Advocacy for me in uk
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I have GAD agoraphobia and panic disorder and my gp surgery keeps treating me like everything i go in to see them about is mental health related. I never get taken seriously. For instance i told my gp I've had heart palpitations since last July and she said its anxiety. She never even listened to my hesrt or took my blood pressure. Now im suffering with reoccuring galkbladder pain and i end up with a gp on the phone saying 'welk what do you want me to do about it?'
I don't know what to do anymore. I think they've written on my notes that im a loon and a hypochondriac. Who can i turn to to help me bearing in mind i have anxiety and in not very confident in rubbish at picking up the phone to talk to people and in agoraphobic
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Azbella Essexgirlinpain
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lisalisa67 Azbella
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tersia03817 Essexgirlinpain
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I realise you are phobic of people and of going out, but when the paramedics get there, demand diazepam or valium to calm you down or else you will get hysterical when they try take you out of your home. All you need is to be very well checked out so you know if something is wrong or not.
Your Doctor probably is convinced your symptoms are only your mental health problems playing up, but how can your doctor know that without checking you properly??? Doctors can make us so mad sometimes! They should at least check, just in case. I know your frustration.
Some people with mental health problems experience physical symptoms when nothing is wrong physically. This happened to my sister. She got all kinds of terrible physical symptoms and pain in various places, even rashes now and then, real physical symptoms, but it was her mind all the time. Once she was on proper medication for delusions and psychosis, the physical symptoms stopped, thank god.
I hope you find a way to get properly checked out soon so you know if you are actually sick or if your mind is making you think you are sick. Best of luck, and I'm holding thumbs for you. Big hugs x x
lisalisa67 Essexgirlinpain
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