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stephxx07
stephxx07

When getting any type of medication does anyone else read the side effects then convince themselves they'll have them?

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  • temple73
    temple73 stephxx07

    Posted

    Yes thats why i dont take them
    • temple73
      temple73 stephxx07

      Posted

      Dont take them.. Do possitive talk. And square breathing accupressure self administered
    • stephxx07
      stephxx07 temple73

      Posted

      I try and do a lot of meditation and things but I've done something to my foot and my ankle has swollen up like a balloon, went to a&e and they've given me naproxen and I'm terrified taking them and it's only an anti inflammatory 😫 Xx
    • tonia_2003
      tonia_2003 stephxx07

      Posted

      I've been taking them a long time. I wish I never started.
  • Mimi9876
    Mimi9876 stephxx07

    Posted

    Yep!! & not just meds but anything I do/have/eat even creams. I get really worried incase I have a bad reaction. I wonder why it is?
    • emilylawless
      emilylawless Mimi9876

      Posted

      Idk what it is I hate it..... It was like all the sudden something clicked in my head like I know that I'm not invincible and anything can happen..... Like if I think something is wrong with me my husndand and Drs will say you know how rare that is at you age? Idc if it's possible o wanna be checked for it! It's not that hard.....
    • tonia_2003
      tonia_2003 Mimi9876

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      Has anyone ever mentioned you having OCD. That's what I have and it sounds somewhat similar to me. I am a germ phobe. I'm so scared of getting a stomach virus. I use a lot of alcohol and hand sanitizer. I use to couldn't drive alone. I've had a psychiatrist get mad with me because I'm scared to take some medications. I always start out with a low dose pill and then cut it in 4 pieces and take one of them. Then the next day take two pieces. I've become a little more lenient on what I try now because I've been housebound for a year and debilitating anxiety. I'm ready to get well. I'm missing out on my child's life. She and my husband do everything together and it use to be the opposite.
    • emilylawless
      emilylawless tonia_2003

      Posted

      No but like I said tomorrow is only my second time with the psychologist.... He said Definitly General anxiety and maybe depression and I'm think health anxiety but he hasn't said anything about ocd... Lol I'm so not like that with germs I could care less about germs lol
    • tonia_2003
      tonia_2003 emilylawless

      Posted

      I have health anxiety occasionally, but not like it use to be. Hopefully your psychologist can help you. It could just be you have a generalized anxiety disorder.
    • tonia_2003
      tonia_2003 emilylawless

      Posted

      I wish I could care less about germs. My life would be so much easier. Anxiety disorders are inherited in my family.
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