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driving myself crazy

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jo75010
jo75010

hi,

i have been dealing with this for some years now, went on medication for 6 months (sertraline) and thought i was better, but for some reason my symptons have come back:

sickness,

dizziness,

shaking,

fuzzy head,

concentration loss

muscle aches

plus many more.

I know in my heart that it is anxiety and one min i will be fine n then the next thinking the worse, like ive got ms or any other neurological problem.

im getting fed up of mtself now, worrying all the time.

does anyone else go through this and how do u get through it??

thanks

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  • lucy35376
    lucy35376 jo75010

    Posted

    Hi. I suffer with some of the symptoms you describe and they are not pleasant. I find it even harder to deal with if I haven't had the symptoms for a while.

    It is hard to manage but I try and carry on with what I was doing otherwise I find tasks get even more difficult. Try taking some deep breaths but breath from your belly and not your chest as this just makes you feel dizzy and I don't feel like I can catch a deep enough breath.

    Maybe talk to your doctor about changing medication.

    • jo75010
      jo75010 lucy35376

      Posted

      Thanks Lucy.

      It's not a good thing to have (anxiety). Just need to control it like u say deep breaths. Think I need to keep telling myself that it's all anxiety n just laugh in its face x

      Ty for reply

  • nick21824
    nick21824 jo75010

    Posted

    This is a post I previously sent to another member, on here. I believe it to be true in my case, one thing I will add, is that anxiety is brought on by the way we think and what we our thinking at that time, which can go on for weeks. When I smoked 20-25 a day, I would be constantly thinking, that any day now, I would get the bad news. Any ache or pain I attributed to smoking, 15 months ago I quit, and so did the anxiety about my health, I hope it helps

    Anxiety is like an impressionist, it can mimic any ailment you can think of, heart problem, sore throat, back pain, knee pain, you name it, or more importantly think it, anxiety will let you believe you have it.

    Anxiety, is a side effect of some meds, when starting them, and also when reducing and wheaning off meds. Get into a routine of reading, going for walks, and also breathing technics are a brilliant distraction

    But most important, I had so many ailment with anxiety at once, that one day it dawned on me that it simply wasn't possible for me to have all these things wrong with me, I started laughing, and within minutes they disappeared and within days had virtually disappeared, I still get the on anxious blip, but it dont consume me anymore. Even if you dont feel like it Laugh at it

    • jo75010
      jo75010 nick21824

      Posted

      Thanks nick. I Think laughing in its face is what I exactly need to do as I didn't really want to go back on medication. Also ur right with the aches n pains as I get knee pain n the more I stress over it the worse it gets. It's the same with pins n needles but I have learnt to shrug that one off. One step at a time u guess.

      Comin on here n talking to others helps, to know it's not only me goin through these things.

      Thanks for reply

    • nick21824
      nick21824 jo75010

      Posted

      Your welcome, sort out a list of activities you like, and find pleasant. Also something new that you wouldn,t normally think, you would do, ie cycling, walks, art  classes, charity walk/run, just something that slightly out of your comfort zone. And over a period of time work toward this new activity, let it be your goal no need to rush, if it takes you a month or 6 it dont matter. And laughter, plenty of it

       

  • coskun94363
    coskun94363 jo75010

    Posted

    Yes, I have what you heve...almost the same symptoms. I am on Pregabalin for the aches and musle pains. But it makes me feel very tired too. I think, in a way, we are being killed slowly through various useless medication. When there is no absolute cure,we become a kind of guinea pig.!! Trial and error...that`s what they generally say!!
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