EmilyK83
24-02-12, 12:47
I'm not having a good time of things at the moment :( I've been off work since mid-December with "anxiety and stress" (so say the doctors), and I've just come back part time this week.
Problem is, nothing's really changed. I was on beta blockers in December, but had a bad reaction to them so was told to stop taking them. I'm now on low dosage (2mg) Diazepam as and when I need it, which seems to help a little bit but not completely.
My "symptoms" are quite wide-ranging and I don't have all of them all of the time. I feel like I'm struggling to catch my breath, like something's stuck in my throat, have a racing heart (it's been up to 120bpm when I've been to A&E before), my ribs and sternum feel bruised, feel generally unwell most of the time and my digestive system's a bit of a mess. I'm constantly checking my pulse and Googling every little thing that I notice that's wrong...which I've tried to stop doing but it's difficult :(
I've been in and out of A&E a few times over the last year or so, but every ECG I've had has been fine, blood pressure is normal and oxygen levels in my blood are 98%. Should be reassuring but I can't help wondering if they've missed something important and that it shouldn't all just be chalked up to anxiety - it's horrible :(
I'm on the waiting list for CBT and have been since December, was supposed to be February that I was seen but I phoned the other day and they reckon I'll be on the waiting list for another 2 months before my treatment starts. Can't cope with this anymore and I feel like the doctor's probably getting sick of me going in all the time but I don't know what else to do :(
Problem is, nothing's really changed. I was on beta blockers in December, but had a bad reaction to them so was told to stop taking them. I'm now on low dosage (2mg) Diazepam as and when I need it, which seems to help a little bit but not completely.
My "symptoms" are quite wide-ranging and I don't have all of them all of the time. I feel like I'm struggling to catch my breath, like something's stuck in my throat, have a racing heart (it's been up to 120bpm when I've been to A&E before), my ribs and sternum feel bruised, feel generally unwell most of the time and my digestive system's a bit of a mess. I'm constantly checking my pulse and Googling every little thing that I notice that's wrong...which I've tried to stop doing but it's difficult :(
I've been in and out of A&E a few times over the last year or so, but every ECG I've had has been fine, blood pressure is normal and oxygen levels in my blood are 98%. Should be reassuring but I can't help wondering if they've missed something important and that it shouldn't all just be chalked up to anxiety - it's horrible :(
I'm on the waiting list for CBT and have been since December, was supposed to be February that I was seen but I phoned the other day and they reckon I'll be on the waiting list for another 2 months before my treatment starts. Can't cope with this anymore and I feel like the doctor's probably getting sick of me going in all the time but I don't know what else to do :(