vicky23
12-05-12, 19:18
hi everyone,
so since yesterday I felt sick and my tummy was unsettled which I thought was just IBS and/or anxiety but it didn't get better and this morning I was wretching trying to be sick but there was nothing on my tummy cos I hadn't eaten in like 14 hours.
Anyway I'm thinking this is just a sickness bug that's been going round I'm anxious but not panicking. The thing that has me more anxious is that I normally take propranolol 3 x10mg per day before food but not having eaten anything I haven't taken any today. So I read the little leaflet and it said don't take if you're on a fast so I was anxious over taking it having not eaten but I was also anxious about not taking it!!
so I rang NHS direct to ask for advice and the nurse called me back over 1 hour later going through a massive checklist of my symtoms asking me about chest pain, back pain, jaw pain, blood in vomit etc so I know feel more anxious! I had actually settled down a bit but having had that callback the anxiety and tummy pain is worse. As we all know anxiety gives a huge range of nasty symptoms but NHS don't take this into account.
So my thinking is that they have to be over cautious to make sure that they don't miss anything but for a health anxiety sufferer this is what we do anyway being hypervigilent and what we really need is some down to earth common sense like assuring myself 'it's just a tummy bug everyone gets them, it's not a problem if I stop my propranalol for a day I will start again in the morning'
what does anyone else think? has anyone has similar experiences to me in that they were getting calmer reassuring themselves but then the checklist makes them worse?
so next time I think I'll seek advice from my Mum who isn't hypervigilent about health matters but also would know if I really need medical help
so since yesterday I felt sick and my tummy was unsettled which I thought was just IBS and/or anxiety but it didn't get better and this morning I was wretching trying to be sick but there was nothing on my tummy cos I hadn't eaten in like 14 hours.
Anyway I'm thinking this is just a sickness bug that's been going round I'm anxious but not panicking. The thing that has me more anxious is that I normally take propranolol 3 x10mg per day before food but not having eaten anything I haven't taken any today. So I read the little leaflet and it said don't take if you're on a fast so I was anxious over taking it having not eaten but I was also anxious about not taking it!!
so I rang NHS direct to ask for advice and the nurse called me back over 1 hour later going through a massive checklist of my symtoms asking me about chest pain, back pain, jaw pain, blood in vomit etc so I know feel more anxious! I had actually settled down a bit but having had that callback the anxiety and tummy pain is worse. As we all know anxiety gives a huge range of nasty symptoms but NHS don't take this into account.
So my thinking is that they have to be over cautious to make sure that they don't miss anything but for a health anxiety sufferer this is what we do anyway being hypervigilent and what we really need is some down to earth common sense like assuring myself 'it's just a tummy bug everyone gets them, it's not a problem if I stop my propranalol for a day I will start again in the morning'
what does anyone else think? has anyone has similar experiences to me in that they were getting calmer reassuring themselves but then the checklist makes them worse?
so next time I think I'll seek advice from my Mum who isn't hypervigilent about health matters but also would know if I really need medical help