Physical Hell From This Ptsd!

[Tmt]

The last few days have scared the crap out of me!

After the last few days I learned PTSD can cause severe physical and medical complications.

I have been ptsd symptomatic for almost a month. Severe anxiety and flashbacks daily, nightly, hourly. It has not been fun. My body usually reacts by getting sick. Sinus infections and colds.

Three days ago though I started getting a very fast heart beat and chest pain after coughing. This increased over two days. Went to see my doctor. By then I wasn't able to breath. Durring my visit my vitals got from bad to critical. Before I was transported to the hospital my whole body ceased from the lack of oxygen. Couldn't move a finger seriously.

After I was stabilized I was diagnosed with a heart condition from the stress. It's a lifetime condition.

I'm really ticked. The first half of my life I spent in hell and now recovery and health has created a new hell.

My doctor said its normal to have physical reactions to ptsd... Anyone else's body react so severely?

 

[Intrepid]

4 years ago, as the flashbacks were exploding around me, my neck got so tight that I had neck problems, bulging disks. That was the most painful (physical) experience I had in my adult life. I followed dr's orders to make that better. It took 6 months before I could type with my right arm, or sleep on my back (I had to sleep sitting up). But the real recovery was to get the flashbacks under control. That was hard work. (I still have flashbacks, but I don't store the stress in the same way. The back problem isn't triggered by them anymore)

 

[The Gov]

I have 2 stents as a result of a heart attack - The doctor treating me asked me what drugs I was taking and then when he asked what they were for he commented that was most likely why I had the heart attack at a young age (55). All the anxiety and panic attacks do place stress on your heart. I have a friend that got Cancer. It is well known through the medical profession that PTSD can cause very nasty physical ailments. However my insurance company will not except liability because it will cost them more money. I hate insurance companies for that reason - they were happy enough to take my money but not happy to pay out.





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[Chava]

Sorry, that sounds awful. Stress eats away at my body easily...sometimes even the little things if they pile up and I feel trapped. I don't get sick much, but I've developed a heart arrhythmia that shows up when stressed. A couple EKGs on different occasions showed it is benign, but it's exhausting when it's bad because the blood is just pumping so inefficiently. I also have some chronic pain stuff (most of it is muscular...tension, painful spasms...muscles locking up). For a while tension in my neck and throat made it feel harder to breathe. I had an inhaler before a different doc decided I didn't even have asthma...muscle relaxants were helping me breathe better! I take good care of myself, but I do seem to need extra solitude to not feel run ragged and falling apart.

 

[Glara]

I'm realizing this is going on with my sufferer. When he gets sick it triggers depression and PTSD. When something stressful happens to him he gets a physical ailment and the depression and PTSD. He got the flu which became pneumonia, and started his depression and hyper vigilance. He pulled out his back back during a time of stress, but not from anything physical, and now his vision is messed up, and they're running tests. Don't get me wrong he's actually suffering from these ailments, they aren't in his head. It's just the way his body is reacting. I'm just learning the patterns. I don't know if he's even aware of it, but I know when it's happening, I hate what this does to him so much, I hate his abuser for doing this to him.

 

[asldjfasldjf]

I've had chronic fatigue for 10 years and chronic pain for 2 years, though the pain's intermittent now. PTSD (especially complex PTSD) is as much a physiological and neurological illness as it is psychological. As someone who's still fighting her way out from under it, I would say don't despair. The body has an amazing capacity for healing, and you will likely find that exploring different relaxation and self-care techniques for the body improves your situation over time. Additionally, studying the nervous system and the states of sympathetic/parasympathetic arousal may greatly illuminate your condition for you.