Can daily anxiety get so bad you get migraines from it?

I have been living with anxiety my whole life it seems. Over the last couple years it has caused me to have muscle tension/pain in my shoulders and now my neck as well. Since April I have headaches/migraines. I stopped working and some days I have to stay on my couch the whole day because of how the pain has gotten. I am getting health insurance next month but I just wanted to know if anyone has had this extreme physical pain from anxiety or is it possibly something else?

Yes, anxiety can cause migraines and many other bodily conflicts. You sound like me, I have GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which has caused migraines, costochondritis, neck and muscle pain and more. My doctor has tried antidepressants which also can act as antianxiety medicine, though we haven’t found one that’s right for me yet. I suggest talking to your doctor about your options of antidepressants(really antianxiety) and try massage to relieve some of the tension in your neck and back. Good luck!

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