Welcome omo28. I'd just like to say i felt the exact same way, when i was first diagnosed as bi-polar i REALLY felt like it was a wrong diagnosis. I was certain i had maybe GAD(generalized anxiety disorder) or maybe social phobia...either way i didn't know but i was absolutely sure that it was in fact an anxiety disorder and not bi-polar.(I have since been proven wrong...very very wrong)

Anyways the last part here really stands out you may or may not be bi-polar but your absolutely right it does need to be addressed and not brushed off as a symptom. However, if you are or are not it doesnt make too much difference, what needs to change is your anxiety levels. It is your responsibility to tell your doctor when medications are not working as intended, making things worse, your having side effects of any kind. It is thier job to switch those to something else. It's a long process finding something amazing but let me tell you it's well worth it bi-polar or not you deserve some relief. When i walked into the doctors office the first time i was having terrible anxiety almost constantly, much like you described. I would become physically ill with anxiety, and on a scale of 1-10 1 being a little nervous and 10 being a panic attack i cycled basically from 8-10. I was prescribed citalopram (celexa) and for 2-3 days my anxiety got worse! But after that third day my anxiety went to 0. I have now been anxiety free long enough to see that i definitely never want to go back to the anxiety. Anyways i just want to give you some hope, that things can improve your feelings of anxiety, as well as encourage you to seek treatment of your symptoms whether they are bi-polar are not.