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sara74114
sara74114

Is it possible all physical symptoms am experiencing are a cause of depression?

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Hello everyone , am new here I joined bcuz I need someone to help me find answers , here is my story ... am 28 years old female gave birth 3 months ago , this is my first baby , it took me around 2 days and was a tough experience ... I had also an episotomy and was in pain for 2 weeks following birth .. after that time I started to breath again , fetlt better when all of a sudden severe pain in my back and abdomen started ... I went to the ER where they said my gallblader is full of stons ... they scheduled surgery after a month and a half bcuz my body was tired from birth so I had to wait ... during this time my parents took care of the baby ... I spent most of my time sleeping stopped goin out bcuz the pain could start at anytime ... when I used to hv the gallblader attack I ll start screaming and either wait for the pain to go or run to the ER to get some medicine ...before surgery drs said I need an endoscopy so I had endoscopy then finally surgery then one more endoscopy ... finally gallblader issue solved. My main nightmare now is my heavy head once in the ER my head started to get heavy and it never went away ... my eyes sometimes go blurry or i see flashing lights ... I have severe tinnitus .. light annoys me ... am 24/7 lightheaded .. afraid to walk alone to take a shower ... cant almost cross streets .. I always feel faint ... afraid sth will happen when holding my baby .. my life stopped ... I went to an eye dr , had a head CT , went to ENT and all found nthn , only I have vitamin d deficiency and am dehydrated .... i feel am gonna loose my marriage ... I feel sorry for my baby am not feeling well ... can this be depression .. please help .. dunno what all of a sudden happened to me!

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  • Mandoza
    Mandoza sara74114

    Posted

    Yeah looks like anxiety. I have heavy head with dizziness 24/7 that caused by anxiety. I am under treatment thou.

    Seek mental health for that issue if you have done the scan and everything ok then it is anxiety.

    Usually they will put you on medication. The medication can make you crap for the first 2 weeks and your symptoms might get worse but after that you will get better.

    You might have what they call postpartum anxiety, or because of your condition you may have PTSD ( post-traumatic stress disorder ).

    Hope you get better soon

    • sara74114
      sara74114 Mandoza

      Posted

      Thanks a lot! ... for some reason am tryin to avoid medication , my life is already messed up cant imagine symptoms getting worse for 2 weeks if I took it.. am trying to avoid this solution but I guess I ll give up soon as am extremely tired! ... get well soon too!
  • billiejo86504
    billiejo86504 sara74114

    Posted

    Hi sorry to hear about how you're feeling it sounds like anxiety your body has been through so much since the baby I got through anxiety myself I was getting bad at one point but I just did everything I can to control it talk to your doctor for some people medicine works for others it done some like to just do it on their own like me I won't tell you my symptoms cuz I don't want you to start feeling them but never look up your symptoms or anxiety cuz it can make you worse just try to stay calm and keep your mind off of it yes it's hard I still think about mine but I keep just trying to redirect my brain I took advice off of here when you have anxiety don't try to fight it just let it happen but you can try to control it it's hard to do but just keep doing it you will get better it just takes time

    • sara74114
      sara74114 billiejo86504

      Posted

      Thanks a lot! And OMG cant imagine there are more symptoms for anxitey ! ....I know its a matter of time , but having lots of responsibilities and ppl to take care of is makin everything worse as am always stressed and worried .... wish all of us better health soon ... you too stay strong and thanx for ur support it means a lot !
  • borderriever
    borderriever sara74114

    Posted

    You seem to have Anxiety. All your problems seem to have begun after the birth of your child.

    I had my Gallbladder removed quite a few years ago now and it is very painful condition. In my case they lost my stones when they were trying to get the organ out so now My Stones are rattling around inside my inards.

    I wonder if you have been sensitised with having your child and the removal of stones. If that is the case talk to your GP and explain your health Issues ???.

    Try Relaxation Techniques, you may find that will help you calm yourself.

    Breathing Exercises may also help you

    Explanations are given with several articals in Related  Information

    BOB

    • sara74114
      sara74114 borderriever

      Posted

      Dear BOB ... thanx for ur reply and sorry to hear about your gallblader problem ... I also had this stones problem ... but then I had an endoscopy where they removed all stones ... it took them around an hour but they cleaned all .

      As formy anxiety ... I havent been sensitised ... some yrs ago I experienced panic attacks and now with everything I went through this amxiety thing started ... the problem is it only seems to get worse I try to breath and act normal but I cant ... I dont feel like am a normal human being anymore .. just too tired and afraid!

      I ll try relaaxation techniques ... really thnx for ur support!

    • borderriever
      borderriever sara74114

      Posted

      Try your Breathing Techniques as well they are mentionen in the Related Information section on this page

      Keep a hold and good Luck

      BOB

  • elizabeth20640
    elizabeth20640 sara74114

    Posted

    Hi Sara I've suffered with anxiety since I was about 14. It's tough to go through something like this, I went down the road of medication, it made me worse, although some people may benefit from medication on the short term,

    CBT cognitive behavior therapy is the only way to go, I've made progress, 

    you just have to put in the work, I did suffer panic attacks, but there gone now,

    but you only just had a baby, and it could be a bit of postnatal depression, which I suffered from, which can be hard, and looking after a baby is so tiring, but try relaxation exercises they really do help,and get plenty of rest, and watch your diet,

    because you do feel a lot better when you stick to a healthy diet, because anxiety and depression are caused by negative thoughts in your head, CBT changes all that, it changes all the neural pathways in your brain, you develop a new way of thinking,

    take care

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