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vendredi 31 juillet 2015
8yr old, tummy ache and feeling floor moving
Hi, please let me have your views as I am freaking out. My son, who will be 8 in December, has been complaining of a mild tummy ache which gets better after some time he has used the toilet. But the most thing that is freaking me out is that on a couple of occasions he said he was feeling the floor moving although he still continues to run and play around.
What could it be as I am really freaked out.
8yr old, tummy ache and feeling floor moving
What could it be as I am really freaked out.
Stomach Flu????
I took my brother in law to emergency last night with extreme abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. After blood work and x rays they told him he had the stomach flu. I started getting really nauseous and crampy around that point so I took some oil of oregano to help ward it off. All day today I've had cramps and pain in my abdomen but no diarrhea or vomiting. I don't have a fever or anything either. I have a huge fear of bowel obstruction so that's of course where my mind first goes. My stomach is still soft feeling tho so I'm trying to keep myself relaxed. But anyone else ever had the stomach flu with only cramping and feeling like you need to use the washroom and not being able to? Thanks in advance
Stomach Flu????
Long Term Antibiotics
I was on:
1) 6 week stint of a unknown med in feb plus corticosteroids inhaled
2) 3 days oral corticosteroid
3) 7 Days amoxicillin
4) 10 Days Penicillin
5) 1 Month Truvada (neg hiv results :) )
6) 1 other week of antibiotics
Now I am getting infections oral and on skin also serious constant head pains. Had a bad reastion to penicillin been off for 1 week now, itchy went away. Sore organs.Sore skin and feeling weaker.
Wondering if this is supposed to worry me or if it is normal after I take so many meds in a small amount of time Had 4 ct scans this year with great results wondering where these issues can be arising from or if I brought this on from all the testing scans and radiation and such? Thanks it is worrying me.
Long Term Antibiotics
1) 6 week stint of a unknown med in feb plus corticosteroids inhaled
2) 3 days oral corticosteroid
3) 7 Days amoxicillin
4) 10 Days Penicillin
5) 1 Month Truvada (neg hiv results :) )
6) 1 other week of antibiotics
Now I am getting infections oral and on skin also serious constant head pains. Had a bad reastion to penicillin been off for 1 week now, itchy went away. Sore organs.Sore skin and feeling weaker.
Wondering if this is supposed to worry me or if it is normal after I take so many meds in a small amount of time Had 4 ct scans this year with great results wondering where these issues can be arising from or if I brought this on from all the testing scans and radiation and such? Thanks it is worrying me.
Tingles/burns...docs not worried, I'm on brink of insanity
Hello all :unsure:
First of I'd like to mention that I kept bumping into this forum every single time I googled my symptoms and thought I'd finally see if I can find an anxiety oasis here :unsure:
So my story's pretty stretched now, and my symptoms have been 'evolving' for around a month now. It started as random shooting pains in my armpits that would last like 2s and then go away. Through the course of a week this evolved in tingling down my arms and around my elbows, sometimes going to my fingers. Initial thought, razor infection or breast cancer. I was so scared of the cancer idea I kept rechecking myself every 20 minutes. Days went on, and suddenly at work I felt a strong strain in my neck, and then suddenly remembered that I helped someone take a sofa downstairs, thought hmm maybe that's it?? So two weeks after the initial symptoms, I finally saw my GP, literally went into his office with tears in my eyes. After a long convo he said those are typical symptoms of a pinched nerve in the neck. He tested my mobility and did the hammer thing on my arms, and he said it's most likely my neck. He gave me the most typical anti-inflammatory meds, ordered a blood test for the bones, diabetes (family history) and the regular full blood count test. He said if the meds don't help, he'll refer me to a physiotherapist.
I think three days after seeing the GP, the symptoms have moved down to my legs :weep: I couldn't sleep one night because when I laid down, I'd get tingles down from my tailbone to my legs! Putting a pillow under my knees helped the first night, but now it sorta doesn't. I of course panicked like there's no tomorrow and called 111 - they simply said refer to GP within two hours. I did that, and I got a call back from my doc - he said your blood results are back in (apart from thyroid, which now I know is fine) and they are fine, apart from a sliiiight lack of iron (I'm pretty much anemic for like 3 years now...), FBC and bone stuff is all normal. I told him about the leg issue and he said it's probably another pinched nerve there.
Few more days pass I think, and my anxiety has hit rock bottom, I go to A&E with a heavy heart cause I've always told myself I don't want to be part of the problem of an already clogged medical system. I basically ran out of work after calling a friend up to see if I could get someone to go with me, and went straight there. I was literally shaking head to toe hoping for the worst (that's just how I am....no optimism at all).
I wasn't a high priority so we waited a few hours. The doctor that saw me was very lovely and I had a full examination that lasted for more than half an hour I think. She did the same examination my GP did, just a more extensive one. I could bend in all ways, she couldn't feel anything in my abdominal organs, she checked my spine, looked through previous bloodwork etc. She listened to my freaked out ramble about cancers, MS and so on, she was very understanding and said it's pretty much unlikely because I'm only 23, my blood test is perfectly fine etc. She said pinched nerves are very common and said to carry on with the meds for a few days and then refer to a physiotherapist.
Just before leaving I remembered I have a sort of lump next to my lower spine on the left side - one day I was checking that spot so much that I was actually sore the next day! She told me to stand straight and checked that area again and said that she got what I was saying about the bump, but unlike what I was thinking, she said it is most likely a slightly displaced pelvis and the sacroilliac joint is around that spot. She reassured me that it is nothing to worry about and that I should seek a therapist. She also said that they COULD do an xray, but she did not see the need.
Now a few days ago I got cramps in my right foot and from the next day it feels like my toes are bruised :( When I'm at rest I don't feel any pain whatsoever, but when I walk I can feel my toes. When I'm at work my right arm tends to get the burning feeling as I tend to do quite a bit of item lifting and shifting, even if they aren't heavy. Can't sleep because of the bloody leg/tailbone issue :( I sometimes get the tingles in my legs when I'm sitting or standing, comes and goes really. Sometimes get tingles in my fingers, which is probably from neck healing, I HOPE.
I am so so scared I am literally losing my mind :weep::weep: I'm scared that I have a tumor, a cancer, something with my brain, something with my bones, and I don't know what do anymore :( Don't know how to survive until Tuesday, cause that's when my doctor is calling me to talk about the blood test (because the thyroid results came in, register lady said it was fine though), I feel like asking to get every single possible test done but then I keep thinking it's way too late :weep:
Basically I'm useless at work, can't do my personal work at home because of constant anxiety, can't make any future plans because I'm thinking oh what's the point if I'm dying anyhow, BASICALLY I'm just on the brink of buying myself a coffin :weep:
Aaand literally I'm in tears now :weep: I've had my mother pass away when I was an early teen, and my dad had kidney cancer last year (thank goodness stage 1...) and it scared the living daylight out of me. All I'm thinking about now is that I don't want to be burried next to my parents cause it's a 3 space grave we have where my mom is :weep: I've barely finished uni last year and I'm still in the process of starting a career, and the thought of dying so early is pushing me to the brink of insanity and no one seems to understand me :weep:
I'll probably feel deep shame after posting this but I'm grasping at straws here, I just can't deal with the constant stress and anxiety :weep: Don't even know if I'll have the guts to read replies if there are any :doh::weep:
P.S. I'm so worried I can't be bothered to eat or drink anymore :weep:
P.P.S just got up from the computer after writing this and my legs feel sort of numb/frozen. Seems to be going away as I walk around. This is driving me mad :(
Tingles/burns...docs not worried, I'm on brink of insanity
First of I'd like to mention that I kept bumping into this forum every single time I googled my symptoms and thought I'd finally see if I can find an anxiety oasis here :unsure:
So my story's pretty stretched now, and my symptoms have been 'evolving' for around a month now. It started as random shooting pains in my armpits that would last like 2s and then go away. Through the course of a week this evolved in tingling down my arms and around my elbows, sometimes going to my fingers. Initial thought, razor infection or breast cancer. I was so scared of the cancer idea I kept rechecking myself every 20 minutes. Days went on, and suddenly at work I felt a strong strain in my neck, and then suddenly remembered that I helped someone take a sofa downstairs, thought hmm maybe that's it?? So two weeks after the initial symptoms, I finally saw my GP, literally went into his office with tears in my eyes. After a long convo he said those are typical symptoms of a pinched nerve in the neck. He tested my mobility and did the hammer thing on my arms, and he said it's most likely my neck. He gave me the most typical anti-inflammatory meds, ordered a blood test for the bones, diabetes (family history) and the regular full blood count test. He said if the meds don't help, he'll refer me to a physiotherapist.
I think three days after seeing the GP, the symptoms have moved down to my legs :weep: I couldn't sleep one night because when I laid down, I'd get tingles down from my tailbone to my legs! Putting a pillow under my knees helped the first night, but now it sorta doesn't. I of course panicked like there's no tomorrow and called 111 - they simply said refer to GP within two hours. I did that, and I got a call back from my doc - he said your blood results are back in (apart from thyroid, which now I know is fine) and they are fine, apart from a sliiiight lack of iron (I'm pretty much anemic for like 3 years now...), FBC and bone stuff is all normal. I told him about the leg issue and he said it's probably another pinched nerve there.
Few more days pass I think, and my anxiety has hit rock bottom, I go to A&E with a heavy heart cause I've always told myself I don't want to be part of the problem of an already clogged medical system. I basically ran out of work after calling a friend up to see if I could get someone to go with me, and went straight there. I was literally shaking head to toe hoping for the worst (that's just how I am....no optimism at all).
I wasn't a high priority so we waited a few hours. The doctor that saw me was very lovely and I had a full examination that lasted for more than half an hour I think. She did the same examination my GP did, just a more extensive one. I could bend in all ways, she couldn't feel anything in my abdominal organs, she checked my spine, looked through previous bloodwork etc. She listened to my freaked out ramble about cancers, MS and so on, she was very understanding and said it's pretty much unlikely because I'm only 23, my blood test is perfectly fine etc. She said pinched nerves are very common and said to carry on with the meds for a few days and then refer to a physiotherapist.
Just before leaving I remembered I have a sort of lump next to my lower spine on the left side - one day I was checking that spot so much that I was actually sore the next day! She told me to stand straight and checked that area again and said that she got what I was saying about the bump, but unlike what I was thinking, she said it is most likely a slightly displaced pelvis and the sacroilliac joint is around that spot. She reassured me that it is nothing to worry about and that I should seek a therapist. She also said that they COULD do an xray, but she did not see the need.
Now a few days ago I got cramps in my right foot and from the next day it feels like my toes are bruised :( When I'm at rest I don't feel any pain whatsoever, but when I walk I can feel my toes. When I'm at work my right arm tends to get the burning feeling as I tend to do quite a bit of item lifting and shifting, even if they aren't heavy. Can't sleep because of the bloody leg/tailbone issue :( I sometimes get the tingles in my legs when I'm sitting or standing, comes and goes really. Sometimes get tingles in my fingers, which is probably from neck healing, I HOPE.
I am so so scared I am literally losing my mind :weep::weep: I'm scared that I have a tumor, a cancer, something with my brain, something with my bones, and I don't know what do anymore :( Don't know how to survive until Tuesday, cause that's when my doctor is calling me to talk about the blood test (because the thyroid results came in, register lady said it was fine though), I feel like asking to get every single possible test done but then I keep thinking it's way too late :weep:
Basically I'm useless at work, can't do my personal work at home because of constant anxiety, can't make any future plans because I'm thinking oh what's the point if I'm dying anyhow, BASICALLY I'm just on the brink of buying myself a coffin :weep:
Aaand literally I'm in tears now :weep: I've had my mother pass away when I was an early teen, and my dad had kidney cancer last year (thank goodness stage 1...) and it scared the living daylight out of me. All I'm thinking about now is that I don't want to be burried next to my parents cause it's a 3 space grave we have where my mom is :weep: I've barely finished uni last year and I'm still in the process of starting a career, and the thought of dying so early is pushing me to the brink of insanity and no one seems to understand me :weep:
I'll probably feel deep shame after posting this but I'm grasping at straws here, I just can't deal with the constant stress and anxiety :weep: Don't even know if I'll have the guts to read replies if there are any :doh::weep:
P.S. I'm so worried I can't be bothered to eat or drink anymore :weep:
P.P.S just got up from the computer after writing this and my legs feel sort of numb/frozen. Seems to be going away as I walk around. This is driving me mad :(
New Member, Panic and HA
I am a new member from the US, married but no children yet. My life is completrly run by panic and anxiety. When I have panic attacks I always feel deep shame and sadness. This is usally the worstpart. I have had anxiety for the last 15 years and used to manage with drugs and alcohol but have been clean for the last 5 years. My anxiety has only gotten worse since then. I travel for work extensively and the stress and jet lag feel like they are crippling me. My apologies, this intro is not very structured but I in China right now, jet lagged and feeling awful.
New Member, Panic and HA
3 weeks and still there
I have had a burning sensation in my mouth for about 3 weeks now I went to the doctors and they just doubled my omeprazole but along side this im havong waves of dizziness and feeling like im walking on air.
Its really getting me down and i cant decipher if its actually something of just my anxiety.
I have overcome my anxiety alot over the past year from starting a full time job to being my old self again but bang it seems to of come back and hit me like a train and i dont want it to. Anyone else feel like thiz?
3 weeks and still there
Its really getting me down and i cant decipher if its actually something of just my anxiety.
I have overcome my anxiety alot over the past year from starting a full time job to being my old self again but bang it seems to of come back and hit me like a train and i dont want it to. Anyone else feel like thiz?
Spot inside cheek
I noticed around three weeks ago I had this spot inside my cheek. I forgot about it and I felt the spot with my tongue and I'm so scared because it's still there! I don't wanna go to the docs cause I've been there and back 12 times in a few months now. It's like a dark red dot surrounded by fleshy white tissue. It's painless and I have a similar looking thing further up my cheek. I don't know If if it healed because I don't remember. And even if it did why would it come back? I'm a 17 yr old non smoker too which pretty much says I don't have oral ca.... Right? Or am I just unlucky? :(
Spot inside cheek
skype or google hangout chat?
Hi all,
Would anyone be up for a Skype chat or Google hangout chat sort of face to face say maybe once a week etc? Just thought it would be a good way of getting together but know we are all spread out. Let me know what you think.
Thanks
skype or google hangout chat?
Would anyone be up for a Skype chat or Google hangout chat sort of face to face say maybe once a week etc? Just thought it would be a good way of getting together but know we are all spread out. Let me know what you think.
Thanks
Antibiotic diarrhea.... maybe??
My son is 20. About 6 weeks ago he was put on antibiotics by his dentist for wisdom tooth pain. They sorted the pain, but bought on diarrhea within a day.
He's had it since, pretty much everyday.
Has anyone else had this?
At age 20 it's not likely to be anything bad is it?
But 6 weeks is a long time!
Looks like the earliest he will get a docs appointment is monday. He's not off his food. But obviously tummy isn't 100% comfy.
Any advice gratefully received.
Antibiotic diarrhea.... maybe??
He's had it since, pretty much everyday.
Has anyone else had this?
At age 20 it's not likely to be anything bad is it?
But 6 weeks is a long time!
Looks like the earliest he will get a docs appointment is monday. He's not off his food. But obviously tummy isn't 100% comfy.
Any advice gratefully received.
intrusive thoughts about me...
Hi, im new to this site so bear with me.
So in May something broke inside me and I started having intrusive thoughts. It was never about me though... it was about me hurting others, like my parents. This has been going on I guess for a little over 2 months. Recently, (like this morning), I wondered what If instead of hurting my parents, I hurt myself. And then a huge rush of anxiety rushed over me and made me SUUUPPPEEERRR depressed. I don't want to die!!! But I keep getting urges to kill myself with a specific item and I can stop thinking about it. I remember I told my parents about the intrusive thoughts about hurting others and they wanted to take me to a psychologist, which I did. But i'm afraid if I tell them im having thoughts about killing myself they will actually send me to a hospital. which is maybe what I need. anyways, does anyone have any advice? Im so depressed and scared.
Also, I have never been diagnosed with OCD so I have no idea where the thoughts are coming from... am I crazy????
please help,
a_lost_girl55
intrusive thoughts about me...
So in May something broke inside me and I started having intrusive thoughts. It was never about me though... it was about me hurting others, like my parents. This has been going on I guess for a little over 2 months. Recently, (like this morning), I wondered what If instead of hurting my parents, I hurt myself. And then a huge rush of anxiety rushed over me and made me SUUUPPPEEERRR depressed. I don't want to die!!! But I keep getting urges to kill myself with a specific item and I can stop thinking about it. I remember I told my parents about the intrusive thoughts about hurting others and they wanted to take me to a psychologist, which I did. But i'm afraid if I tell them im having thoughts about killing myself they will actually send me to a hospital. which is maybe what I need. anyways, does anyone have any advice? Im so depressed and scared.
Also, I have never been diagnosed with OCD so I have no idea where the thoughts are coming from... am I crazy????
please help,
a_lost_girl55
Signed off work
been signed off work for last two weeks and due to go back Monday but feel I'm not ready for work yet , how long can you be signed off with anxiety for ?
Does the company that I have worked at for 5 years have a duty to pay me sick pay and for how long
Advice needed please
Signed off work
Does the company that I have worked at for 5 years have a duty to pay me sick pay and for how long
Advice needed please
Worried about Rabies, please help me
I was in the Philippines during a trip and during that time I thought I was bitten by a dog because it brushed pass me, and then I thought I was bitten by a cat because my aunt was bitten. Yes, all these events are completely absurd but as a hypochondriac its hard to get over these problems but in trying. Anyways when i was thinking about the dog bite I stopped thinking about it because I got occupied by thinking if it was cat bite and now I stopped thinking if its a cat bite because for some stupid reason I convinced myself that its probably a bat bite.
During the entire trip there was only two events where I was outside where I may have been bitten by a bat. The first was when I was outside my aunts house during a party with other people. My aunts house is a forest buts its not secluded, there are plenty of other houses. The second time was when we had to move in my grandmas house for the night for a sleepover. It was so dark that night that I couldn't see if there was any bats in the ground and I cant remember if I heard any bats when we were going to the house. The house was also in a forest with other houses, its not in a secluded area. My parents were literally near me because my dad was leading the way because it was so dark. I already asked my parents if they saw any bats during those events and they said no there were no bats, there already so annoyed that Im still thinking about this.
For some reason I convinced myself that it was bat bite because as I mentioned in my post i found an already dry small sound that is 1cm apart, not even sure if ome of those wounds is actually a wound. Now my left leg where I the wounds is located is having these spasms which is only relieved by walking around. I know that this can be easily explained by being caused by anxiety but its not getting through, thats why Im asking for your input.
For the wounds I already proved that they may have been scratched marks by over scratching mosquito bites, many family members have said this. Infact, i proved this by over scratching my self so I cause these wounds and the wound made are somewhat similar do these mystery wounds I sustained.
Ill try to attach a picture but I can't or don't know how to. These pictures were taken 3 months ago.
My question are the following:
Is this a bat bite?
Could a rabid bat at night possibly bit my ankle?
What causing these spasms?
What do you think caused these marks?
How do I stop thinking like this?
King Regards, Solus
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how do I submit pictures?
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Or links
Worried about Rabies, please help me
During the entire trip there was only two events where I was outside where I may have been bitten by a bat. The first was when I was outside my aunts house during a party with other people. My aunts house is a forest buts its not secluded, there are plenty of other houses. The second time was when we had to move in my grandmas house for the night for a sleepover. It was so dark that night that I couldn't see if there was any bats in the ground and I cant remember if I heard any bats when we were going to the house. The house was also in a forest with other houses, its not in a secluded area. My parents were literally near me because my dad was leading the way because it was so dark. I already asked my parents if they saw any bats during those events and they said no there were no bats, there already so annoyed that Im still thinking about this.
For some reason I convinced myself that it was bat bite because as I mentioned in my post i found an already dry small sound that is 1cm apart, not even sure if ome of those wounds is actually a wound. Now my left leg where I the wounds is located is having these spasms which is only relieved by walking around. I know that this can be easily explained by being caused by anxiety but its not getting through, thats why Im asking for your input.
For the wounds I already proved that they may have been scratched marks by over scratching mosquito bites, many family members have said this. Infact, i proved this by over scratching my self so I cause these wounds and the wound made are somewhat similar do these mystery wounds I sustained.
Ill try to attach a picture but I can't or don't know how to. These pictures were taken 3 months ago.
My question are the following:
Is this a bat bite?
Could a rabid bat at night possibly bit my ankle?
What causing these spasms?
What do you think caused these marks?
How do I stop thinking like this?
King Regards, Solus
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how do I submit pictures?
---------- Post added at 17:43 ---------- Previous post was at 17:42 ----------
Or links
Post Endoscopy help!!! (which was not half as scary as I thought!!!)
I had an endoscopy yesterday and the stress that came before the procedure was unbearable, anyway I was brave and had the throat spray, no sedation and it was very tolerable indeed and I am the biggest worrier/scaredy pants ever! Anyway my main focus now is the leaflet they gave me to take home which I have in true anxiety fashion studied and am waiting for vomiting or vomiting with blood/high temp/chest pain etc etc. I DO feel nausea and I keep burping but I haven't been sick and I do feel spaced out. Any reassurance? anyone had burps and nausea afterwards? I am very possibly bringing the nausea on myself :blush::weep: Pretty annoying considering how proud I was of myself yesterday and how brave I was. I am over 24 hours post scope now. Hope someone has had similar to me. xx
Post Endoscopy help!!! (which was not half as scary as I thought!!!)
lattisimus dorsi muscle thicker
Ive been noticing the area, which i googled, being the latissimus dorsi muscle, is thicker on one side of my body than the other. I know our bodies are not symmetrical. I do a lot of lifting of my 32 pound toddler and when i sit at my desik for my job for 9 hours, i have a horrible habit of leaning to the left. Google talks about favoring one side of body, but wouldnt i have this if sat to the right? What do you think this is? Anyone else have this?
lattisimus dorsi muscle thicker
Anxious after applying for a job
I've just applied for a job and it makes me so anxious. I always have bad anxiety during interviews to the point that I forget what I was going to say. I have been quite stressed in work lately and wish I wasn't so anxious now as it doesn't help the way I feel.
Does anybody else get this and have you overcome it?
Anxious after applying for a job
Does anybody else get this and have you overcome it?
worried about scabies! Advice please!
Hi I haven't been on here in a while but lately my anxiety has gotten quite bad and I have become concerned that I may have scabies.
I have hypochondria at the same time as also having an insect phobia.
Lately I've been very itchy and I know anxiety can bring on symptoms such as this but at the same time I am worried it may be from the scabies mites in my skin. Has anyone suffered from this before, and if you have could you tell me about what your symptoms were?
My current symptoms are being very itchy down below/in my nose and ears/on my feet and ears and occasionally all over the rest of my body. I have some red marks on my face but nothing like a rash and it tends to be the same at night as it is during the day. I can't see any 'burrows' like the websites say to look for.
My local surgery is incredibly busy and I can't see anyone from there for at least another month.
worried about scabies! Advice please!
I have hypochondria at the same time as also having an insect phobia.
Lately I've been very itchy and I know anxiety can bring on symptoms such as this but at the same time I am worried it may be from the scabies mites in my skin. Has anyone suffered from this before, and if you have could you tell me about what your symptoms were?
My current symptoms are being very itchy down below/in my nose and ears/on my feet and ears and occasionally all over the rest of my body. I have some red marks on my face but nothing like a rash and it tends to be the same at night as it is during the day. I can't see any 'burrows' like the websites say to look for.
My local surgery is incredibly busy and I can't see anyone from there for at least another month.
random panic for no reason
I have been doing really well with my anxiety and depression lately. So it was a bit disturbing to wake up with really bad panic and anxiety today. I called out sick from work, wasn't feeling well, went back to bed and when I woke up again thats when the panic hit.
I made myself get up and have some breakfast. It still hasn't passed. It's weird, no reason for it at all, and I have been doing really well. It is freaking me out a bit. I can't seem to relax.
random panic for no reason
I made myself get up and have some breakfast. It still hasn't passed. It's weird, no reason for it at all, and I have been doing really well. It is freaking me out a bit. I can't seem to relax.
Been back to the Dr -Inhaler now
So I went back to the Dr this morning, mainly because my anxiety is getting the better of me and I'm convinced there's something seriously wrong.
On top of that my son was awake vomiting in the early hours so after barely any sleep, this morning I felt terrible.
The Dr listened to my chest and said it sounds clear, she can't hear anything on my chest but she can hear a bit of a wheeze. She asked lots of questions about my symptoms and said she thinks my hayfever/allergies are aggravating the cough/wheezing and she wants to use a Ventolin inhaler and she also wants me to use a nasal spray twice a day for my hayfever.
I asked about infection she said my temp was normal 37.1 which I thought was high but then I was in a complete state of panic so surprised it wasn't higher. She also said there's nothing on my chest so she doesn't want to give antibiotics and said that to persevere with the spray and ventolin but it could take up to 3 weeks for it all to settle down due to the inflammation of the airways.
I am still coughing phlegm from my throat but it starts off a bit discoloured then clears as the day goes on which from what I've read is fairly normal.
I just wondered does anyone know with Ventolin does it give immediate relief? I know she said 3 weeks to settle but I was just wondering what the effects are after using it, as this is the first time I've had any kind of inhaler. Not sure if it gradually decreases the wheezing or it happens instantly?
thanks
Been back to the Dr -Inhaler now
On top of that my son was awake vomiting in the early hours so after barely any sleep, this morning I felt terrible.
The Dr listened to my chest and said it sounds clear, she can't hear anything on my chest but she can hear a bit of a wheeze. She asked lots of questions about my symptoms and said she thinks my hayfever/allergies are aggravating the cough/wheezing and she wants to use a Ventolin inhaler and she also wants me to use a nasal spray twice a day for my hayfever.
I asked about infection she said my temp was normal 37.1 which I thought was high but then I was in a complete state of panic so surprised it wasn't higher. She also said there's nothing on my chest so she doesn't want to give antibiotics and said that to persevere with the spray and ventolin but it could take up to 3 weeks for it all to settle down due to the inflammation of the airways.
I am still coughing phlegm from my throat but it starts off a bit discoloured then clears as the day goes on which from what I've read is fairly normal.
I just wondered does anyone know with Ventolin does it give immediate relief? I know she said 3 weeks to settle but I was just wondering what the effects are after using it, as this is the first time I've had any kind of inhaler. Not sure if it gradually decreases the wheezing or it happens instantly?
thanks
google gives me symptoms
hi
I just want to ask if anyone has this. if you have a health fear and then you stupidly google it like I do ALL THE TIME. Do you find you end up with the symptoms you've read??? are our brains that clever????
google gives me symptoms
I just want to ask if anyone has this. if you have a health fear and then you stupidly google it like I do ALL THE TIME. Do you find you end up with the symptoms you've read??? are our brains that clever????
Friends/Chat anyone? South Yorkshire
Hi :)
I'm 25 yo male and just wanting to chat with people with anxiety problems. I have many interests/hobbies some include.. cycling, walking, camping, reading, cooking, mindfulness, gardening, music and many more...
I'm in Barnsley, south Yorkshire, so would be extra nice to chat with people fairly close by.
I mainly struggle with going out at the moment as anxiety has got worse and can experience panic attacks.
Friends/Chat anyone? South Yorkshire
I'm 25 yo male and just wanting to chat with people with anxiety problems. I have many interests/hobbies some include.. cycling, walking, camping, reading, cooking, mindfulness, gardening, music and many more...
I'm in Barnsley, south Yorkshire, so would be extra nice to chat with people fairly close by.
I mainly struggle with going out at the moment as anxiety has got worse and can experience panic attacks.
worried sick
So I woke up and I felt OK.. Hours later iv got neck shoulder back pain. Everythink around me looks werid its like I carnt see but I can. I'm looking at my bf talking to him and its like I carnt see he's whole face but I can eyes carnt focus on things. Surroundings is so unreal I'm writing this now it's like I carnt work out the words. It feels like its all just shoved together does that make sence? Plz help I'm so scared iv got high intense of anxiety. I'm gonna burst I feel like breaking down. Objects in my vision etc like can see it in corner of my eyes. I have it all in my eyes andsurroundings. I suffer with depersonalisation to
worried sick
quetiapine, sertraline and alcohol
I take 100mg or sometimes 150mg quetiapine a day along with (i can't remember how much sertraline, 150mg too i think) I'm aware that those drugs don't mix well with alcohol. quetiapine has been very helpful with my anxiety and relieves me from it. but now i'm dealing with troubles beyond anxiety and panic attacks. i'm having to deal with my Dad getting cancer and now i just don't want to live in reality anymore. i'm somewhat tempted that maybe when taken all together perhaps they'll take me away from this horrible reality i live in. quetiapine helped me with my own personal anxiety but alochol's always been better at taking me out of reality. (i don't think quetiapine will help me this time as the source of my problems are an external thing rather than a personal internal)
i'm torn about what road to go down. maybe i should stop caring and just dose myself but i think that's probably dangerous thinking. how long can you be off quetiapine for before its safe to drink again?
quetiapine, sertraline and alcohol
i'm torn about what road to go down. maybe i should stop caring and just dose myself but i think that's probably dangerous thinking. how long can you be off quetiapine for before its safe to drink again?
Aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!
So many panic attacks this morning! My stomach muscles are so sore from being sick and I just wanted to be a bit mad and say 'Anxiety I hate you! You can go an get lost you horrible mean bully!' (there might be more swearing in my head!)
Sorry about that folk's just needed to get it out
xxxx
Aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!
Sorry about that folk's just needed to get it out
xxxx
anxious all day everyday!
Hello I'm fairly new on here and haven't posted much but today I don't know where to turn! I suffer with anxiety and panic attacks, have been like j e this since last November the doctor put me on 15mg mirt which worked for a month then went back and they put me on 30mg mirt which again I was ok for about a month, went back the upped it to 45mg but that just made me more anxious and the panic attacks came back so I was told to go back on 30 which I felt calm for a few days but now I wake anxious everyday and just can't relax at all. It's like my heart is beating really fast but I can't feel it if that makes sense. I spend most of the day in my bedroom colouring in coz that helps a bit. Some days I can spend all day concentrating on my breathing! I have a couple of glasses of wine in t :) e evening because it calms me down and helps me to eat coz never feel hungry. Sorry if I've gone on a bit but does anyone else relate to this. I'll feel like I'm always going to be like this. I'm thinking of reducing my dosage to see if that helps. I hate going to doctor's it always sets me back when I go. Thanks
anxious all day everyday!
Nothing will ever feel the same again cleanliness OCD
This is what my head says.
I have lots of OCD regards toilet germs and what people touch. I am moving out my parents house soon and worried half my belongings are contaminated due to toilets being blocked or people not washing hands properly. How can I cope with this OCD? :weep:
Nothing will ever feel the same again cleanliness OCD
I have lots of OCD regards toilet germs and what people touch. I am moving out my parents house soon and worried half my belongings are contaminated due to toilets being blocked or people not washing hands properly. How can I cope with this OCD? :weep:
And another worry -_-
Hello, I thought I was doing well and all of the sudden I decided to check my mouth again... Ugh I'm such an idiot. I found small bumps and lumps all under my tongue in different places. 3 around my tongue tie and one further up under the tongue. Is this normal? Do loads of people have this?. One of the spots is a tiny bit red. They are painless and as far as I know they could have always been there. Any tips? Is this normal? Thanks
And another worry -_-
Worn out
My constant anxiety and depression has worn me out completely. I'm always worried about my health and lots of other things. Work is a nightmare and causes me even more stress. I feel exhausted all the time. I am now on annual leave for two weeks and just feel sad and unwell.
My eyes are always dry and sore. My legs hurt. My whole life is a mess and I feel that I can never change.
Sorry to rant, but I just feel drained ..
Worn out
My eyes are always dry and sore. My legs hurt. My whole life is a mess and I feel that I can never change.
Sorry to rant, but I just feel drained ..
Not reassured at all by my visit to the ER...
Hello,
well I'm sure posting a lot. Yesterday, I went to the ER panicking about a heart attack, which made the doctors there laugh (I'm 19).
I had had radiating pain in my left arm for hours.
I had an ECG (it lasted 10 seconds so I was a bit surprised at that), a blood test (it was fine), but the doctor heard a heart murmur I had never been told I had!
I had been the same morning at my doctor's office, he listened and didn't hear (or tell me he heard) the heart murmur! The emergency doctor told me I needed an echography of the heart, that I could get one in 5 to 6 weeks.
I feel like I need one now!
Sometime ago I read about aortic dissection where a girl was at the hospital for some chest pain and died there very suddenly from it.
I don't understand why two GPs in the past two weeks did not notice the sound.
Plus, at the ER when the doctors where looking at my ECG I heard one say "Yeah, a little." but I don't know what they were talking about.
Today I have pain in my chest which I didn't have yesterday and I woke up with my pulse super fast...
I'd go back to the hospital but my mother doesn't want to take me, tells me lots of people have heart murmurs and they're fine most of the time. She keeps telling me to take the Xanax I've been prescribed but I'm too scared of it.
It's even harder to reason myself, I'm desperate now...
Not reassured at all by my visit to the ER...
well I'm sure posting a lot. Yesterday, I went to the ER panicking about a heart attack, which made the doctors there laugh (I'm 19).
I had had radiating pain in my left arm for hours.
I had an ECG (it lasted 10 seconds so I was a bit surprised at that), a blood test (it was fine), but the doctor heard a heart murmur I had never been told I had!
I had been the same morning at my doctor's office, he listened and didn't hear (or tell me he heard) the heart murmur! The emergency doctor told me I needed an echography of the heart, that I could get one in 5 to 6 weeks.
I feel like I need one now!
Sometime ago I read about aortic dissection where a girl was at the hospital for some chest pain and died there very suddenly from it.
I don't understand why two GPs in the past two weeks did not notice the sound.
Plus, at the ER when the doctors where looking at my ECG I heard one say "Yeah, a little." but I don't know what they were talking about.
Today I have pain in my chest which I didn't have yesterday and I woke up with my pulse super fast...
I'd go back to the hospital but my mother doesn't want to take me, tells me lots of people have heart murmurs and they're fine most of the time. She keeps telling me to take the Xanax I've been prescribed but I'm too scared of it.
It's even harder to reason myself, I'm desperate now...
Weirdness: sexual dysfunction, loss of smell, exercise, nocturnal anxiety
Hello :)
Firstly, before my anxiety disorder began, I had lost sense of smell partially. Has it happened to anyone else here?
The second issue is a bit more awkward, but here we go- I feel like area around my clitoris is getting numb, but only on a left side. Do you think this is anxiety or medication related or neurological damage?
Exercise! It worsens my anxiety! HIIT is the worst, but I feel like any aerobic activity has a potential to trigger it.
Another thing- when I sleep less, I feel more awake and less anxious.
My migraines seem to trigger anxiety as well.
Anyone else wakes up to anxiety after sleeping couple of minutes? This was my worst problem, now treated with Luvox 100 mg, Risperidone 1mg and Clonazepam 0.5mg.
What is wrong with me? :doh:
Weirdness: sexual dysfunction, loss of smell, exercise, nocturnal anxiety
Firstly, before my anxiety disorder began, I had lost sense of smell partially. Has it happened to anyone else here?
The second issue is a bit more awkward, but here we go- I feel like area around my clitoris is getting numb, but only on a left side. Do you think this is anxiety or medication related or neurological damage?
Exercise! It worsens my anxiety! HIIT is the worst, but I feel like any aerobic activity has a potential to trigger it.
Another thing- when I sleep less, I feel more awake and less anxious.
My migraines seem to trigger anxiety as well.
Anyone else wakes up to anxiety after sleeping couple of minutes? This was my worst problem, now treated with Luvox 100 mg, Risperidone 1mg and Clonazepam 0.5mg.
What is wrong with me? :doh:
Seroxat and naproxen freaking out
ok I have sever arm pain and the Dr is aware I'm on seroxat (paroxetine) and amlopodine (blood pressure tabs) she has prescribed me naproxen for the pain as well as a stomach lining tab as they NSAIDs . And apparently I'm at risk of stomach bleeding if I take them.... Can't deal with this!!!
She says it's more likely if taken long term but I'm too scared to take them
So painful this is
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Hello
Seroxat and naproxen freaking out
She says it's more likely if taken long term but I'm too scared to take them
So painful this is
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Hello
a bit of progress
Hi all,
Just a brief list of how i've progressed. Would be nice to know if you all can relate. I've been having a bad bout of this for the past month i'd say. Started gradual with a panic attack here and there then constant axienty, couldn't eat couldn't speak as I was too tense, couldn't focus on TV or read anything. Well here's how I progressed in roughly this order:
Anticipatory anxiety reduced
Found I was able to keep still for longer amounts of time
Morning anxiety then reduced
Apetite slowly came back
Found I was able to focus more on TV
Frequency of low moods decreased
Able to sit still in someone else's house
DP/DR low when at home
DP/DR lower but still noticable when out in public
Panic pangs reduced to a few a day
Able to relax an anxious mind quicker
Evenings seem almost normal!
Yesterday I went bowling and nandos and even though I felt weird I stuck it out and had moments of really enjoying myself!
a bit of progress
Just a brief list of how i've progressed. Would be nice to know if you all can relate. I've been having a bad bout of this for the past month i'd say. Started gradual with a panic attack here and there then constant axienty, couldn't eat couldn't speak as I was too tense, couldn't focus on TV or read anything. Well here's how I progressed in roughly this order:
Anticipatory anxiety reduced
Found I was able to keep still for longer amounts of time
Morning anxiety then reduced
Apetite slowly came back
Found I was able to focus more on TV
Frequency of low moods decreased
Able to sit still in someone else's house
DP/DR low when at home
DP/DR lower but still noticable when out in public
Panic pangs reduced to a few a day
Able to relax an anxious mind quicker
Evenings seem almost normal!
Yesterday I went bowling and nandos and even though I felt weird I stuck it out and had moments of really enjoying myself!
SHIT!!!!!!
After all I have said to people about not worrying I am in a complete state of fear.
A few months ago I had a Spirometry test for COPD. It came out completely clear. In fact I passed the test with flying colours....I have the lungs of a 50yr old (which is my age). No signs of COPD at all!!!
Then last night I get a call from my GP at 7pm.She wants me to have a chest xray just for reassurance. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I stayed calm for about 10 mins.... then went into meltdown. Then into catastrophizing mode. This morning I am going through chemo for lung cancer in my head!!!!
I know I know! Why would I worry about a simple chest dray... its pathetic!
I have absolutely NO symptoms of lung cancer or COPD despite being a lifetime smoker. Yes Yes I know what you are thinking..this has all been brought on by myself. I don't deserve any sympathy and don't expect it.
Can't tell family or friends my fears as they all have too much going on.
Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I hate anxiety
Sarah
SHIT!!!!!!
A few months ago I had a Spirometry test for COPD. It came out completely clear. In fact I passed the test with flying colours....I have the lungs of a 50yr old (which is my age). No signs of COPD at all!!!
Then last night I get a call from my GP at 7pm.She wants me to have a chest xray just for reassurance. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I stayed calm for about 10 mins.... then went into meltdown. Then into catastrophizing mode. This morning I am going through chemo for lung cancer in my head!!!!
I know I know! Why would I worry about a simple chest dray... its pathetic!
I have absolutely NO symptoms of lung cancer or COPD despite being a lifetime smoker. Yes Yes I know what you are thinking..this has all been brought on by myself. I don't deserve any sympathy and don't expect it.
Can't tell family or friends my fears as they all have too much going on.
Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I hate anxiety
Sarah
DOGS
I have two beautiful dogs a German shepherd and a bission freeze x miniature poodle, and lately I have been walking them a lot more as my wife used to do it, but I'm walking once in morning before work and once at night before bed and I really think it helps clear your mind and it's good for my body too I feel so much better for it and they really love there walks, do any of u have dogs? If not should get one its a good excuse to go for long walks and you have a great loyal companion
DOGS
been awake all night
I was really tired when i went to bed and as i closed my eyes to sleep i had a blue light like that of an ambulance in my left eye , it came and went but i couldn't sleep for worrying there was something wrong with me and i daren't close my eyes . I had my eyes checked thoroughly only a few months back and everything is okay so i don't understand why this happened and i don't know if this a symptom of anxiety disorder it seems to be a new symptom after another .
The only thing i can think caused it was going from light to dark quickly and i have an extension lead with an orange light on it which i can see in the dark but that's orange so how could i see blue when i closed my eyes ?
been awake all night
The only thing i can think caused it was going from light to dark quickly and i have an extension lead with an orange light on it which i can see in the dark but that's orange so how could i see blue when i closed my eyes ?
jeudi 30 juillet 2015
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Bronchitis and blip?
Hi everyone, just looking for a bit of reassurance please. I was doing well until I started to get sick. A bad cold has turned into bronchitis. With that my anxiety has reared it's head. I'm feel panicky again, nauseas especially in the morning and waves of panic. Do you think this is 'normal' for when we get sick our anxiety spikes and it should ease as I get better? I'm just feeling disappointed because things were going pretty good. Thanks for reading.
Bronchitis and blip?
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Therapeutic videogames
Hi, my name is Laura and I am a postgraduate psychology student at the University of Bristol conducting research on attitudes towards the use of videogames designed/modified for mental health treatments, including for anxiety.
It is my aim to identify some of the concerns about and perceived benefits of using therapeutic videogames. I hope that this will enable these concerns to be addressed and these benefits to be built upon, so that it can become a more appealing and effective treatment option.
Anyone over 18 years is eligible for the survey (as therapeutic videogames can be used for a variety of different reasons) but as it may have a lot of potential for anxiety treatment I am really hoping to include the views of people who have anxiety.
I would really appreciate if you could please spend 10 minutes on this completely anonymous survey. To access the survey please copy and paste this: http://ift.tt/1VQlKLN
Thank you! :)
Therapeutic videogames
It is my aim to identify some of the concerns about and perceived benefits of using therapeutic videogames. I hope that this will enable these concerns to be addressed and these benefits to be built upon, so that it can become a more appealing and effective treatment option.
Anyone over 18 years is eligible for the survey (as therapeutic videogames can be used for a variety of different reasons) but as it may have a lot of potential for anxiety treatment I am really hoping to include the views of people who have anxiety.
I would really appreciate if you could please spend 10 minutes on this completely anonymous survey. To access the survey please copy and paste this: http://ift.tt/1VQlKLN
Thank you! :)
Physiotherapy for chronic back pain
I started seeing a physiotherapist for back pain that I've had for ages. It turned out it was caused by terrible posture which in turn was caused and contributed to by my anxiety! It's early days as I've had bad posture for a good few years anyway (along with the anxiety) but I think sorting posture will help my body to feel more comfortable. Standing up straight also makes you feel stronger and more confident, rather than being hunched over and in a protective position.
I also have a lot of tension in my shoulders and relieving that will also make me feel more relaxed I think!
If anyone else struggles with back problems or posture I'd definitely recommend trying to correct it! I feel a lot lighter already and a lot of my bloating stomach problems have disappeared also! The longer you have it for the harder it is to correct too!
Physiotherapy for chronic back pain
I also have a lot of tension in my shoulders and relieving that will also make me feel more relaxed I think!
If anyone else struggles with back problems or posture I'd definitely recommend trying to correct it! I feel a lot lighter already and a lot of my bloating stomach problems have disappeared also! The longer you have it for the harder it is to correct too!
I'm New , Hello Everyone, Seroxat Life Sentence Hell
Hi all,
I'm new to this forum.
I have been on Seroxat 20 MG for almost 19 years.
I make no excuses in saying that Seroxat, Paxil, or Paroxetine is an Evil drug.
It's highly addictive and almost impossible to get off.
I have read many posts already and can relate to many of the side effects that have been mentioned.
The longer you take the drug for, the harder it is to ever stop.
Some people will feel that this drug has helped with their problems that they initially sought medical advice about.
I feel personally that the pharmaceutical company has questions that need answering.
Any person on here that has been taking Seroxat and is worried about a life dependency on this medication, then please post a reply.
I look forward to hearing from you all
I'm New , Hello Everyone, Seroxat Life Sentence Hell
I'm new to this forum.
I have been on Seroxat 20 MG for almost 19 years.
I make no excuses in saying that Seroxat, Paxil, or Paroxetine is an Evil drug.
It's highly addictive and almost impossible to get off.
I have read many posts already and can relate to many of the side effects that have been mentioned.
The longer you take the drug for, the harder it is to ever stop.
Some people will feel that this drug has helped with their problems that they initially sought medical advice about.
I feel personally that the pharmaceutical company has questions that need answering.
Any person on here that has been taking Seroxat and is worried about a life dependency on this medication, then please post a reply.
I look forward to hearing from you all
I accidentally cured my anxiety
So I have a condition called SUNCT, it's a rare, very severe headache disorder. To control it I take an eye watering amount amount of medication: 600mg Lamotrigine, 120mg Duloxetine and 90mg Baclofen every single day otherwise I can';t function.
A positive side effect is that the lifelong anxiety, paranoia, avoidant personality-type behaviour, etc I've always suffered from is completely gone. I have true self-esteem and confidence for the first time in as long as I can remember. No longer do I obsess about how I am perceived by others, no longer do I automatically assume negative things about myself, it's truly amazing.
The Lamotrigine peps me up and makes me feel a bit more stable & less anxious, the Duloxetine has had a dramatic anti-depressant effect while the Baclofen simply gives me a calm, serene feeling. I abused loads of illicit drugs when I was younger, which looking back was me self-medicating for my undiagnosed anxiety disorder. I feel kinda high on the Baclofen, not a wholly unpleasant feeling, not sure if this is such a good idea since it's similar to when I used to smoke cannabis all the time. But damn do i feel good, haha.
So I have essentially cured all my mental health issues by total chance. I did not actually realise the extent of my anxiety/depression until it all went away. So this is what it's like not to walk around in a perpetual state of worry.
Even if my condition is lessened or cured by some other means (I'm having an operation in a year or two), I will still stay on some meds of this nature. Particularly Duloxetine, once I got to the higher dose it was like flicking a switch in my head, almost life-changing. I guess I just need drugs of some sort to help my badly wired brain.
Anyone else have experience of any of these three drugs?
I accidentally cured my anxiety
A positive side effect is that the lifelong anxiety, paranoia, avoidant personality-type behaviour, etc I've always suffered from is completely gone. I have true self-esteem and confidence for the first time in as long as I can remember. No longer do I obsess about how I am perceived by others, no longer do I automatically assume negative things about myself, it's truly amazing.
The Lamotrigine peps me up and makes me feel a bit more stable & less anxious, the Duloxetine has had a dramatic anti-depressant effect while the Baclofen simply gives me a calm, serene feeling. I abused loads of illicit drugs when I was younger, which looking back was me self-medicating for my undiagnosed anxiety disorder. I feel kinda high on the Baclofen, not a wholly unpleasant feeling, not sure if this is such a good idea since it's similar to when I used to smoke cannabis all the time. But damn do i feel good, haha.
So I have essentially cured all my mental health issues by total chance. I did not actually realise the extent of my anxiety/depression until it all went away. So this is what it's like not to walk around in a perpetual state of worry.
Even if my condition is lessened or cured by some other means (I'm having an operation in a year or two), I will still stay on some meds of this nature. Particularly Duloxetine, once I got to the higher dose it was like flicking a switch in my head, almost life-changing. I guess I just need drugs of some sort to help my badly wired brain.
Anyone else have experience of any of these three drugs?
Fear of spending money
Does anyone have a fear of spending money (despite having sufficient funds)?
Fear of spending money
Malignant melanoma absolutely terrified
Terrified I have skin cancer which has spread to my brain and I'll die imminently :( I have a mole which I've known for ages looked a bit weird and I didn't do anything about it as I've just always remembered it sticking up a bit on one side and being a bit red. For some reason I went to get it checked today before I leave for travelling on Sunday for 58 days. GP said he didn't think it was anything nasty, but I've now convinced myself it's terminal cancer. My granddad had skin cancer in a mole, my dad has had loads of moles removed but none were cancerous. I'm going to ring in again tomorrow and ask for a referral to a dermatologist as I am not convinced. He spent ages looking at it and I just think he said it was okay so that I don't worry on my trip - he offered to freeze it off but said he didn't think it was necessary. How am I meant to enjoy my trip away now, I'm so anxious I've spent half the day shaking, not eating and on the loo and reading up on terminal malignant melanoma. Please help me.
Malignant melanoma absolutely terrified
Freaking out over lightheadedness
So we were playing a game at the office with our off time. I was running a little bit and momentarily felt lightheaded and dizzy. It stopped after a second but now I am so scared. My face feels flushed and I am so scared it will happen again. Can this just be anxiety?
Freaking out over lightheadedness
Important for Mirtazapine users. (long post).
Hi, guys.
So I am going to give a bit of my story here about this medication.
I have been on Mirtazapine 15MG for two years and I have been back and forth with different medications as well, such as Sertraline, Propranolol, Citalopram and I take Diazepam ONLY for emergencies. Anyway, the only reason I was put on Mirtazapine was for DEPRESSION and to help me sleep. Mirtazapine 15MG kicked my depression within a week and I felt great. No side-effects besides sleeping and increased appetite. However, my GP wanted to try out 30MG and I had that for a couple days but didn't get a good sleep on it than I did with 15MG so I remained on 15MG for a year. One day, stupidly, I decided just to stop cold-turkey, not thinking about what it could do to my body and I ended up having a panic attack a couple days later.
Ended up in the ER where the Doctor told me it's because I came off my medication and educated me on anxiety. ANXIETY!? I have never had this in my life or ever had a panic attack until coming off this medication. So I had a huge WTF moment. I went back on 15MG and everything was fine for a while, no panic, no anxiety and depression was gone as well. Until, randomly, one day I had a panic attack in a store and then they came frequently, gradually becoming worse and almost every day to the point where I DID have one every day. I am not sure if it was because the Mirtazapine had stopped working or what, so my GP switched me to Sertraline and told me to stop Mirt and I did. I felt fine for two days, day three came and wow, every withdrawal symptom hit me like a ton of bricks and I was in the hospital. I had called 999 because I thought I was dying. I had;
dizziness.
Nausea.
Vomiting.
Diarrhea.
Derealization.
Depersonalization.
Shaking.
Tremors.
Vertigo attacks.
Insomnia.
Jittery.
Depression.
Anxiety (full blown).
Constant panic attacks.
You get the picture. Anyway, I did not know it was Mirtazapine withdrawal at first and put it down to Sertraline until I got educated on the drugs via internet (how funny, when Doctors tell you to stay away from it but they couldn't tell me why I was like that!). So, I tried to ride it out and my GP prescribed Buspirone for emergencies and it didn't work, so I ended up relapsing and going on Mirtazapine 15MG again. It stopped the insomnia, nausea (after two weeks), dizziness and diarrhea. However, I was still experiencing bad anxiety, depression and panic attacks, so I decided to go into therapy (thinking it was me). I have been to three sessions so far and I have to say it's helped a little bit but I knew for sure something was not right. I have been restarted on Mirtazapine 15MG for over a month now and I am still feeling so anxious, which is a pity because it worked well for me before for those almost two years. Anyway, I looked up the side effects and saw Mirtazapine has a side effect of feeling anxious and I knew instantly it's this medication doing this to me, and so I called a GP up yesterday morning.
My GP said Mirtazapine should NOT make you feel anxious whatsoever (even though there is a side-effect on the leaflet that says IT DOES!!) and he wanted to increase my dose, I agreed but in my head I was NOT going to do it. So I decided to take my own mental health in my hands and test something out and here is what I did;
From 15MG I took myself down to 7.5MG over one night. ONE NIGHT and WOW - what a difference!! I woke up today NOT feeling anxious, NOT feeling so depressed, dark and gloomy. NOT shaking because of anxiety and NOT having a panic attack WHATSOEVER ALL DAY! Proof that this was the drug doing this to me. So I am here to tell you all that although these medications work, yes, they may work for you but it doesn't last forever and medications will always need to be readjusted at some point and if you do experience increased anxiety + depression, try the lowest dose first before you go climbing up to a dose that may increase your depression and bring you unwanted side effects. Seriously, I am amazed at how ignorant some GP's are with regards to anti-depressants. Just yesterday for over a month I have been constantly checking my pulse and today it didn't even enter my mind and I just checked it now - my heart rate sits at 88 and before when I would check constantly it would be up and down throughout the day between 90-100.
Please look after yourselves and trust your own gut, no matter what your GP says, educate yourself on these medications before you try them, get therapy and PLEASE keep fighting. I was almost about to give up so many times before today and that was not me, but today I feel back to myself and it's almost surreal. If you need to talk about medication or mental health problems then please get in touch with me.
Important for Mirtazapine users. (long post).
So I am going to give a bit of my story here about this medication.
I have been on Mirtazapine 15MG for two years and I have been back and forth with different medications as well, such as Sertraline, Propranolol, Citalopram and I take Diazepam ONLY for emergencies. Anyway, the only reason I was put on Mirtazapine was for DEPRESSION and to help me sleep. Mirtazapine 15MG kicked my depression within a week and I felt great. No side-effects besides sleeping and increased appetite. However, my GP wanted to try out 30MG and I had that for a couple days but didn't get a good sleep on it than I did with 15MG so I remained on 15MG for a year. One day, stupidly, I decided just to stop cold-turkey, not thinking about what it could do to my body and I ended up having a panic attack a couple days later.
Ended up in the ER where the Doctor told me it's because I came off my medication and educated me on anxiety. ANXIETY!? I have never had this in my life or ever had a panic attack until coming off this medication. So I had a huge WTF moment. I went back on 15MG and everything was fine for a while, no panic, no anxiety and depression was gone as well. Until, randomly, one day I had a panic attack in a store and then they came frequently, gradually becoming worse and almost every day to the point where I DID have one every day. I am not sure if it was because the Mirtazapine had stopped working or what, so my GP switched me to Sertraline and told me to stop Mirt and I did. I felt fine for two days, day three came and wow, every withdrawal symptom hit me like a ton of bricks and I was in the hospital. I had called 999 because I thought I was dying. I had;
dizziness.
Nausea.
Vomiting.
Diarrhea.
Derealization.
Depersonalization.
Shaking.
Tremors.
Vertigo attacks.
Insomnia.
Jittery.
Depression.
Anxiety (full blown).
Constant panic attacks.
You get the picture. Anyway, I did not know it was Mirtazapine withdrawal at first and put it down to Sertraline until I got educated on the drugs via internet (how funny, when Doctors tell you to stay away from it but they couldn't tell me why I was like that!). So, I tried to ride it out and my GP prescribed Buspirone for emergencies and it didn't work, so I ended up relapsing and going on Mirtazapine 15MG again. It stopped the insomnia, nausea (after two weeks), dizziness and diarrhea. However, I was still experiencing bad anxiety, depression and panic attacks, so I decided to go into therapy (thinking it was me). I have been to three sessions so far and I have to say it's helped a little bit but I knew for sure something was not right. I have been restarted on Mirtazapine 15MG for over a month now and I am still feeling so anxious, which is a pity because it worked well for me before for those almost two years. Anyway, I looked up the side effects and saw Mirtazapine has a side effect of feeling anxious and I knew instantly it's this medication doing this to me, and so I called a GP up yesterday morning.
My GP said Mirtazapine should NOT make you feel anxious whatsoever (even though there is a side-effect on the leaflet that says IT DOES!!) and he wanted to increase my dose, I agreed but in my head I was NOT going to do it. So I decided to take my own mental health in my hands and test something out and here is what I did;
From 15MG I took myself down to 7.5MG over one night. ONE NIGHT and WOW - what a difference!! I woke up today NOT feeling anxious, NOT feeling so depressed, dark and gloomy. NOT shaking because of anxiety and NOT having a panic attack WHATSOEVER ALL DAY! Proof that this was the drug doing this to me. So I am here to tell you all that although these medications work, yes, they may work for you but it doesn't last forever and medications will always need to be readjusted at some point and if you do experience increased anxiety + depression, try the lowest dose first before you go climbing up to a dose that may increase your depression and bring you unwanted side effects. Seriously, I am amazed at how ignorant some GP's are with regards to anti-depressants. Just yesterday for over a month I have been constantly checking my pulse and today it didn't even enter my mind and I just checked it now - my heart rate sits at 88 and before when I would check constantly it would be up and down throughout the day between 90-100.
Please look after yourselves and trust your own gut, no matter what your GP says, educate yourself on these medications before you try them, get therapy and PLEASE keep fighting. I was almost about to give up so many times before today and that was not me, but today I feel back to myself and it's almost surreal. If you need to talk about medication or mental health problems then please get in touch with me.
Any advice ??
Ok my loves any advice on the following would really be apprecated :).
Anxiety is up and down at the moment for various reasons but there are a couple of things that rather than seek reasurrence I want to ask if anyone has any coping strategies that they may share.
My Dr wants to monitor my BP this week and has given me a machine to do at home :scared15:.
Great even looking at it come out of the bag and I feel the panic rise I have tried everything laying down dreaming of the sea while I have it taken and it's just not working I feel the panic .
The Drs really have been useless ( not just with this ) and I have had to sort out my own therapy without any guidance from them .
The thing that I am struggling with most I am waking in a morning in sheer panic and swear I can feel my heart pounding !!
But I have especially the last two morning have noticed that when I am drifting asleep I am jerking awake , now I know that's an Anxiety symtom buy today it was like a thumping in my chest almost like I was falling asleep and I was getting a sharp bang ( hard to explain ) in my chest .
Is there anybody that has any good strategies with this symtom .
I had a lovely night last night so went to bed fine it was just sheer panic this morning .
Hate this BP monitor and hate the fact I feel like my heart backfiring :scared15:
Any advice ??
Anxiety is up and down at the moment for various reasons but there are a couple of things that rather than seek reasurrence I want to ask if anyone has any coping strategies that they may share.
My Dr wants to monitor my BP this week and has given me a machine to do at home :scared15:.
Great even looking at it come out of the bag and I feel the panic rise I have tried everything laying down dreaming of the sea while I have it taken and it's just not working I feel the panic .
The Drs really have been useless ( not just with this ) and I have had to sort out my own therapy without any guidance from them .
The thing that I am struggling with most I am waking in a morning in sheer panic and swear I can feel my heart pounding !!
But I have especially the last two morning have noticed that when I am drifting asleep I am jerking awake , now I know that's an Anxiety symtom buy today it was like a thumping in my chest almost like I was falling asleep and I was getting a sharp bang ( hard to explain ) in my chest .
Is there anybody that has any good strategies with this symtom .
I had a lovely night last night so went to bed fine it was just sheer panic this morning .
Hate this BP monitor and hate the fact I feel like my heart backfiring :scared15:
Having a Job While Having Agoraphobia
Hi all,
I'm a new member, just joined. My name is Sara, I'm 21 and I've had agoraphobia for just under 5 years now. I think my fear stems from embarassing myself - particularly fainting, vomiting or otherwise losing control of my bodily functions, even though I've never done any of these things in public. I'm unemployed but I volunteer for the Green Party, and I'm not housebound but I have trouble with working, being on public transport alone, being in unfamiliar public places alone, food shopping alone and travelling abroad.
I've had two courses of CBT this year, both only 6 weeks long because due to resources and finance, the local mental health services can only offer 6 weeks. CBT hasn't helped a whole bunch, it's given me challenges to complete (which I have done) and given me a few more mental tools but tbh I've understood anxiety and agoraphobia very well for years now.
I've come through uni with agoraphobia and got a first-class degree, it was a huge step but a fantastic one for me. I spent the first week crying, but it really strengthened me up.
So basically, my issue is about working while having agoraphobia. How the heck do you do it?
My first full-time job was last June and I only lasted a week before they let me go because I kept crying. I was basically panicking and completely anxious all the time and it was a terrible experience.
I can volunteer because I don't feel trapped in a contract, meaning I feel I can take days off as I see fit, can leave whenever I want, and don't have to be perfect at what I do because I'm offering my free time out of the goodness of my own heart.
When a job is involved, I get freaked out, because there are expectations and rules.
Money-wise, I'm on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) but I'm pretty embarrassed about it. I've been with my boyfriend for half a year and I only told him a few days ago that I'm on ESA because I was so embarrassed, since there's such a social stigma on "being on benefits".
I have a great support network - a supportive family (although my dad died when I was 11, which I think contributes to my agoraphobia) and good friends and a lovely boyfriend.
At the moment, I'm being helped by a support group called Pentreath, who help people build confidence/cope with anxiety in order to work. I'm sort of aiming for a part-time admin job of under 16 hours, but finding something that specific is really difficult because there just aren't many jobs, if any, like that.
I'd like to know how other people have coped with working in my situation?
I feel pretty crappy watching my boyfriend go off to his full-time job, and my mum working, and just being left at home alone to while away the days playing video games and watching YouTube videos under the duvet and just generally feeling crap about myself.
My twin sister and older sister live away from home but they both work. I'm the only one in my family that's unemployed, and I feel really ashamed.
Having a Job While Having Agoraphobia
I'm a new member, just joined. My name is Sara, I'm 21 and I've had agoraphobia for just under 5 years now. I think my fear stems from embarassing myself - particularly fainting, vomiting or otherwise losing control of my bodily functions, even though I've never done any of these things in public. I'm unemployed but I volunteer for the Green Party, and I'm not housebound but I have trouble with working, being on public transport alone, being in unfamiliar public places alone, food shopping alone and travelling abroad.
I've had two courses of CBT this year, both only 6 weeks long because due to resources and finance, the local mental health services can only offer 6 weeks. CBT hasn't helped a whole bunch, it's given me challenges to complete (which I have done) and given me a few more mental tools but tbh I've understood anxiety and agoraphobia very well for years now.
I've come through uni with agoraphobia and got a first-class degree, it was a huge step but a fantastic one for me. I spent the first week crying, but it really strengthened me up.
So basically, my issue is about working while having agoraphobia. How the heck do you do it?
My first full-time job was last June and I only lasted a week before they let me go because I kept crying. I was basically panicking and completely anxious all the time and it was a terrible experience.
I can volunteer because I don't feel trapped in a contract, meaning I feel I can take days off as I see fit, can leave whenever I want, and don't have to be perfect at what I do because I'm offering my free time out of the goodness of my own heart.
When a job is involved, I get freaked out, because there are expectations and rules.
Money-wise, I'm on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) but I'm pretty embarrassed about it. I've been with my boyfriend for half a year and I only told him a few days ago that I'm on ESA because I was so embarrassed, since there's such a social stigma on "being on benefits".
I have a great support network - a supportive family (although my dad died when I was 11, which I think contributes to my agoraphobia) and good friends and a lovely boyfriend.
At the moment, I'm being helped by a support group called Pentreath, who help people build confidence/cope with anxiety in order to work. I'm sort of aiming for a part-time admin job of under 16 hours, but finding something that specific is really difficult because there just aren't many jobs, if any, like that.
I'd like to know how other people have coped with working in my situation?
I feel pretty crappy watching my boyfriend go off to his full-time job, and my mum working, and just being left at home alone to while away the days playing video games and watching YouTube videos under the duvet and just generally feeling crap about myself.
My twin sister and older sister live away from home but they both work. I'm the only one in my family that's unemployed, and I feel really ashamed.
worried
Hi ive been feeling sick now for 2wks and fora couple of days ive been burping alot and gag afterwards and its making me feel really anxiouse,i keep thinkig the worst.i dont want to keep running up to see my gp so i thought id ask on here for some advice .as i dont know if it can be just a symtom of anxiety, and if anyone elae has had these symtoms.as i cant stop worring about it .
worried
Feeling down..
Well I'm having a hard time this last week or so. I'm coming down off Trazodone and have reduced gradually from 50mg to 5mg by dropping 5 per week - so it's taken a while!
The last few days I've felt extremely tense and on edge. I'm not sleeping well again and last night only had around 3 hours.
This afternoon I feel quite down. I'm exhausted and fed up. Just want to be off trazodone and feel back to normal again. Tomorrow will be the last time I take it. Hope I wont have many side effects when I come off it!
Just to clarify I started taking it in March for insomnia.
Thanks for reading!
Feeling down..
The last few days I've felt extremely tense and on edge. I'm not sleeping well again and last night only had around 3 hours.
This afternoon I feel quite down. I'm exhausted and fed up. Just want to be off trazodone and feel back to normal again. Tomorrow will be the last time I take it. Hope I wont have many side effects when I come off it!
Just to clarify I started taking it in March for insomnia.
Thanks for reading!
went to the doctors. (colon cancer fear)
Hello everyone! I finally went to the doctors. My doctor listened to me about my fear and symptoms. She didn't seem really concerned. She says I'm too young for colon cancer and there are many other things that can be doing this. She decided to draw my blood to check for celiacs disease. But if my blood comes normal. Is this reassuring that my colons fine?
went to the doctors. (colon cancer fear)
I'm so stupid!! paracetamol related...
Hi please please can someone help me...i took 1 co-codamol tablet around 12 today, then had 2 more about 20 minutes ago, forgetting about the 1 earlier. So only about 3 hours has passed between them. That means I've taken 1500mg of paracetamol in just over 3 hours - I know its meant to be 4 :ohmy:
I take them regularly and have NEVER been such an idiot. Do you think I should call an ambulance? I'm so scared and anxiety has gone crazy:( has anyone ever done this or taken a similar amount? Please help x
I'm so stupid!! paracetamol related...
I take them regularly and have NEVER been such an idiot. Do you think I should call an ambulance? I'm so scared and anxiety has gone crazy:( has anyone ever done this or taken a similar amount? Please help x
Anxious Abroad
Hello, I just returned from a holiday in Magaluf, Spain. It is a wild little island and its hard to keep up with the nightlife, this was the first holiday without my parents and with my friends instead and yes I looked forward to it but on the night of leaving I couldn't stop crying, I didn't want to get on the plane (I'm from the UK)
Eventually arriving there during the day was great, the sun was stunning and our hotel was quite family orientated so that was a bit of a comfort but as night came, we hit the 'Magaluf Strip' and there was things like foam parties and all that came to my head (what if I forget how to breath in that foam or neon paint parties what if it goes in my eyes and I can't see) I looked around at everyone having fun and I couldn't find that happiness they had and it felt like I was in this bubble out from reality, I left in a taxi, cried in the hotel room and wanted my mum so bad. the next few nights I shook it off and went out, but the saturday night was terrifiying, I felt sick and I kept thinking I couldn't breathe and I thought what if I die here and the fear just built up so the next 4 nights I sat in and cried and I didn't eat, as soon as I landed home on the wednesday, I felt so happy to be home but I've noticed I can get into a frenzy of panic lately and I feel like I've lost a bit of myself, I'm 18 years old and now when I go to a night club I look forward to going home and just happy I survived the night, I don't like my style of thinking and I hope someone can come back with something similar and how they are getting through it or got through it, thankyou. :D
Anxious Abroad
Eventually arriving there during the day was great, the sun was stunning and our hotel was quite family orientated so that was a bit of a comfort but as night came, we hit the 'Magaluf Strip' and there was things like foam parties and all that came to my head (what if I forget how to breath in that foam or neon paint parties what if it goes in my eyes and I can't see) I looked around at everyone having fun and I couldn't find that happiness they had and it felt like I was in this bubble out from reality, I left in a taxi, cried in the hotel room and wanted my mum so bad. the next few nights I shook it off and went out, but the saturday night was terrifiying, I felt sick and I kept thinking I couldn't breathe and I thought what if I die here and the fear just built up so the next 4 nights I sat in and cried and I didn't eat, as soon as I landed home on the wednesday, I felt so happy to be home but I've noticed I can get into a frenzy of panic lately and I feel like I've lost a bit of myself, I'm 18 years old and now when I go to a night club I look forward to going home and just happy I survived the night, I don't like my style of thinking and I hope someone can come back with something similar and how they are getting through it or got through it, thankyou. :D
weird head feeling
Hi all,
I have not been bad the last few weeks until today I have this weird sensation in my head that is quite hard to explain. It feels like I'm going to pass out. I don't feel dizzy I kinda feels a bit tense and the only other way I can describe it is and this sounds mental as it is full of air. I do have anxiety today so I'm thinking that this is a symptom of that I'm also wondering if it's because I have not slept properly after coming off a night shift. But I'm worrying that it's something serious and I will pass out. Does anyone else feel strange like this?
weird head feeling
I have not been bad the last few weeks until today I have this weird sensation in my head that is quite hard to explain. It feels like I'm going to pass out. I don't feel dizzy I kinda feels a bit tense and the only other way I can describe it is and this sounds mental as it is full of air. I do have anxiety today so I'm thinking that this is a symptom of that I'm also wondering if it's because I have not slept properly after coming off a night shift. But I'm worrying that it's something serious and I will pass out. Does anyone else feel strange like this?
Adult Mono
Hi everyone
I am new to the forum, been suffering from HA for about 4 years now (ever since I became a father). One year it was lung cancer, the next colon cancer, the next bladder/testicular cancer. All without any real symptoms other than what was in my mind.
This got a little different this spring in March I got the worst sore throat of my life, which got better with antibiotics. I felt better for about a month, but in May came down with a consistent low grade fever and felt really weak and just generally off. I was terrified I had leukemia as I had lost about 15 pounds, had night sweats, weird symptoms I had never had before. Lucky for me my dr tested me for mono even though its rare in a 40 year old person, and lo and behold I had convalescent stage mono.
My first reaction to this was to be overjoyed it was not leukemia. However since the diagnosis I have been terrified that I am not going to get better. There is really no treatment for mono other than to rest (which with a job and 2 kids for me really isnt an option) and wait. My big mistake was going online and reading message boards for mono and hearing stories of people whose lives have never been the same since getting mono. This has caused horrible anxiety in me and insomnia, waking up between 2-4 am every night and not being able to get back to sleep. I've been going to therapy and on medication (switched from Lexapro to Effexor last week seems to be helping, been sleeping better with the help of medication as well).
Also on top of this for the last month I have been having sinus headaches almost continuously every day with the worst symptom being ear pressure/pain. I've been to the ER and an ENT for these headaches and they dont see a bacterial infection so I am worried this is the mono causing this or worse that I've been misdiagnosed and really have Lyme disease (even though I've never to my knowledge been bitten by a tick or had any rash or joint pain, its just sick HA/OCD thinking but I cant shake it). My ENT and Psych Doc recommended I go for CT scan so today I am doing that. Oddly enough I dont have the brain tumor fear that many people have w/headaches. My fear is that they will say everything is OK and I will continue to have to suffer with these headaches daily with no explanation/treatment for it.
It's been hard. I work full time still thru this and have 2 small kids at home. The mono has had an impact on my energy but nowhere near the impact the anxiety and its symptoms have had. I've been reading posts on this forum and it is a beacon of support and sanity that calms my mind, the most helpful being the "avoid Dr. Google" sticky, I'm totally a Dr. Google addict and am one day "sober" from that.
Sorry for the lengthy post but just wanted to introduce myself and share my story. Look forward to interacting with the kind people on this board.
Adult Mono
I am new to the forum, been suffering from HA for about 4 years now (ever since I became a father). One year it was lung cancer, the next colon cancer, the next bladder/testicular cancer. All without any real symptoms other than what was in my mind.
This got a little different this spring in March I got the worst sore throat of my life, which got better with antibiotics. I felt better for about a month, but in May came down with a consistent low grade fever and felt really weak and just generally off. I was terrified I had leukemia as I had lost about 15 pounds, had night sweats, weird symptoms I had never had before. Lucky for me my dr tested me for mono even though its rare in a 40 year old person, and lo and behold I had convalescent stage mono.
My first reaction to this was to be overjoyed it was not leukemia. However since the diagnosis I have been terrified that I am not going to get better. There is really no treatment for mono other than to rest (which with a job and 2 kids for me really isnt an option) and wait. My big mistake was going online and reading message boards for mono and hearing stories of people whose lives have never been the same since getting mono. This has caused horrible anxiety in me and insomnia, waking up between 2-4 am every night and not being able to get back to sleep. I've been going to therapy and on medication (switched from Lexapro to Effexor last week seems to be helping, been sleeping better with the help of medication as well).
Also on top of this for the last month I have been having sinus headaches almost continuously every day with the worst symptom being ear pressure/pain. I've been to the ER and an ENT for these headaches and they dont see a bacterial infection so I am worried this is the mono causing this or worse that I've been misdiagnosed and really have Lyme disease (even though I've never to my knowledge been bitten by a tick or had any rash or joint pain, its just sick HA/OCD thinking but I cant shake it). My ENT and Psych Doc recommended I go for CT scan so today I am doing that. Oddly enough I dont have the brain tumor fear that many people have w/headaches. My fear is that they will say everything is OK and I will continue to have to suffer with these headaches daily with no explanation/treatment for it.
It's been hard. I work full time still thru this and have 2 small kids at home. The mono has had an impact on my energy but nowhere near the impact the anxiety and its symptoms have had. I've been reading posts on this forum and it is a beacon of support and sanity that calms my mind, the most helpful being the "avoid Dr. Google" sticky, I'm totally a Dr. Google addict and am one day "sober" from that.
Sorry for the lengthy post but just wanted to introduce myself and share my story. Look forward to interacting with the kind people on this board.
Lymph Node or Tissue?
Between my armpit and breast area I can feel a soft movable lump/tissue
I am not sure what it is as if I pull the skin the lump is not their, which makes me think it is not a lymph node. Its not big, smaller/same size as a pea, but feels like it is underskin not on the skin.
Any ideas what this could be? Not hugely hugely worried so would prefer to ignore the docs for as long as i can.
Lymph Node or Tissue?
I am not sure what it is as if I pull the skin the lump is not their, which makes me think it is not a lymph node. Its not big, smaller/same size as a pea, but feels like it is underskin not on the skin.
Any ideas what this could be? Not hugely hugely worried so would prefer to ignore the docs for as long as i can.
My breaking point...
Hi everyone,
I am fairly new to this site and some of you may have seen or replied to my previous posts in the past (Thank you!), but I just need some guidance...or reassurance today. I am being referred for CBT, so that suggestion is already taken:) Sorry for the lengthy post....I guess I need to vent, and appreciate your advice.
I feel like I have hit my "breaking point", so to speak. Lately I have had one medical problem after another, and more and more anxiety build up in return. I was put on prozac, only to make my anxiety WORSE (especially during the taper!) and now take a benzo, which isn't helping too much. I don't have quite as many panic attacks, but I'm just in a CONSTANT state of worry.
Right now, I am experiencing:
-Massive shortness of breath- like an elephant sitting on my chest, can't take in enough air, etc. Made a trip to the ER last week- all tests came back clear, of course.
-Terrible sharp, shooting pain under left breast in ribcage (what is this??)
-Swelling and vein inflammation behind right knee and up thigh (been scanned, no DVT or cyst...can't figure it out)
-Some palpations (Have had these my whole life due to a sternum deformity and pectus excavatum surgery)
-Fatigue and weight loss
Yes, all of these can be attributed to anxiety, except perhaps my knee pain (Which is really getting to me). Anyway, all of these "issues" just make my anxiety worse and question if there is something really wrong. I am hoping CBT will help with this, but until then I'm not sure what to do. My poor family is getting frustrated (understandably, but also makes me feel bad).
I am getting ready to go out of town for the weekend tomorrow morning, and it's to the point that I am almost scared to go incase something happens. Gosh, this is the last place I thought I'd be in my life. I am generally very happy, wanting to go everywhere and do anything. It's almost put me in a depressive state. I just want to feel "normal" again....knowing that there is nothing physically wrong.
If anyone else has experienced this, I'd appreciate your stories, advice, what has worked for you, etc. I am trying everything I can to get better...but anxiety seems to be winning.
My breaking point...
I am fairly new to this site and some of you may have seen or replied to my previous posts in the past (Thank you!), but I just need some guidance...or reassurance today. I am being referred for CBT, so that suggestion is already taken:) Sorry for the lengthy post....I guess I need to vent, and appreciate your advice.
I feel like I have hit my "breaking point", so to speak. Lately I have had one medical problem after another, and more and more anxiety build up in return. I was put on prozac, only to make my anxiety WORSE (especially during the taper!) and now take a benzo, which isn't helping too much. I don't have quite as many panic attacks, but I'm just in a CONSTANT state of worry.
Right now, I am experiencing:
-Massive shortness of breath- like an elephant sitting on my chest, can't take in enough air, etc. Made a trip to the ER last week- all tests came back clear, of course.
-Terrible sharp, shooting pain under left breast in ribcage (what is this??)
-Swelling and vein inflammation behind right knee and up thigh (been scanned, no DVT or cyst...can't figure it out)
-Some palpations (Have had these my whole life due to a sternum deformity and pectus excavatum surgery)
-Fatigue and weight loss
Yes, all of these can be attributed to anxiety, except perhaps my knee pain (Which is really getting to me). Anyway, all of these "issues" just make my anxiety worse and question if there is something really wrong. I am hoping CBT will help with this, but until then I'm not sure what to do. My poor family is getting frustrated (understandably, but also makes me feel bad).
I am getting ready to go out of town for the weekend tomorrow morning, and it's to the point that I am almost scared to go incase something happens. Gosh, this is the last place I thought I'd be in my life. I am generally very happy, wanting to go everywhere and do anything. It's almost put me in a depressive state. I just want to feel "normal" again....knowing that there is nothing physically wrong.
If anyone else has experienced this, I'd appreciate your stories, advice, what has worked for you, etc. I am trying everything I can to get better...but anxiety seems to be winning.
Falling off the wagon?
hey all I am wondering if anyone on here has experiences this or has anything they know that can help I have been suffering form anxiety and panic attacks for 7 years got myself almost back to a close as normal as I believe I will be able to get got myself back into work all was going well then 2 weeks ago I randomly started to get panic attacks everyday and sent home from work I have even been having panic attacks at home which I haven't had in years since 2 weeks ago I am always tired even if I get a full nights sleep and sleep a bit during the day too it makes no difference had blood tests done but all is clear I really don't understand why I am struggling so much nothing is even triggering the attacks its completely random I am on 20mg citalopram and take diazepam when needed but try not to take it if I can help it if anyone has any insight that would be most appreciated thanks for your time
Falling off the wagon?
Swimming feeling and fireworks
For awhile now I've had this swimming feeling in my head that only seems to happen when I'm sitting or laying down. Also when I close my eyes to sleep I can seen only what I can describe as fireworks that vanish when I opened my eyes. This happens nearly every night and makes me sometimes afraid to sleep. My Dr says it's due to my high heart rate and put up my dose of Propranolol 40mg 3 times a day. I've also just started wearing glasses for the first time and had a very thorough eye test.
Swimming feeling and fireworks
Ruminating negative thoughts/memories.
I was diagnosed Clinically depressed when I was 20 years old, I am now 43.
My family life wasn't the worst but I had an estranged relationship with my absentee mother, which got worse when she married. I didn't have a trusting family relationship with either of them. I was bullied at school from an early age and my step father verbally and physically abused and this got worse in my teenage years. I had repeated thoughts of suicide I was that low.Alcohol and drugs were a way to blot it out in my late teens and early twenties. I got into trouble with the police and was seriously assaulted a few times. I moved home six times during a ten year period and only felt safe in one of those locations. I was made redundant from my job at 21 and managed to get another a few months later. I've had digestive problems all my life that were only diagnosed when I was in my thirties. I have had Depression and General Anxiety disorder since my teens.
I have had CBT a few times and it was really helpful. I was reluctant to take any medication because I had heard a lot of bad stories about it, but eventually I went onto Citalopram six years ago - It changed my life. I had to come off Citalopram last year as my girlfriend and I were trying for a baby and Cital isn't exactly good for your libido. My son was born six weeks ago and we are over the moon with him. Life seems very good at the moment...
...so why is it that I have constant thoughts about all the bad things that were done to me when I was growing up? They seem to be on constant repeat inside my head, and it actually leads to headaches. I have thoughts/plans that entail harming the people that harmed me and I get angry when I think about it. It seems like I have a desperate need for some sort of revenge.
Any help advice would be appreciated.
Ruminating negative thoughts/memories.
My family life wasn't the worst but I had an estranged relationship with my absentee mother, which got worse when she married. I didn't have a trusting family relationship with either of them. I was bullied at school from an early age and my step father verbally and physically abused and this got worse in my teenage years. I had repeated thoughts of suicide I was that low.Alcohol and drugs were a way to blot it out in my late teens and early twenties. I got into trouble with the police and was seriously assaulted a few times. I moved home six times during a ten year period and only felt safe in one of those locations. I was made redundant from my job at 21 and managed to get another a few months later. I've had digestive problems all my life that were only diagnosed when I was in my thirties. I have had Depression and General Anxiety disorder since my teens.
I have had CBT a few times and it was really helpful. I was reluctant to take any medication because I had heard a lot of bad stories about it, but eventually I went onto Citalopram six years ago - It changed my life. I had to come off Citalopram last year as my girlfriend and I were trying for a baby and Cital isn't exactly good for your libido. My son was born six weeks ago and we are over the moon with him. Life seems very good at the moment...
...so why is it that I have constant thoughts about all the bad things that were done to me when I was growing up? They seem to be on constant repeat inside my head, and it actually leads to headaches. I have thoughts/plans that entail harming the people that harmed me and I get angry when I think about it. It seems like I have a desperate need for some sort of revenge.
Any help advice would be appreciated.
Citalopram withdrawal
I have been on 20mg citalopram since mid december 2014 and I am coming off them. My doctors says to take 10mg this week and 10mg every other day next week then to stop altogether. This morning (3rd day of 10mg) and I have woken up with diarrheoa, is this normal?
Citalopram withdrawal
Chatroom
I'm having trouble can't use the chat room , I'm using an iPad any ideas which Java I can use ?
Chatroom
please can anyone relate?
So iv gradually been having less anxious symptoms, waking up isn't so bad, my appetite is back, I have moments of feeling relatively normal. My panic gasps have subsided but I still feel uneasy and not right, I am still expecting to panic every second of the day. I feel like I'm living with a grenade in my chest. Can anyone relate? Is this part of the recovery process and when will I feel better?
please can anyone relate?
One thing after another
So I got up this morning, and have noticed that one of my eyelids is swollen. It kind of looks like there's a large blister on it, I've got hayfever which is quite bad today so not sure if it's related to that but I just feel like I'm falling apart at the moment.
I keep thinking I've got something like leukemia and my immune system is shot which is why I'm having trouble getting over this virus and now I've got this I'm convincing myself it's some sort of bacterial infection which is again worrying me about my immune system.
I just feel so low at the moment and I have been through quite a lot of stress which I know probably hasn't helped but I just think there's something really wrong with me :weep:
One thing after another
I keep thinking I've got something like leukemia and my immune system is shot which is why I'm having trouble getting over this virus and now I've got this I'm convincing myself it's some sort of bacterial infection which is again worrying me about my immune system.
I just feel so low at the moment and I have been through quite a lot of stress which I know probably hasn't helped but I just think there's something really wrong with me :weep:
working in charity shop three days a week
Hi guys..started working in a charity shop three days a week..its in my local shop so i can walk there in 2 min flat..wed thur fri.....10-5pm ..
working in charity shop three days a week
Conference on Saturday + Anxiety
So hey everyone, me again.
I'm going to a conference for game developers on Saturday in London and I have the feeling I'm going to have to eat and choke when I'm there. I don't want to have a panic attack, yet I want to go so much. Should I go?
Dan
Conference on Saturday + Anxiety
I'm going to a conference for game developers on Saturday in London and I have the feeling I'm going to have to eat and choke when I'm there. I don't want to have a panic attack, yet I want to go so much. Should I go?
Dan
Hey there everyone!
My name is Dan, I am twelve years old and I am from England! I've been suffering with Anxiety for a while, about 6 weeks from when this is posted (30/7). I've been to see the GP, am going back next week too and I've had a CAMHS assessment. I came here from a quick google-search and your forum is amazing. I currently think i'm going to choke on whatever I eat and I can only eat when both of my parents are around. Just thought I'd introduce myself here to let you all know who I am.
Dan. :bighug1:
Hey there everyone!
Dan. :bighug1:
scared i have tonsil cancer
Last week my left side felt sore i thought nothing if it as i often get one side hurt then it goes. Few days later i had a tonsil stone i got it out but noticed how big my left tonsil was. Since then iv felt like something is stuck behind my tongue/tonsil. Iv no swollen glands in neck but i googled symptoms of cancer and a large tonsil is a symptom along with the feeling of something being stuck. Im going drs later but im so scared. Anyone else had this please
scared i have tonsil cancer
Sertraline Withdrawal
Hi guys, :)
I'm just wondering how slowly i should be withdrawing from Sertraling after taking it for two and a half years.
I've been on 100mg Sertraline since January 2013 and it's been generally wonderful for me. For six months I went up to 150mg in 2013 and came back down to 100mg with few real withdrawal symptoms.
Last week I split my dose in half and began taking 50mg and yesterday, day 10, I gradually felt worse and worse on the journey to work and before the final stop I felt as though every pore opened up on my body and I began sweating like crazy before vomiting and fainting. Some people helped me up, and me being stubborn i headed towards my office. I'd eaten a full breakfast and slept well, so it wasn't that. When I arrived my colleagues were shocked and told me i looked white as a sheet and "like a heroin junkie going cold turkey". They all know I'm on Sertraline and have reduced my dose to half. One of them came with me while i bought some supplies and took the train back home, where i took another 50mg and aside from feeling very tired, felt much better.
This morning, after a generally good night's sleep of 8 hours I woke up with pins and needles in both hands, extreme anxiety and diarrhea. I've taken 100mg again and just getting on with my day but just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences coming off Sertraline? :)
Thanks.
Sertraline Withdrawal
I'm just wondering how slowly i should be withdrawing from Sertraling after taking it for two and a half years.
I've been on 100mg Sertraline since January 2013 and it's been generally wonderful for me. For six months I went up to 150mg in 2013 and came back down to 100mg with few real withdrawal symptoms.
Last week I split my dose in half and began taking 50mg and yesterday, day 10, I gradually felt worse and worse on the journey to work and before the final stop I felt as though every pore opened up on my body and I began sweating like crazy before vomiting and fainting. Some people helped me up, and me being stubborn i headed towards my office. I'd eaten a full breakfast and slept well, so it wasn't that. When I arrived my colleagues were shocked and told me i looked white as a sheet and "like a heroin junkie going cold turkey". They all know I'm on Sertraline and have reduced my dose to half. One of them came with me while i bought some supplies and took the train back home, where i took another 50mg and aside from feeling very tired, felt much better.
This morning, after a generally good night's sleep of 8 hours I woke up with pins and needles in both hands, extreme anxiety and diarrhea. I've taken 100mg again and just getting on with my day but just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences coming off Sertraline? :)
Thanks.
mercredi 29 juillet 2015
IBC worries
I was doing so well until I realized a small rash that is on my breast is getting worse. It's been there for at least two months and suddenly it worried me that it hasn't left and is not improving. I'm now scared its inflammatory breast cancer. Literally feel sick to my stomach with worry. I really don't want to back track but I can't imagine this being anything else.
IBC worries
Head cancer
Been getting sharp head pains since not being on antibiotics for a week. Was on 2 anti fungal and penicillin and amoxcillin. In the past 3 months. Worried this constant pain is cancer spread from my neck issues ( white sore tongue and throat since feb and pain in side of neck). Dono wat to do. Mynoseand throat hashad phlegm for a month and skin hurts too so scared
Head cancer
So frustrated.
Hi everyone,
I'm in need of hugs. Six months ago I managed to come off Venlafaxine. My life has been going great. I moved in with my boyfriend, who is fantastic for me and loves me to distraction as I do him. I also got a place at my dream university to study for my dream career of becoming a paramedic.
Despite all of this my anxiety and panic have reared their ugly heads again and I'm currently trying to get back on the Venlafaxine before the start of term.
I'm frustrated and upset because I've never been happier (I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety at age 10, I'm now 25), so there's no obvious reason for it all to be happening again and at such an inconvenient time!
Also suffering awful side effects from starting up and feel horrendous.
Moan over. Thank you :(
So frustrated.
I'm in need of hugs. Six months ago I managed to come off Venlafaxine. My life has been going great. I moved in with my boyfriend, who is fantastic for me and loves me to distraction as I do him. I also got a place at my dream university to study for my dream career of becoming a paramedic.
Despite all of this my anxiety and panic have reared their ugly heads again and I'm currently trying to get back on the Venlafaxine before the start of term.
I'm frustrated and upset because I've never been happier (I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety at age 10, I'm now 25), so there's no obvious reason for it all to be happening again and at such an inconvenient time!
Also suffering awful side effects from starting up and feel horrendous.
Moan over. Thank you :(
I am very worried. I hate being scared.
I haven't had much sleep last night, and today I had coffee. I have been very stressed, I am having relationship problems. And on top of that, I have health anxiety. I thought I had my anxiety in control, but it came out of nowhere again tonight.
I looked in the mirror, and I noticed the bones above my breasts. The left side of the bone pokes out more then the right side. I am worried, I am scared. I feel like i have lost a lot of weight so my bones poke out more, but I am not sure why it seems like my left bone pokes out more then my right. Ugh I am trying not to google, because I don't want to freak myself out, but I am so scared.
I am very worried. I hate being scared.
I looked in the mirror, and I noticed the bones above my breasts. The left side of the bone pokes out more then the right side. I am worried, I am scared. I feel like i have lost a lot of weight so my bones poke out more, but I am not sure why it seems like my left bone pokes out more then my right. Ugh I am trying not to google, because I don't want to freak myself out, but I am so scared.
uneven bone under my collar
U know the collar bone? Well underneath it there is a bone, and my left side looks different then my right, it pokes out more then my right side. I am scared. i don't know why my left side pokes out more and looks bigger, i am trying not to google, but i am starting to panic. i have lost some weight lately, so i can see my bones more.
uneven bone under my collar
ocd anchors
In what way can you extinguish negative anchors?
Example, lets just say you are watching TV and certain car appears and you have a negative thought about it, the next time you see the car you have the same negative thought. Its like the negative thought has been anchored to the car.
ocd anchors
Example, lets just say you are watching TV and certain car appears and you have a negative thought about it, the next time you see the car you have the same negative thought. Its like the negative thought has been anchored to the car.
ocd anchors
In what way can you extinguish negative anchors?
Example, lets just say you are watching TV and certain car appears and you have a negative thought about it, the next time you see the car you have the same negative thought. Its like the negative thought has been anchored to the car!
ocd anchors
Example, lets just say you are watching TV and certain car appears and you have a negative thought about it, the next time you see the car you have the same negative thought. Its like the negative thought has been anchored to the car!
I don't know if I'm depressed or not; I just feel like there's no hope?
I am in a really rough place right now and I feel like my support system is thin. I may go in for counseling at my university when I start back in a couple of weeks, but it’s hard for me to say these things out loud, so counseling is really difficult for me as well.
I’m just feeling so hopeless. I feel like my problems are silly, but they’re wearing me down completely. My most main problem is the acne I’ve recently posted about; it’s better than it was several years ago but the scarring is there (not just red marks; several rolling scars too) and I’ve tried so much. I’m going to go back to a dermatologist and see what can be done, but it’s hard. I can't make eye contact with people, and I haven't been able to look at my reflection in over a month.
I’ve been reading posts on an acne forum, which I shouldn’t do – the people there are so mean and pessimistic, they make me feel worse. But it’s hard not to. I just feel like with all I’ve tried, and what posters there seem to say (not all, but some) that there’s just absolutely no hope and it won’t ever get better anyway.
I also have problems with my dog – I have a behaviorist and we’re set up to do some training exercises in a few weeks. I belong to a really awesome and supportive forum for dogs (I belong to too many forums I guess!) but my other life problems have got me feeling so down; I feel like I’ll get hopeful and it will all be for nothing in this regard to. It seems silly to be so upset about my dog - though he means the world to me and I want him to be happy/healthy - but it just feels like yet another thing that's going wrong. They’re two different things, but they just feel so related.
On top of that, I’m in school and trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, but I have no idea. I need to work on internships and career fairs, but with my self-esteem where it is, I just can’t. It takes all I have to go to class and work. My twin brother is attractive, perfect skin, career all set up, and everything he wants to do he can do flawlessly – I feel like such a troll in comparison; no matter how hard I work, nothing gets better.
It seems like every small bit of hope or positive movement is quickly squashed. I feel like nothing will ever work, nothing will ever go right. I just want to lay down and do absolutely nothing but even that doesn't sound appealing. I know if I brought it up to my parents they'd be happy to help me if they could (they've offered to pay for an appointment with a skin specialist to work on the scars, but I need to work on my active acne as well and I'm too scared they'll say I'm unhelp-able and it really will be hopeless). I just don't know how to bring it up. I don't talk about it, because I feel like if they knew how much it bothered me, it would be that much worse for them or they just wouldn't understand and I don't know what would be worse.
I try to tell myself that sometimes things do work out - I used to have really awful HA and never thought I'd get over that but I did. This, though, feels the same emotionally, only worse because it's something others can see/judge me on and I don't know....I just feel like it's impossible.
I guess I just needed to get it out as I don't think anyone can really help me...thanks for listening though. :blush:
I don't know if I'm depressed or not; I just feel like there's no hope?
I’m just feeling so hopeless. I feel like my problems are silly, but they’re wearing me down completely. My most main problem is the acne I’ve recently posted about; it’s better than it was several years ago but the scarring is there (not just red marks; several rolling scars too) and I’ve tried so much. I’m going to go back to a dermatologist and see what can be done, but it’s hard. I can't make eye contact with people, and I haven't been able to look at my reflection in over a month.
I’ve been reading posts on an acne forum, which I shouldn’t do – the people there are so mean and pessimistic, they make me feel worse. But it’s hard not to. I just feel like with all I’ve tried, and what posters there seem to say (not all, but some) that there’s just absolutely no hope and it won’t ever get better anyway.
I also have problems with my dog – I have a behaviorist and we’re set up to do some training exercises in a few weeks. I belong to a really awesome and supportive forum for dogs (I belong to too many forums I guess!) but my other life problems have got me feeling so down; I feel like I’ll get hopeful and it will all be for nothing in this regard to. It seems silly to be so upset about my dog - though he means the world to me and I want him to be happy/healthy - but it just feels like yet another thing that's going wrong. They’re two different things, but they just feel so related.
On top of that, I’m in school and trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, but I have no idea. I need to work on internships and career fairs, but with my self-esteem where it is, I just can’t. It takes all I have to go to class and work. My twin brother is attractive, perfect skin, career all set up, and everything he wants to do he can do flawlessly – I feel like such a troll in comparison; no matter how hard I work, nothing gets better.
It seems like every small bit of hope or positive movement is quickly squashed. I feel like nothing will ever work, nothing will ever go right. I just want to lay down and do absolutely nothing but even that doesn't sound appealing. I know if I brought it up to my parents they'd be happy to help me if they could (they've offered to pay for an appointment with a skin specialist to work on the scars, but I need to work on my active acne as well and I'm too scared they'll say I'm unhelp-able and it really will be hopeless). I just don't know how to bring it up. I don't talk about it, because I feel like if they knew how much it bothered me, it would be that much worse for them or they just wouldn't understand and I don't know what would be worse.
I try to tell myself that sometimes things do work out - I used to have really awful HA and never thought I'd get over that but I did. This, though, feels the same emotionally, only worse because it's something others can see/judge me on and I don't know....I just feel like it's impossible.
I guess I just needed to get it out as I don't think anyone can really help me...thanks for listening though. :blush:
Happy Birthday chesta
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is it okay to mix propranolol and alcohol?
Is it okay to mix propranolol and alcohol? I hardly ever drink alcohol and I'm a lightweight but today my aunt made a dessert and she didn't mention it had quite a lot of sherry/rum in it. I had taken my propranolol immediately prior and am scared they could interact.
I keep seeing conflicting information. Some people are saying they drink regularly with propranolol and are fine, others are saying it's bad for you. I called the pharmacy and they said it's okay in moderation, but not to drink and take the med together. Which I accidentally did. Now I'm really anxious :shrug:
is it okay to mix propranolol and alcohol?
I keep seeing conflicting information. Some people are saying they drink regularly with propranolol and are fine, others are saying it's bad for you. I called the pharmacy and they said it's okay in moderation, but not to drink and take the med together. Which I accidentally did. Now I'm really anxious :shrug:
Follow up from ultrascan
Hi there, been along while since I posted and trying to be balanced in my thinking.....
I had an ultra scan last Thursday on abdo and pelvis. Today I received a letter asking me to make a non urgent appointment.
It is a non urgent appointment, I need to remember that, but it is less than a week since I had the scan. Never known such a quick response!
Could this just be efficiency?
S
Follow up from ultrascan
I had an ultra scan last Thursday on abdo and pelvis. Today I received a letter asking me to make a non urgent appointment.
It is a non urgent appointment, I need to remember that, but it is less than a week since I had the scan. Never known such a quick response!
Could this just be efficiency?
S
Advice needed
so doctor has just given me these to help calm me down , scared to take them , what should I expect ??????
Advice needed
Advice needed
so doctor has just given me these to help calm me down , scared to take them , what should I expect ??????
Advice needed
Panic over needing the toilet
So as a new reason for panic, I had to get shopping in Aldi which always makes me feel panicky anyway cos they rush you through the checkouts etc, anyway I kinda needed a wee before I went in but thought I could wait awhile. So half way round I start shaking and sweating and thinking I am going to wet myself if I don't get to a toilet NOW! But part of me knew that wouldn't happen but still I had to get out of there ASAP so I just dashed to the checkouts threw everything into the car and rushed to Tesco to the nearest toilet thinking I will wet myself at any minute. Then when I'm trying to go I don't actually need to go that much at all, but I'm shaking and panicking. This happened once before and the same symptoms and again when I got to the loo I had to force myself to go and it wasn't loads. I'm so worried this is starting to be a new trigger for my panic attacks. I have never had any bladder problems so I no its psychological but it is horrible and it wiped me out for the rest of the day and I know if I'm not careful its gonna become a habit so don't no what to do
Panic over needing the toilet
London and terrorist fears again
Hi Everyone,
I'm really, really, struggling at the moment with this theme. I work in central London and I'm terrified every day that I'm going to get caught up in something and die. Every evening I can't believe I'm still alive and then it all starts again the next morning.
Until a week ago this fear was confined to the underground, but now I have it constantly. I purposely don't venture far out of the office at lunch and I have a business dinner next week off Oxford Street that I'm so anxious about - I hate changing my normal schedule for fear that that will be the time something happens. I have to stay in my job for at least two months or so until we exchange properties and move into our new place. Otherwise I would up and leave tomorrow! I know avoidance is not a great strategy but I feel like London is a scary place right now (I hope this won't trigger anyone else) and I just can't take the stress. I scan the tube carriage every time I get on and position myself next to the doors in case someone suspicious comes on. I'm turning into a crazy person!!! :wacko: I know my husband's patience is wearing thin too.
I should point out that I'm not completely mad - I only have this in London. I know it could happen anywhere and I'm not going to stop leaving my home (and I don't get anxious about being out and about in my own town), but I just feel London is the obvious target.
I don't really want to leave my job but I can't go on like this. Can anyone help me rationalise it?
London and terrorist fears again
I'm really, really, struggling at the moment with this theme. I work in central London and I'm terrified every day that I'm going to get caught up in something and die. Every evening I can't believe I'm still alive and then it all starts again the next morning.
Until a week ago this fear was confined to the underground, but now I have it constantly. I purposely don't venture far out of the office at lunch and I have a business dinner next week off Oxford Street that I'm so anxious about - I hate changing my normal schedule for fear that that will be the time something happens. I have to stay in my job for at least two months or so until we exchange properties and move into our new place. Otherwise I would up and leave tomorrow! I know avoidance is not a great strategy but I feel like London is a scary place right now (I hope this won't trigger anyone else) and I just can't take the stress. I scan the tube carriage every time I get on and position myself next to the doors in case someone suspicious comes on. I'm turning into a crazy person!!! :wacko: I know my husband's patience is wearing thin too.
I should point out that I'm not completely mad - I only have this in London. I know it could happen anywhere and I'm not going to stop leaving my home (and I don't get anxious about being out and about in my own town), but I just feel London is the obvious target.
I don't really want to leave my job but I can't go on like this. Can anyone help me rationalise it?
hard tender bump on ulna near elbow
Hello. It has been some time since I have posted anything. I have been doing fantastic with my anxiety levels and for the most part have been anxiety free.
A few days ago my son bumped in to my arm and very lightly but I felt this pain just under my elbow so i went to rub it and noticed a small hard bump. I felt around and it seems to be a protrusion on the end of my ulna about 1/2 in. under my elbow on the pinky finger side of my arm. It is sore to the touch and hard and feels like it is attached to the bone. If i slide a finger over the top of the bone it feels flat like a clif top almost but if i slide my finger along the edge it feels like a bump. If i hold my forearm up you can see it stick out. It feels a little bigger that a half cm. I know I hit my arm on shelf in that general area a month ago but it never bruised. There is no redness or swelling in this area.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I do not want to run to my doctor with this since I have been to her many times between January and April of this year. Any thoughts would be appreciated :)
hard tender bump on ulna near elbow
A few days ago my son bumped in to my arm and very lightly but I felt this pain just under my elbow so i went to rub it and noticed a small hard bump. I felt around and it seems to be a protrusion on the end of my ulna about 1/2 in. under my elbow on the pinky finger side of my arm. It is sore to the touch and hard and feels like it is attached to the bone. If i slide a finger over the top of the bone it feels flat like a clif top almost but if i slide my finger along the edge it feels like a bump. If i hold my forearm up you can see it stick out. It feels a little bigger that a half cm. I know I hit my arm on shelf in that general area a month ago but it never bruised. There is no redness or swelling in this area.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I do not want to run to my doctor with this since I have been to her many times between January and April of this year. Any thoughts would be appreciated :)
On the Road to Recovery
Hi there,
I hope you're all doing well.
A little over a month ago, I had a complete mental breakdown and was in the depths of despair. I felt like there was absolutely no way I was going to be able to get out of this vicious cycle of anxiety (severe HA), panic and depression. Although I'm still far from where I once was in terms of 'normality', I've forced myself to take small steps in an attempt to claim my life back.
I'm still having quite a few bad days but I can now start to see a light (although dim) at the end of the tunnel in my road to recovery. I know I am far from well, but I'm also far from the wreck that I was 4/5 weeks ago.
When I first started seeing an IAPT worker (while on the waiting list for CBT), I scored 31 on the questionnaire with regards to the severity of my anxiety and 29 with regard to the severity of my depression. The second time I took the questionnaire, the scores were basically the same.
However, taking the same questionnaire yesterday (4 weeks later) I halved both scores alike. This is a massive difference and the IAPT worker said that they wouldn't be surprised if I managed to cure myself before I even get to the CBT sessions at this rate. :yesyes:
I have joined this Forum (helping me a lot), started going to the gym 3-4 times a week, read multiple books on overcoming anxiety, begun a course of Sertraline antidepressants, ensured that I am on the CBT waiting list, forced myself to go to many outdoor social events, stopped myself Googling symptoms (5 weeks free) and I'm planning on attending the 'No Panic Sheffield' meeting in the near future.
Unfortunately, I'm having a particularly bad day today but I'm trying to keep my positive progress in mind.
Keep fighting, people. We'll all get there in the end. :)
On the Road to Recovery
I hope you're all doing well.
A little over a month ago, I had a complete mental breakdown and was in the depths of despair. I felt like there was absolutely no way I was going to be able to get out of this vicious cycle of anxiety (severe HA), panic and depression. Although I'm still far from where I once was in terms of 'normality', I've forced myself to take small steps in an attempt to claim my life back.
I'm still having quite a few bad days but I can now start to see a light (although dim) at the end of the tunnel in my road to recovery. I know I am far from well, but I'm also far from the wreck that I was 4/5 weeks ago.
When I first started seeing an IAPT worker (while on the waiting list for CBT), I scored 31 on the questionnaire with regards to the severity of my anxiety and 29 with regard to the severity of my depression. The second time I took the questionnaire, the scores were basically the same.
However, taking the same questionnaire yesterday (4 weeks later) I halved both scores alike. This is a massive difference and the IAPT worker said that they wouldn't be surprised if I managed to cure myself before I even get to the CBT sessions at this rate. :yesyes:
I have joined this Forum (helping me a lot), started going to the gym 3-4 times a week, read multiple books on overcoming anxiety, begun a course of Sertraline antidepressants, ensured that I am on the CBT waiting list, forced myself to go to many outdoor social events, stopped myself Googling symptoms (5 weeks free) and I'm planning on attending the 'No Panic Sheffield' meeting in the near future.
Unfortunately, I'm having a particularly bad day today but I'm trying to keep my positive progress in mind.
Keep fighting, people. We'll all get there in the end. :)
Panic attacks with muscle weakness, fatigue
Hello everyone. I'm frightened and such a mess. I think I've been having pretty constant panic attacks for about 10 days now, but I can't shake the fear that something worse is wrong. I mean, what if they're NOT panic attacks? My heart races and I find it very hard to breathe (I guess I focus on breathing and that makes it manual and then it just spirals out of control.) but after the attacks -- basically constantly, my legs and arms ache painfully and feel so incredibly heavy and weak. I feel like I've been hit by a truck. But for days...and I'm so fatigued and tired that everything is tough. I'm recovering from a nightmare called Guillain Barre Syndrome (at least that's what they think it was) and can finally walk again after several months wheelchair bound. But what if this is related to that? What if it's not panic? It scares me so much that I just want to crawl into bed and hide, but I have 5 kids and trying to act normally is so hard. Any thoughts? I just want to be well again.
Panic attacks with muscle weakness, fatigue
Swallowing/throat question
Ok.. so i have become hyper aware of my body and feelings and you name it. Needless to say, I need to stay away from Dr. Google and i have been doing really well. I am under an excessive amount of stress here lately with no end in sight.
For some reason, i was sitting here and all of a sudden i became aware that i can hear myself swallow. take a drink of water and i really ear it. use a straw still there. is this freaking normal?
Swallowing/throat question
For some reason, i was sitting here and all of a sudden i became aware that i can hear myself swallow. take a drink of water and i really ear it. use a straw still there. is this freaking normal?
twitching and foot pain
I've had twitching on and off for over a year . I thought I'd turned a corner as they subsided but my thumb has been twitching badly now for a few days on top of that I am in pain when getting out of bed my legs and feet ache ...feel stiff . I felt awful at work yesturday because I think I saw 3 people see the twitching on my hand my father died of parkinsons sometimes I get myself in a downward spiral I wonder if this is my fate. ...even though I know I probably haven't ...
twitching and foot pain
Sorry guys gross mucus question!
So as some of you know I've had a horrible virus for the last couple of weeks. I am feeling a lot better in myself but I still have a loose cough and several times a day I'm coughing phlegm sometimes clear sometimes greenish.
The thing is it doesn't feel like it's on my chest and I'm sure it's coming from my nose as in the morning I obviously cough up more and I can feel it running down my throat but it seems to be my right side only that's affected.
I seem to have sinus issues on this side that's the side that always gets blocked when my hayfever is bad etc and I did have an ENT scope a few months back and he just provided otrivine.
My mum thinks I should go back to the doctor as she thinks I have a sinus infection but I'm reluctant as I'd rather my body take care of it than have to have antibiotics. I'm also doing Saline rinses 2-3 times a day to keep my sinuses clear.
My question is, is it normal to have PND on one side and does this sound like par for the course following a viral infection.
I'm not in any pain in my sinuses, no swelling etc so I'm thinking it's just that whereas initially everything was completely dry it's just all the rubbish now draining out and it will probably just get less and less over the course of time.
Just wondered if any sinus sufferers could give some feedback from what I've read antibiotics are a bit hit and miss anyway with infections.
Thanks
Sorry guys gross mucus question!
The thing is it doesn't feel like it's on my chest and I'm sure it's coming from my nose as in the morning I obviously cough up more and I can feel it running down my throat but it seems to be my right side only that's affected.
I seem to have sinus issues on this side that's the side that always gets blocked when my hayfever is bad etc and I did have an ENT scope a few months back and he just provided otrivine.
My mum thinks I should go back to the doctor as she thinks I have a sinus infection but I'm reluctant as I'd rather my body take care of it than have to have antibiotics. I'm also doing Saline rinses 2-3 times a day to keep my sinuses clear.
My question is, is it normal to have PND on one side and does this sound like par for the course following a viral infection.
I'm not in any pain in my sinuses, no swelling etc so I'm thinking it's just that whereas initially everything was completely dry it's just all the rubbish now draining out and it will probably just get less and less over the course of time.
Just wondered if any sinus sufferers could give some feedback from what I've read antibiotics are a bit hit and miss anyway with infections.
Thanks
Anxiety is through the roof again
I've been doing well lately, and was really starting to feel stable. I even flew to America by myself with almost no anxiety. But then, on Saturday, I was out on a boat trip with friends and I did a cliff dive from 25-30 feet up into the water. I hit the water at just a slight angle, but enough that I felt the impact on my back and immediately my chest was hurting. The pain got worse and it still hasn't gone after 4 days. My healthy anxiety and depersonalisation are through the roof and I'm having a lot of panic attacks. Last night I went out with friends and had 4 pints and today I feel even worse (I know that's my own fault). I feel completely out of control, physical symptoms are going crazy, constant racing thoughts from the minute I wake up. I don't know what to do. I'm lying here with a pounding heart unable to sleep and wanting to cry.
Anxiety is through the roof again
Positive citalopram story!
Hi everybody,
I've been on citalopram for four years and I know that when you search for information on the internet there are just hundreds of horror stories, so I thought it might be good to tell you how much it has helped me. I started taking it when my OCD, anic and anxiety went into super overdrive (I know this is an out dated term but it was a full on nervous break down) I started on 10mg, and now take 40mg. I won't lie, the first 4-6 weeks were really hard, citalopram can increase your anxiety symptoms at first and it really did for me. It was so tempting to throw them in the bin, but I'm so glad I didn't. After a couple of months I really started to feel the benefits. I started to feel happier and less anxious, my OCD intrusions started to reduce. This kept me going long enough to get onto therapy and really start tackling my problems. I don't think citalopram is a cure, but it kept me a float and made me more capable of making the changes I needed to.
I know they're not for everyone, and I am defintely not a doctor so this isn't medical advice. But I wanted anyone who is trying them to have something more possitive to focus upon. I'm having a relapse at the moment and one of the 'tools' in my 'getting better toolkit' :blush: is to increase my citalopram.
Hope your all having a lovely day :)
Positive citalopram story!
I've been on citalopram for four years and I know that when you search for information on the internet there are just hundreds of horror stories, so I thought it might be good to tell you how much it has helped me. I started taking it when my OCD, anic and anxiety went into super overdrive (I know this is an out dated term but it was a full on nervous break down) I started on 10mg, and now take 40mg. I won't lie, the first 4-6 weeks were really hard, citalopram can increase your anxiety symptoms at first and it really did for me. It was so tempting to throw them in the bin, but I'm so glad I didn't. After a couple of months I really started to feel the benefits. I started to feel happier and less anxious, my OCD intrusions started to reduce. This kept me going long enough to get onto therapy and really start tackling my problems. I don't think citalopram is a cure, but it kept me a float and made me more capable of making the changes I needed to.
I know they're not for everyone, and I am defintely not a doctor so this isn't medical advice. But I wanted anyone who is trying them to have something more possitive to focus upon. I'm having a relapse at the moment and one of the 'tools' in my 'getting better toolkit' :blush: is to increase my citalopram.
Hope your all having a lovely day :)
Anybody have a 'safe time'
This might sound odd but does anybody have a time when they feel safer or more relaxed? My panic attacks and anxiety are triggered by my own thoughts rather than a place or situation. The morning and day are horendous but around 7pm I take a shower and it feels like a 'safer time'. I can relax a little and I spend my whole day waiting for that point. Anyone have anything similar?
Anybody have a 'safe time'
Anxiety and Panic Returning
Hi All
I have been gradually getting better (although never perfect) for the past few years from really bad anxiety and waves of panic I have been on clomipramine just 10mg for a few years and recently I reduced them to every few days however I am due to go on holiday on Monday with some friends and the anxiety and panic symptoms have come back with gusto. I am really scared of the feelings and can't seem to calm down.
My boyfriend is very supportive and said just go back to taking one to two tablets a day. I have nothing to worry about yet the physical symptoms don't agree!! Help xx
Anxiety and Panic Returning
I have been gradually getting better (although never perfect) for the past few years from really bad anxiety and waves of panic I have been on clomipramine just 10mg for a few years and recently I reduced them to every few days however I am due to go on holiday on Monday with some friends and the anxiety and panic symptoms have come back with gusto. I am really scared of the feelings and can't seem to calm down.
My boyfriend is very supportive and said just go back to taking one to two tablets a day. I have nothing to worry about yet the physical symptoms don't agree!! Help xx
Benzo for flying
Hey all,
I posted a thread recently asking for advice for diazepam for flying. Doctor gave me 6x 2mg. He said 2 for the way there and 2 for the way back (although he also said I will probably only need one). He also allowed me two to test out. Tried 1 2mg & felt very calm and relaxed. A little tired but usually the thought of flying gives me anxiety but it didn't allow the anxiety through so I am a lot more confident about the flight which is on Tuesday. I will keep you all informed.
Tash x
Benzo for flying
I posted a thread recently asking for advice for diazepam for flying. Doctor gave me 6x 2mg. He said 2 for the way there and 2 for the way back (although he also said I will probably only need one). He also allowed me two to test out. Tried 1 2mg & felt very calm and relaxed. A little tired but usually the thought of flying gives me anxiety but it didn't allow the anxiety through so I am a lot more confident about the flight which is on Tuesday. I will keep you all informed.
Tash x
im crying and scared
I,ve broke down realy bad just. im on my own everyones gone out. my kids are here who are 7 and 9. there playing upstairs. sometimes I don,t mind being on my own but 9timesoutof10 I get edgy,scared ect... I also had some horrible feelings before I cryed. like strange eyes and feelings in arms like weak and that scared me. like it normaly does. I have my own house and im just scared to be alone majority of time. so at night my mum or brother sleeps. but recently I,ve been at my mums because usualy everybodys here. and now I can,t face going home. im stuck in a rut through it. the best thing about it I only live round the corner. I,ve had post-natal dep twice. anx/panic for 7yrs the panic attacks went in 2011 but when returned in 2012 when my dad passed. but then went again late 2012 and haven,t returned since. my anxiety has got better. but at times like today comes back to haunt me. im 31 next Tuesday. and to be honest don,t feel like I,ve lived my life.....sometimes I feel like im going mad/insane. I have many thoughts/symptoms. :yahoo::unsure::scared15::noangel::shades::weep::m ad:
im crying and scared
First date
Hi all :-)
I'm excited to have joined this site finally and be able to talk to like minded people. Anyway this post is specifically related to a date I'm going on tomorrow (the first in 10 years:ohmy:). Usually I would rely on a benzodiazepam in a social situation like this, but of course I'm now out.
I'm looking for any encouragement to get through this. I do have propolonol, though I'm not sure if that would help? Any other remedies/tips you would recommend?
Thanks so much in advance.
First date
I'm excited to have joined this site finally and be able to talk to like minded people. Anyway this post is specifically related to a date I'm going on tomorrow (the first in 10 years:ohmy:). Usually I would rely on a benzodiazepam in a social situation like this, but of course I'm now out.
I'm looking for any encouragement to get through this. I do have propolonol, though I'm not sure if that would help? Any other remedies/tips you would recommend?
Thanks so much in advance.
pain every day.... Help
Over a week a go I had a nasty virus felt awful, flu like. and anxiety went through the roof.
One morning I woke and the whole of both legs were agony and seized up could hardly bend them, this sent me into more panic... Saw 2 Drs and called ambulance.they done ecg etc all fine, said it was panic attack and anxiety ... Had about 5 PA in total over the course of feeling fluey. I was in constant fear I was in danger.
Anyway Dr gave me Valium for few days to calm me as I was getting in such a state, I was an emotional wreck thinking everything was wrong with me.
The virus has gone now but everyday I wake up in pain... My legs and right arm, both wrists thumbs and jaw... They hurt and tender. I'm scared, why do I feel like this. I don't want to rely on pain Tablets every day. I've lost 9 lbs in a week as I'm very over weight and want to make a change to my life so started slimming world
I just don't know why I ache so much especially when waking up.
Any advice appreciated
pain every day.... Help
One morning I woke and the whole of both legs were agony and seized up could hardly bend them, this sent me into more panic... Saw 2 Drs and called ambulance.they done ecg etc all fine, said it was panic attack and anxiety ... Had about 5 PA in total over the course of feeling fluey. I was in constant fear I was in danger.
Anyway Dr gave me Valium for few days to calm me as I was getting in such a state, I was an emotional wreck thinking everything was wrong with me.
The virus has gone now but everyday I wake up in pain... My legs and right arm, both wrists thumbs and jaw... They hurt and tender. I'm scared, why do I feel like this. I don't want to rely on pain Tablets every day. I've lost 9 lbs in a week as I'm very over weight and want to make a change to my life so started slimming world
I just don't know why I ache so much especially when waking up.
Any advice appreciated
Any help appreciated :-)
Hi all :-) I've been browsing this forum for quite some time, and finally joined!
I've been suffering from depression, low self esteem and social anxiety for as long as I can remember, though it does vary in intensity. I'm ashamed to admit that ever since my doctor prescribed me diazepam (I was working in Hong Kong at the time) it's the only time I've felt normal. Now I'm back in the UK, it's obviously extremely hard to get. I'm also aware of the side effects and abuse potential.
Anyway, about 7 weeks ago my doctor here started me on Citalopram. At first the effects were awful but now seem to have subsided. Unfortunately though it doesn't seem to be doing anything for my anxiety. Specifically social anxiety which is my real problem and has been ruining my life for far too long.
I long for that magic blue pill that made me feel like the person I should be.
Any help appreciated :-)
I've been suffering from depression, low self esteem and social anxiety for as long as I can remember, though it does vary in intensity. I'm ashamed to admit that ever since my doctor prescribed me diazepam (I was working in Hong Kong at the time) it's the only time I've felt normal. Now I'm back in the UK, it's obviously extremely hard to get. I'm also aware of the side effects and abuse potential.
Anyway, about 7 weeks ago my doctor here started me on Citalopram. At first the effects were awful but now seem to have subsided. Unfortunately though it doesn't seem to be doing anything for my anxiety. Specifically social anxiety which is my real problem and has been ruining my life for far too long.
I long for that magic blue pill that made me feel like the person I should be.
Scared of smth neurological
Yesterday I went to sleep and I was completelly fine and after few hours I woke up with sense that like I don't have left quadriceps. Can't explain it really well, but if I was walking I am sure I would fall down because of it. Feeling stopped after 15 seconds or so, and left me petrified that I if it happpens again I will start falling down, stumbling.
Scared of smth neurological
Helloi'm new
Hi all!
Don't have much to say about me except I'm a walking bag of illness & I get quite anxious about always being unwell
Pleased to meet you
Helloi'm new
Don't have much to say about me except I'm a walking bag of illness & I get quite anxious about always being unwell
Pleased to meet you
Tonsil hole worry
I read another uses post about tonsils and it automatically set me off worrying about my hole in my tonsil can any of u tell me if its normal my mrs says its just a harmless crater but I'm worrying like crazy
Sorry for graphic yucky pic lol
Tonsil hole worry
Sorry for graphic yucky pic lol
getting so agoraphobic
Hi all, I have not posted for a while, to scared to read about things.
I am getting so much more agoraphobic, it is really scaring me !
I can manage to go to some places if I am accompanied, but now I think my doctor is going to want me in for blood tests, it is only a 10 min walk, but I have no one to go with me now. My friend died last december & her husband & I used to support each other, but he has got a new woman on already & is getting on with his life, he has made it pretty clear he is fed up with my problems & I hardly see him, I feel so abandoned.
I have not been anywhere at all on my own for 2 or 3 weeks, even the local shop, I am in panic mode all day every day. I don't know how to get out & I am soo scared.
Can anybody suggest ways of getting over this ? I manage to go places if someone takes me, even though I am anxious all of the time, I went to see a mind coach on monday, a friend took me, he is going to work with me using EMDR, starting 6th august.
I am so dependant on other people, but my husband works & blood tests need to be done in the mornings, I am so desperate I just want to cry:weep:
getting so agoraphobic
I am getting so much more agoraphobic, it is really scaring me !
I can manage to go to some places if I am accompanied, but now I think my doctor is going to want me in for blood tests, it is only a 10 min walk, but I have no one to go with me now. My friend died last december & her husband & I used to support each other, but he has got a new woman on already & is getting on with his life, he has made it pretty clear he is fed up with my problems & I hardly see him, I feel so abandoned.
I have not been anywhere at all on my own for 2 or 3 weeks, even the local shop, I am in panic mode all day every day. I don't know how to get out & I am soo scared.
Can anybody suggest ways of getting over this ? I manage to go places if someone takes me, even though I am anxious all of the time, I went to see a mind coach on monday, a friend took me, he is going to work with me using EMDR, starting 6th august.
I am so dependant on other people, but my husband works & blood tests need to be done in the mornings, I am so desperate I just want to cry:weep:
tonsil worry
Last few days had bit of pain left side i noticed i had a tonsil stone got rid of it but when doing this i noticed my left tonsil rather large can hardly c my right. I still feel like i have something stuck at back of my tonsil. I googled tonsil larger one side just comes up with cancer which sent me into a panic. I went drs he said my tonsil is much larger however looks ok that was it. Im now panicking as not same size. Is this normal to be diff sizes. Help
tonsil worry
mardi 28 juillet 2015
Hi, newbie and struggling
Hi everyone, I have dipped in and out of this website for a year or two now, but tonight I finally took the plunge and signed up!
My name is Donna, 47, mother of four and married. I have suffered anxiety most of my life - most of my family are worriers and are anxiety sufferers and I can accept that however the last couple of weeks are been ridiculous.
I am going on holiday with the family to Turkey on Friday, on a low cost airline that I have never heard of. Now there are terrorism threats going on I have literally spent the last two weeks, like tonight, up at silly hours because I can't sleep. I'm worried that the cheap aircraft will crash and if we do get there in one piece that we are going to get shot while having dinner or blown up!
I'm fine during the day but the minute it reaches bedtime that's it. Husband and kids all sleep and I'm sitting here fearing the worst.
I sit thinking that when we do go out to dinner that we will sit inside, not near the roadside or outside - if we sit inside we may not be targeted so much. My husband is talking about going to the local bars on Sunday to watch the charity shield football match with my two sons and I'm worried sick that something will happen to them without me there. This worry is so severe each night it's taking the excitement of going away - away! I don't want to do any excursions for fear of terrorism - I'm struggling to keep this in perspective, not helped by someone every day saying 'oh you're brave going there!' Or my mum texting me every day to give me updates on what the government at e saying about travelling to turkey ! Anyone out there that can put some perspective on this I would be most grateful xxx
I travel around the world for my job - recently coming back from Washington, and I've been to Turkey on holiday twice before. I'm sure I'll be ok when I get there but at the minute I'm just all over the place :-(
---------- Post added at 23:04 ---------- Previous post was at 23:00 ----------
Sorry I should add that when I say that I can accept that I suffer from anxiety I didn't mean to sound flippant. I am a terrible worrier, and have a real fear of death. But that's all part of the above post I think xx
Hi, newbie and struggling
My name is Donna, 47, mother of four and married. I have suffered anxiety most of my life - most of my family are worriers and are anxiety sufferers and I can accept that however the last couple of weeks are been ridiculous.
I am going on holiday with the family to Turkey on Friday, on a low cost airline that I have never heard of. Now there are terrorism threats going on I have literally spent the last two weeks, like tonight, up at silly hours because I can't sleep. I'm worried that the cheap aircraft will crash and if we do get there in one piece that we are going to get shot while having dinner or blown up!
I'm fine during the day but the minute it reaches bedtime that's it. Husband and kids all sleep and I'm sitting here fearing the worst.
I sit thinking that when we do go out to dinner that we will sit inside, not near the roadside or outside - if we sit inside we may not be targeted so much. My husband is talking about going to the local bars on Sunday to watch the charity shield football match with my two sons and I'm worried sick that something will happen to them without me there. This worry is so severe each night it's taking the excitement of going away - away! I don't want to do any excursions for fear of terrorism - I'm struggling to keep this in perspective, not helped by someone every day saying 'oh you're brave going there!' Or my mum texting me every day to give me updates on what the government at e saying about travelling to turkey ! Anyone out there that can put some perspective on this I would be most grateful xxx
I travel around the world for my job - recently coming back from Washington, and I've been to Turkey on holiday twice before. I'm sure I'll be ok when I get there but at the minute I'm just all over the place :-(
---------- Post added at 23:04 ---------- Previous post was at 23:00 ----------
Sorry I should add that when I say that I can accept that I suffer from anxiety I didn't mean to sound flippant. I am a terrible worrier, and have a real fear of death. But that's all part of the above post I think xx
Pills, Glorious Pills
Hi there
Just an observation about my life on prescription drugs as several people often ask information. These of course are only my personal observations, and drugs react differently on different people, but worth a comment.
Having been on Tramadol for a disgustingly long period for a now subsided illness, I have to say that unlike some people, I found it just the job for pain, and I existed in my own world quite happily. Strangely, one of my doctors was quite happy for me to continue on it (?) but when I made the decision to come off the drug, cold turkey style, I had a bad time of it, but it subsided, and I returned to the real world. When a family crisis arose some time later and created considerable personal stress which caused me to experience interrupted sleep, I was put onto Mirtazapine.
This I found to be a great success in enabling me to sleep well, BUT, I put on about 28lbs. which was something I had been warned about, but still came as a surprise. I decided I wanted a change because of the weight gain and I was then tried on Sertraline, which I continue to take.
Now I am settled with Sertraline, I find it is, well, doing a job, although my sleep is occasionally troubled and if I don't take my dose regularly, I do get anxious with a touch of the leg shakes, but it is tolerable.
I suppose the point of my post is that I am a believer in prescribed drugs although I am fully aware that it manages a problem as opposed to curing it which is a different subject altogether, however, despite a strong and vociferous anti pill lobby, I suppose what I am saying is, "give pills a chance". Whilst they are hopefully only a temporary 'fix', and provided they are not used as a crutch to aid and abet an escape from the reality of life, we should not be afraid of them.
There are many, many horrendous stories of drug abuse, and in our circles, distrust, due to the varied conditions we suffer, but as with all potential help, even a leap of faith should be viewed as a positive.
This is of course my personal experience, and everyone's case and symptoms differ, but whilst there are options, there is hope.
Pills, Glorious Pills
Just an observation about my life on prescription drugs as several people often ask information. These of course are only my personal observations, and drugs react differently on different people, but worth a comment.
Having been on Tramadol for a disgustingly long period for a now subsided illness, I have to say that unlike some people, I found it just the job for pain, and I existed in my own world quite happily. Strangely, one of my doctors was quite happy for me to continue on it (?) but when I made the decision to come off the drug, cold turkey style, I had a bad time of it, but it subsided, and I returned to the real world. When a family crisis arose some time later and created considerable personal stress which caused me to experience interrupted sleep, I was put onto Mirtazapine.
This I found to be a great success in enabling me to sleep well, BUT, I put on about 28lbs. which was something I had been warned about, but still came as a surprise. I decided I wanted a change because of the weight gain and I was then tried on Sertraline, which I continue to take.
Now I am settled with Sertraline, I find it is, well, doing a job, although my sleep is occasionally troubled and if I don't take my dose regularly, I do get anxious with a touch of the leg shakes, but it is tolerable.
I suppose the point of my post is that I am a believer in prescribed drugs although I am fully aware that it manages a problem as opposed to curing it which is a different subject altogether, however, despite a strong and vociferous anti pill lobby, I suppose what I am saying is, "give pills a chance". Whilst they are hopefully only a temporary 'fix', and provided they are not used as a crutch to aid and abet an escape from the reality of life, we should not be afraid of them.
There are many, many horrendous stories of drug abuse, and in our circles, distrust, due to the varied conditions we suffer, but as with all potential help, even a leap of faith should be viewed as a positive.
This is of course my personal experience, and everyone's case and symptoms differ, but whilst there are options, there is hope.
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