Health anxiety
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I'm hoping someone can help. I recently about 3 weeks ago stopped the antidepressant I was taking, it was mirtazapine. It really helped my anxiety and the vertigo disorder I gave, but had side effects. My health anxiety is back bad. I wake each day with adrenaline and anxiety. My psychiatrist put me on Ativan but I'm afraid to take it everyday. All my muscles ache, nausea, worry and fear, headaches. All I can think about is how this is effecting my heart. I can't stop thinking about being anxious and I keep reading what it can do. I'm consumed with it. I feel paralyzed like I'm afraid to move, I feel like a fool. I don't know how to stop thinking about getting a disease. Does anyone else feel like this 24/7?
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kurt19299 patty818
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melissa74686 patty818
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I have the constant dizziness and chest pain headaches body numbness the whole nine yards everything sharp pains in my head I'm super sensitive to every feeling I have want to go to doctor but no health insurance I live In constant fear I feel like I'm never calm
edwina97301 patty818
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Hi. Understand, have that feeling with my anxiety when it's bad. Wake feeling my heart is racing, butterflies in stomach, shakey , then the racing thoughts start, worrying about 'will I wake up every morning like this. It is awful, but so far it has always passed and been down to just going through a bad patch with my anxiety. Your gp probably gave you Ativan to calm you as your coming off med, this can give you similar symptoms , waking shakey and heart racing. Hope this passes for you, know it's scary but could just be pure anxiety, see your gp again if it carries on much longer. 😊??
Luz0409 patty818
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Hello, I'm currently on Prozac once every three days and Ativan whenever my anxiety gets really bad which lately it had been every other day. Dizzy, shaky, heart racing, etc. I also think that there most be something else wrong with me. I have had several tests done, even an MRI of my brain because of the dizziness. I do have hypothyroidism and I'm not sure if I'm reaching my pre menopause symptoms as I'm 42 yrs old. I really would like my doctor to referred me to an obgyn doctor and a endocrinologist. I sometimes think all of these symptoms could be hormonal. Not sure what to think anymore. Lately, the dizziness, nervousness and shakyness are Gerry worse. I do understand your frustration. I really hope we all find a cure to this horrible disease. Hugs!
Guest patty818
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Patty818,
This is typical anxiety..which for me is fear. It will consume you if you let it. I have learned to tell myself: stop excessive worrying because it makes me sick. I recently reduced my buspar down to almost nothing but I did it vert slowly over the last year. I didn't just stop taking it, because that can surely cause major anxiety. I still have bouts of panic and fear but I have learned to adjust by knowing that the worrying is just excessive (identifying it)and also try and get a good hobby like music or walking to help focus on something else. A sedative may be a good option for you right now. Your doctor wouldn't prescribe it to you if you had a heart condition. I hate taking medicine, but if I have to keep taking it, I may. Only you know yourself. Good luck....I hope im somewhat of a help.
KateJay90 patty818
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patty818 KateJay90
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I stopped it because of side effects, I was swelling and having extreme legs aching. I tried other meds and had effects. Now I'm on the Ativan only but really don't like it. But will continue trying.
Guest patty818
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Im with you, I seemed to have more side effects taking meds. I took Buspar. It made me where I couldnt think clearly, couldn't remember at my job...so I gradually stoped taking it so I could function!