the nights sweats tighten in throat and chest. now
> i feel like i am about to crawl out of my skin, input on this would be
> great. but all the other is normal for me with the anxiety.
> adrienne.plyler@gmail.com wrote:
> > I have had anxiety for several years now. I have been on and off meds,
> > thinking I could handle it on my own. In the past two months I have had
> > several things happen that may have caused some added anxiety and a
> > build up of stress. I had relationship issues, my grandfather whom I
> > was very close to got sick and died, my friend at work died suddenly, I
> > was switching jobs, etc. I guess it has all caught up to me and now I
> > am really feeling the hard side effects rfom the stress. My neck,
> > throat, shoulders, top of chest are tight constantly. I had an EKG
> > because of the atypical chest pain, but that came back fine. My blood
> > pressure is fine, it tends to be around 110/70. I was told that I have
> > GERD and IBS that has been more than likely caused by my anxiety. I am
> > not naive to the typical symptoms of anxiety, but I was just curious if
> > anyone else had felt similar things...
> > - Tight Neck and Shoulders
> > - Feeling like you have pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in the top
> > of your chest, near the collar bone and up into the throat
> > - Sore and Tired body
> > - Extreme Fatigue
> > - waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat.
> > - Stomach Upset
> >
> > I just started taking Lexapro again, only 5mgs, a week ago. I am
> > sarting to feel the benefits, but then out of nowhere, I get these
> > symptoms. If anyone has experience this, I would love to know. Thanks

Hi

All symptoms are normal. Mine seem to change every few months, kinda weired
huh?
- Tight Neck and Shoulders is one of my regular ones.

--
Regards.

Andy.

Its All About The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears,
A Tribute To The Strength Built Through The Years.
- Machine Head.


<adrienne.plyler@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161177679.998577.122830@e3g2000cwe.googlegro ups.com...
>I have had anxiety for several years now. I have been on and off meds,
> thinking I could handle it on my own. In the past two months I have had
> several things happen that may have caused some added anxiety and a
> build up of stress. I had relationship issues, my grandfather whom I
> was very close to got sick and died, my friend at work died suddenly, I
> was switching jobs, etc. I guess it has all caught up to me and now I
> am really feeling the hard side effects rfom the stress. My neck,
> throat, shoulders, top of chest are tight constantly. I had an EKG
> because of the atypical chest pain, but that came back fine. My blood
> pressure is fine, it tends to be around 110/70. I was told that I have
> GERD and IBS that has been more than likely caused by my anxiety. I am
> not naive to the typical symptoms of anxiety, but I was just curious if
> anyone else had felt similar things...
> - Tight Neck and Shoulders
> - Feeling like you have pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in the top
> of your chest, near the collar bone and up into the throat
> - Sore and Tired body
> - Extreme Fatigue
> - waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat.
> - Stomach Upset
>
> I just started taking Lexapro again, only 5mgs, a week ago. I am
> sarting to feel the benefits, but then out of nowhere, I get these
> symptoms. If anyone has experience this, I would love to know. Thanks
>

Hey everybody

I want to get off the meds 2
lexapro and klonopin
but everytime i do I feel like i am going into a seizure and cant
breath
get PA severe

any advice? I see some of you are trying to get off, taper doesnt work
for me cause, well, I am an addict. Its all or nothing with me. and
thats just dangerous. I cant put my bosy through it again. HELP OUT
THERE?
Andy wrote:
> Hi
>
> All symptoms are normal. Mine seem to change every few months, kinda weired
> huh?
> - Tight Neck and Shoulders is one of my regular ones.
>
> --
> Regards.
>
> Andy.
>
> Its All About The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears,
> A Tribute To The Strength Built Through The Years.
> - Machine Head.
>
>
> <adrienne.plyler@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1161177679.998577.122830@e3g2000cwe.googlegro ups.com...
> >I have had anxiety for several years now. I have been on and off meds,
> > thinking I could handle it on my own. In the past two months I have had
> > several things happen that may have caused some added anxiety and a
> > build up of stress. I had relationship issues, my grandfather whom I
> > was very close to got sick and died, my friend at work died suddenly, I
> > was switching jobs, etc. I guess it has all caught up to me and now I
> > am really feeling the hard side effects rfom the stress. My neck,
> > throat, shoulders, top of chest are tight constantly. I had an EKG
> > because of the atypical chest pain, but that came back fine. My blood
> > pressure is fine, it tends to be around 110/70. I was told that I have
> > GERD and IBS that has been more than likely caused by my anxiety. I am
> > not naive to the typical symptoms of anxiety, but I was just curious if
> > anyone else had felt similar things...
> > - Tight Neck and Shoulders
> > - Feeling like you have pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in the top
> > of your chest, near the collar bone and up into the throat
> > - Sore and Tired body
> > - Extreme Fatigue
> > - waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat.
> > - Stomach Upset
> >
> > I just started taking Lexapro again, only 5mgs, a week ago. I am
> > sarting to feel the benefits, but then out of nowhere, I get these
> > symptoms. If anyone has experience this, I would love to know. Thanks
> >

Wackedout schreef:
> Hey everybody
>
> I want to get off the meds 2
> lexapro and klonopin
> but everytime i do I feel like i am going into a seizure and cant
> breath
> get PA severe




*Never* stop a benzo like Klonopin cold turkey ---> your seizures. Do a
very slow taper.
It is also not recommended to wean off of Lexapro and Klonopin at the
same time as you will have *double trouble*: withdrawal symptoms from
both. One at a time is a better way to go.
Why do you want to stop all your meds so suddenly? Don't they work well
enough? Or is there another reason?
I think you should talk to your doctor (a pdoc hopefully) about this.
>


> any advice? I see some of you are trying to get off, taper doesnt work
> for me cause, well, I am an addict. Its all or nothing with me. and
> thats just dangerous. I cant put my bosy through it again. HELP OUT
> THERE?




What do you mean by "I am an addict"? To these prescription drugs? Or to
recreational drugs? Now or in the past?
Anyway, a taper *will* work for you whether you are an *addict* of any
kind or not. That's just a physiological fact, the rest is *cognitive
distortion*.

Philip


> Andy wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> All symptoms are normal. Mine seem to change every few months, kinda weired
>> huh?
>> - Tight Neck and Shoulders is one of my regular ones.
>>
>> --
>> Regards.
>>
>> Andy.
>>
>> Its All About The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears,
>> A Tribute To The Strength Built Through The Years.
>> - Machine Head.
>>
>>
>> <adrienne.plyler@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1161177679.998577.122830@e3g2000cwe.googlegro ups.com...
>>> I have had anxiety for several years now. I have been on and off meds,
>>> thinking I could handle it on my own. In the past two months I have had
>>> several things happen that may have caused some added anxiety and a
>>> build up of stress. I had relationship issues, my grandfather whom I
>>> was very close to got sick and died, my friend at work died suddenly, I
>>> was switching jobs, etc. I guess it has all caught up to me and now I
>>> am really feeling the hard side effects rfom the stress. My neck,
>>> throat, shoulders, top of chest are tight constantly. I had an EKG
>>> because of the atypical chest pain, but that came back fine. My blood
>>> pressure is fine, it tends to be around 110/70. I was told that I have
>>> GERD and IBS that has been more than likely caused by my anxiety. I am
>>> not naive to the typical symptoms of anxiety, but I was just curious if
>>> anyone else had felt similar things...
>>> - Tight Neck and Shoulders
>>> - Feeling like you have pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in the top
>>> of your chest, near the collar bone and up into the throat
>>> - Sore and Tired body
>>> - Extreme Fatigue
>>> - waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat.
>>> - Stomach Upset
>>>
>>> I just started taking Lexapro again, only 5mgs, a week ago. I am
>>> sarting to feel the benefits, but then out of nowhere, I get these
>>> symptoms. If anyone has experience this, I would love to know. Thanks
>>>
>