Is it normal to feel like my neck bones are crumbling from anxiety?

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Over a year ago, I was under a lot of stress because i was sad about something. one day I was just standing normally and I suddenly felt stiffness and pain in the back right side of my neck; deep down. The pain has not left me, sometimes i feel worse than other times. I once had to go into A&E due to the severity of it. Now it has spread a little to the left side and for many months my bones make little clicks, I have to move my head around and it will continuously click. My bones feel like they are crumbling. I can hear or feel small grains rubbing. I also feel tiredness in my neck; weakness and feel the need to rest my head when I drive. I am 28 now and my mother has osteoporosis and fibromyalgia...could it be possible that I may have inherited these conditions at such an early age or could it just be due to anxiety? My doctor said its not possible that could be osteoporosis at such an early age..but I dont believe that.

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  • theseeker
    9 years ago

    I've noticed my neck will feel stiff and weak at times with clicking in my head as well, but I figure it's just from anxiety. Pain in your neck isn't normal. Have you asked your doctor for an MRI? I think that would be necessary in this case.

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    • uniquebutwierd
      9 years ago

      Yes, I also get the clicks in my head at the bottom. I am planning on nagging the doc about this, its just not getting any better. I've only been to spoken to the doctor once about it...i just get sick of how they dismiss a problem making me think I'm going mad.

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  • Probsolver23
    8 years ago

    See a GP.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    Get a second opinion.

    I hope that you can find out what this is and get better.

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  • CountessDouche
    9 years ago

    Soooo...

    You're going to ignore the person with the degree and ask a bunch of internet tards for their qualified medical opinion? Sounds legit.

    If your doctor told you there's no problem, then there probably isn't. Anxiety makes things seem infinitely worse then they are; it can also make you clench your jaw, which can make your neck sore as fuck.

    If you're so worried about osteoporosis take a calcium supplement and drink some milk. It won't hurt anything. Ask your doctor for an IQ test. When he diagnoses your retardation, you might be able to apply for govt benefits to help supplement your milk budget.

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    • uniquebutwierd
      9 years ago

      I've actually diagnosed myself correctly with other health issues that the doctors couldn't even do them selves by doing my own research and also finding fellow sufferers who experience the same and who have very reliable doctors. I'm not really interested in opinions coming from ones who have not experienced what I am experiencing because clearly they wont be able to give me any beneficial advice. You're imagining things...where did I say I want qualified medical advice...duhhh

      By the way, your manners are extremely poor, why swear and be rude?

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      • CountessDouche
        8 years ago

        Why do I act like a douche? Because I am the countess of...

        Why are you seeking medical advice on here in the first place? And where your health is concerned, why would you want an unqualified opinion (that was my point)?

        I'm sure you do meet a shitload of insane internet hypochondriacs who diagnose themselves with the same conditions you have...and 25 other comorbid conditions to boot...news flash! 99% of those people are nutters who have no idea what the fuck they are talking about.

        If you want legitimate and useful medical advice, see a real doctor. If you don't trust your doctor's diagnosis (or lack there of), then get a second opinion. There's a reason medical school does not consist of a 15 min google search, for fucks sake.

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