mikekent
08-09-12, 19:40
i dont really know where to begin... im a 27 year old guy and i suffer terribly with anxiety.
I suppose i first noticed it was becomming a problem around 22, but looking back i can pick out things from my childhood were i notice i was worrying ect.
i have terrible health anxiety and it flares up every couple of months or so ... i know i shouldnt do it but i get convinced something is seriosly wrong with me and start searching for things on the internet ... in one afternoon once i went from being convinced i had colon cancer to being sure i had pancreatitis.
Ive been to my gp who initially tried treating me with ssri .. however i cant seem to get past the acute increase in anxiety when i start taking them so inevitably stop after only a few days, ive tried fluoxetine, citalopram, and escitalopram all didnt help.... the only drug ive had positives with is diazepam ... he wanted me to take flupentixol, but when i found out it was an anti psychotic it scared me.
sometimes i just feel like crying and seeking reassurance from people that nothing bad is going to happen, my brother also suffers from this and my father to in the past has been treated for depression, for this reason i do believe it runs in the family.
recently i have become obsessed that i have something wrong with my heart, i get this ache in my left arm and after looking it up convinced myself it was a heart attack, i worry about these things so intently that i actually begin to get phisical symptoms ... ibs like symptoms are normally the first sign and i find myself overbreathing ... because it feels like im not getting a full breath ....
i notice that if i drink alcohol the following days my anxiety is worse, for this reason i dont drink unless its a special occasion, but lately have thought about stopping all together.
i really need help and advice and reassurance tonight please ... currently i feel scared and upset
I suppose i first noticed it was becomming a problem around 22, but looking back i can pick out things from my childhood were i notice i was worrying ect.
i have terrible health anxiety and it flares up every couple of months or so ... i know i shouldnt do it but i get convinced something is seriosly wrong with me and start searching for things on the internet ... in one afternoon once i went from being convinced i had colon cancer to being sure i had pancreatitis.
Ive been to my gp who initially tried treating me with ssri .. however i cant seem to get past the acute increase in anxiety when i start taking them so inevitably stop after only a few days, ive tried fluoxetine, citalopram, and escitalopram all didnt help.... the only drug ive had positives with is diazepam ... he wanted me to take flupentixol, but when i found out it was an anti psychotic it scared me.
sometimes i just feel like crying and seeking reassurance from people that nothing bad is going to happen, my brother also suffers from this and my father to in the past has been treated for depression, for this reason i do believe it runs in the family.
recently i have become obsessed that i have something wrong with my heart, i get this ache in my left arm and after looking it up convinced myself it was a heart attack, i worry about these things so intently that i actually begin to get phisical symptoms ... ibs like symptoms are normally the first sign and i find myself overbreathing ... because it feels like im not getting a full breath ....
i notice that if i drink alcohol the following days my anxiety is worse, for this reason i dont drink unless its a special occasion, but lately have thought about stopping all together.
i really need help and advice and reassurance tonight please ... currently i feel scared and upset