Increasing anxiety symptoms
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I am female in my late twenties and recently have been experiencing symptoms of anxiety which are starting to become more and more debilitating and I am not sure what to do.
I have the constant feeling of a racing heart and like something bad is going to happen (nothing specific), I have checked my heart rate when I feel this and it has been up to 90-110 bpm at rest. I find myself not being able to leave the house to do simple things, I have no problem going to work but tasks such as going to see family members, I feel like I can't physically leave the house to do this.
I lay awake for hours trying to sleep and wake up before 5am most days. I am constantly tired, I am losing hair and feel generally physically run down. I already exercise regularly and maintain a healthy weight and diet.
I know I need to go to the GP for this, but as I have never been to the GP with any mental health issues before I am worried they will not give me any help or that I won't be able to tell them the level of anxiety I am experiencing due to being embarrassed and feel like I am wasting their time. Any advice on how to discuss this with my GP would be greatly appreciated as the thought of going fills me with dread!
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jan34534 holly08437
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I am sorry you are going through this and I know exactly what you’re talking about. I’ve been through it for many years.
Don’t feel like you are wasting the doctors time. That is their job to listen to the patient and two of what they can to help. They get paid enough, so don’t worry about wasting their time. Doctors here everything so don’t be embarrassed because it won’t be anything new to them believe me!
It’s always good to have a complete physical exam anyway so that’s a good place to start. Primary care doctors don’t do much about anxiety. They are not trained that well in that area. just come right out and tell your doctor about the anxiety. Your doctor may recommend getting counseling or speaking to a psychiatrist for possible medication., depending on how severe it is.
my suggestion would be to speak with a counselor. You could even do it virtually at home which works well. That’s what I do. now if you have anxiety mixed with depression. you could still start with the counselor, but if you need further help with it, that’s where the psychiatrist comes in.
The counselor can teach you ways to manage the anxiety.
I can tell you what I do for the sleep. First of all I use white noise. I can’t sleep without it now.
Also, when I lay down to sleep, I turn on a meditation for anxiety or for sleep found on YouTube. I fall asleep before it’s over with because it’s so soothing. I love the meditations because they keep me from laying there and just thinking which increases the anxiety. has anything happened in your life that could have caused the anxiety? I will send you a private message.