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suzanne84589
suzanne84589

Hey guys I hate to be a nuisance by writing yet another post but this last week I've been really struggling. And this might be a long post I'm sorry for that. However about 2 months ago I started getting these really bad symptoms that made me feel as if I was dying, I had so many doctors appointments and trips to the hospital. I had multiple blood tests done, all came back fine, my thyroid(they thought this was the problem at first) was checked which was normal. I had multiple ecgs done, these where normal although my heart was fast (they put this down to anxiety) because at the time in the ambulance it was at 140 bpm. I also had tests to check the enzymes in my heart etc all was fine. So I went away with the same symptoms and made a doctors appointment, had to wait a week and there I am sitting there and he's telling me it's anxiety and panic attacks, I'm very reluctant to believe as all the physical symptoms are literally what I would accosiate with a deadly illness. He prescribed me with 50 mg of sertraline. I've been taking that for about 6 weeks now. It's been a weird set of weeks and I can't say I really feel a lot better, like yes there has been improvement but not dristically. But now I'm experiencing things I didn't before and it's really having an impact on me emotionally. I keep getting these weird headaches that aren't really headaches it's more of a throbbing pain in my forehead area and sometimes I get these like few second pains in my head. I'm terrified I've got a brain tumor because along with these for a few days my eyes where really sensitive to light and I felt nausaus when standing up? I don't know if this is normal with anxiety and I'm freaking out thinking thw worst because how can this develop, I'm now so scared I've got a brain tumor and although I don't feel nausaus anymore I'm still terrified. Another thing that bothers me is that I keep getting a sharp pain in my ribs / under it, it doesn't last long only a few seconds, and I'm literally terrified I'm going to be dead within the month, as well as all this I'm still worried about my heart and its so much for me to worry about, its causing me to break down literally everyday, I'm so scared. I don't kno if I should talk to the doctor about upping the dosage? Or if I should be conceded I've got some type of illness that's going to kill me. I'm 19 btw and female.

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  • sam77651
    sam77651 suzanne84589

    Posted

    It's all anxiety. Ask to be put on beta blockers to recuse your heart rate.

    Headaches are a very common symptom of anxiety/stress I get them all the time.

    The hardest part of all this is accepting its anxiety, when that happens you'll see all the symptoms reduce alot.

    • suzanne84589
      suzanne84589 sam77651

      Posted

      Hi Sam, it's not 140 all the time. I'm quite scared of having a heart issue so I monitor my bpm almost everyday a load of times, most of the time it's between 74-100, I don't kno why this instance was any different. What do your headaches feel like? Also don't kno if this is something to be worried about being veins on my chest, I'm quite skinny but there's this one that is near where my heart is and when I'm hot / haven't drunk enough water i notice it is more noticeable and I wouldn't say sticks it but in a the tiniest way it does, don't kno if I should worry

  • borderriever
    borderriever suzanne84589

    Posted

    You are following a well worn pathway on the first instance allow five weeks for the medication to work.

    I would personally advise you give your medication time to work, if they keep changing the drugs without allowing time they reach a place where nothing seems to work and they generally become unable to revert back to an earlier drug. Also understand they will be unable to look back in retrograde to drugs that seem to work as you have decided the contraindications have been unacceptable to you. Be Patient.

    When it comes to Anxiety a treatment pathway may be introduced that works on three different ways. CBT , Discussing and learning Techniques on how to control your condition and also medications to control the actual Anxiety and various tests that can can more problems if repeated to many times There is a fourth pathway only you can take. You need to control your Anxiety and move on in a way found suitable by you. To recover from your condition will eventually come down to encouragement and understanding of your body, you need encouragement to move on and help yourself. Only you can accept and recover from this illness, Sorry.

    BOB

    • suzanne84589
      suzanne84589 borderriever

      Posted

      Hey Bob, thanks for the reply. I'm taking steps to try and believe this is anxiety but I'm really struggling to do so as all these things seem so life threatening. I've looked into cbt but unfortunately it's a waiting process. I have this vein on my chest near where my heart should be and I don't kno if that's something I should be worried about because at times it's visable(normally when I'm hot / dehydrated) and u can sometimes notice it sticks out the tiniest amount. I don't kno if I should be worried

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