heath1

Hi there. Ive posted a few times here and on the panic board, probably much of the same thing, and im sorry ive repeated myself(!), but i just need some reassurance that what im feeling is anxiety.
I had treatment for an overactive thyroid in Jan. Since then ive went underactive and then back to normal levels with thyroxine. I dont feel normal though. Im sure some of what i feel is my body getting used to all the changes(although i thought by now i'd be feeling better), but i think i have an anxiety/panic problem now too.
Some days, i just feel so anxious, not about anything in particular, just an uncomfortable feeling, like i could jump out my skin, i feel so horrible. And then sometimes i get some kind of "episode" when i dont feel right at all. I get what i can only describe as an adrenaline rush, feel hot in my neck/back arms/flushing sensation. Feel really weak, like i could just collapse. Feel like my breathing muscles are weak, and have to draw a deep breath, dont get breathless though. When this happens, i feel like im going to die, feel really panicky, its like im zoning out or something, i feel so strange. Also i sometimes feel fluish/chills that kind of thing at the same time. Could this be anxiety or panic? My doc thinks it is, (done other bloods and came back normal) maybe triggered by the thyroid imbalance. I think it probably is too, but for some reason i just cant accept it, keep thinking there must be something awful wrong with me to make me feel like this. These "episodes" only last 5 mins or so, and i gradually calm down, although afterwards im upset, crying, thinking somethings wrong. I can go a few days with none, then for days/weeks feeling this on and off most days. Sometimes i have nights where i keep waking feeling this, startled etc... Im terrified of driving, really panic there, and it never used to bother me, hate being myself etc in case something happens and no one can help me.
Im 30 yrs old, with a 16 month old daughter, and hate feeling this way!
Can anyone relate, reassure me this anxiety can make you physically feel this way? I think if i could accept that, and stop thinking im dying of something terrible, then i could try and deal with it better!
Sorry post is so long, just wanted to write it all down!
Thanks
Heather