Severe Anxiety
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Hi,
Please tell me I’m ‘normal’...
My health anxiety has reached fever pitch over the last year, especially the week leading up to menstration. I become severely depressed and fixated on an illness... this month my left breast I’ve noticed has more creases and almost an indentation on but not my right breast , I’m also convinced it saggier and larger... my GP thinks it’s because I sleep on that side and after a breast examination says that it feels completely normal... after crying in his office he suggested I go for an ultrasound scan and mammogram ... that however has sent me in to orbit as I’m convinced they will find something.
It’s incredibly draining to feel this way and to top it all I can no longer sleep at night, and when I do I wake up soaked with perspiration...
I feel like I’m losing my mind.
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debbie12340 alice1209
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Firstly you are completely normal ! Anxiety in overdrive is such a common symptom during perimenopause !! It’s naturalnto be worried about something like that, but stupid all over the pace hormones magnify everything ! Could you go back to doctors and explain how you’re feeling and ask for something to calm you down ? I know it’s not for everyone but I have a very small prescription for dizaepam . . . They completely relax you in times of high stress and anxiety plus they will help you sleep xx
alice1209 debbie12340
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debbie12340 alice1209
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Hi Alice,
Thats good 😊 are the 2mg tablets ? Maybe break it in half and see how you feel, that's what I did the first time I took it . . . They are very good at relaxing you and work in about 30 minutes xx
alice1209 debbie12340
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Well I took one last night and had the best sleep iv’e had in years, woke up actually feeling semi normal! GP gave me 5mg and told me to take one tablet the first night then half a tablet every second night if I need them.
You know I still thought about my ‘breast problem’ throughout the day but it didn’t totally consume me... so it’s a start.. xx
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lana07071 alice1209
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I know exactly how you feel. I also have health anxiety. Ever time a new symptom etc. I suffer terribly and my symptoms are usually real and require screening and I go insane! Firstly, if you wonder if you are normal, that's a sign that you are. The insane don't know they are insane. Second, at your she you should have both mammo and U/S once a year maximum every two years. No matter how hard just do it. Your Dr is sending you to calm you down. Next, realize you need help. If you can avoid the medication help then that is great, but you still need help. Usually a few sessions with a good psychologist for CBT and mindfulness helps a lot. I did it and still do it myself. Healthy diet and lifestyle. The anxiety may still be there, but your handling and relating to it will change and you will be much better. Don't ignore it. Hugs!!
alice1209 lana07071
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Thanks so much for your response, I started having mammograms when I was 45, so I've had two now and both have been fine, and i was due one next month, its just with the appearance of this crease in my breast that I've went a bit hyper. My doctor did such a detailed examination on my breast and even explained that the crease was only visible when i tightened my chest or pulled my breast together and that it most definitely wasn't puckered skin...BUT still i'm super anxious. When i'm rationale (which isn't often these days) I know that the doctor is sending me for an u/s merely due to my anxiety, but still i'm so worry, it clouds my day.
I constantly hope that one day I will wake up and this will all have gone, is such an awful time in life.
lana07071 alice1209
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Barney3771 alice1209
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Hi Alice. I'm exactly the same health anxiety with breast issue . I don't have a crease but doc felt a thicking ..i had a clear mammagram few months ago. She wants a u/ scan done. My app for the morning. I'm up to high do tonight can't sleep or settle my brain.
lana07071 Barney3771
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alice1209 Barney3771
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alice1209 lana07071
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Barney3771 alice1209
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Hi Alice.
Seen doc and she didn't think was any issues. Sent me for a scan and Incidently scan has shown small round lump. So had it aspiration away for testing . So hopefully get results within 30mins then might have to get a bioapsy .
alice1209 Barney3771
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