I'm now feeling sheepish about chiding GP's above! They do a great job, but I know that they get frustrated with the "worried well". I read somewhere that almost 80% of people that some GP's see have either anxiety or depression at the root of their symptoms. It's no wonder that doctors reach for the prescriptive drugs in the ten minutes they have with you.
(Personally, I married a psychiatric nurse for 'round the clock counseling!)

Jim