YoshikiUK
16-11-11, 17:38
I'm just looking for someone to tell all this stuff to which is happening at the moment in my family, and maybe there will be some advice on what to do.
Basically my mum has suffered from anxiety for years, and it has always fluctuated from being medium to, in times of stress, high. My parents are having bad money problems at the moment, and this compounds the issue.
She hasn't worked for several years because she has to quit her job in 2007 as she was re-diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma and needed chemotherapy. Recently however, she has needed to return to work because we need an extra income.
She has done really well applying for work and was a few weeks ago invited to 2 interviews after 6 months of looking for a job. She ends up getting a job. So she had training for a care role for caring for the elderly yesterday and today, but her anxiety has gone through the roof. As I type this, she is sitting downstairs shivering, can't keep still etc. Earlier today, before going to day 2 of her training, she felt faint, but felt she had to go, because she needs the job. She gets there, sits down, and faints on the floor.
Obviously she is not up to the job because of this anxiety. The thing is, they need the money. She wants to work but can't. To say this is putting a strain on the relationship between my mum and dad is an understatement. He doesn't seem to fully grasp the concept of anxiety; that it isn't just nerves.
This is the part where perhaps you guys can help. She has been on propranalol, 40mg 3x a day for ages, but it doesn't help. She has palpitations, and a tight feeling under her breastbone, and a fuzzy feeling in her head. Just the other day, because her anxiety was getting bad as she was thinking about her job, the doctor stopped the propranalol and put her on 5mg of ciprolex. This obviously has not worked yet.
She will be going back to the dr's on friday hopefully. What is the best bet for anxiety? She seems to have GAD by the way. Just ciprolex, or ciprolex+propranalol? Obviously it is different for everyone, but i don't see how just 5mg of ciprolex is going to help her.
My main worry is that all of this stress is going to bring back her non-hodgkins lymphoma. I know there is no proven link between stress and NHL but it is really freaking me out. She should be under no stress, and this is about as much stress as your body can be put under. She is actually physically ill from anxiety.
Thanks for reading this essay (if you got this far :blush:). Just looking for some opinions I guess.
Basically my mum has suffered from anxiety for years, and it has always fluctuated from being medium to, in times of stress, high. My parents are having bad money problems at the moment, and this compounds the issue.
She hasn't worked for several years because she has to quit her job in 2007 as she was re-diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma and needed chemotherapy. Recently however, she has needed to return to work because we need an extra income.
She has done really well applying for work and was a few weeks ago invited to 2 interviews after 6 months of looking for a job. She ends up getting a job. So she had training for a care role for caring for the elderly yesterday and today, but her anxiety has gone through the roof. As I type this, she is sitting downstairs shivering, can't keep still etc. Earlier today, before going to day 2 of her training, she felt faint, but felt she had to go, because she needs the job. She gets there, sits down, and faints on the floor.
Obviously she is not up to the job because of this anxiety. The thing is, they need the money. She wants to work but can't. To say this is putting a strain on the relationship between my mum and dad is an understatement. He doesn't seem to fully grasp the concept of anxiety; that it isn't just nerves.
This is the part where perhaps you guys can help. She has been on propranalol, 40mg 3x a day for ages, but it doesn't help. She has palpitations, and a tight feeling under her breastbone, and a fuzzy feeling in her head. Just the other day, because her anxiety was getting bad as she was thinking about her job, the doctor stopped the propranalol and put her on 5mg of ciprolex. This obviously has not worked yet.
She will be going back to the dr's on friday hopefully. What is the best bet for anxiety? She seems to have GAD by the way. Just ciprolex, or ciprolex+propranalol? Obviously it is different for everyone, but i don't see how just 5mg of ciprolex is going to help her.
My main worry is that all of this stress is going to bring back her non-hodgkins lymphoma. I know there is no proven link between stress and NHL but it is really freaking me out. She should be under no stress, and this is about as much stress as your body can be put under. She is actually physically ill from anxiety.
Thanks for reading this essay (if you got this far :blush:). Just looking for some opinions I guess.