Frog
04-04-13, 10:20
Good Morning
I was delighted last night when I found this site! I am an almost permanent lightheaded 43 year old female from Ireland. In the past 7 years I have given birth to 3 boys, our first in 2005 and our twins in 2009. I was diagnosed with PND 6 months after our first boy was born. I was prescribed Lexapro for 6 months and all was grand again. Two years ago after a very tough 2 years after having our twins and losing my father to a terrible sudden death I became very very anxious, down and had terrible sleep problems. I recognised the symptoms again and went back to my gp.
Can I say at this point that I KNOW I suffer with Health Anxiety. I am constantly worrying about this , that and the other. I get White Coat Syndrom when I visit the GP and so my BP is regularly high when he reads it so he tends not take a reading too often, instead, I get a 24 hr monitor done every few years...last time was 3 months ago and all was ok.
For the past 2 years or so I have 'suffered' with intermittent lightheadedness. Initialy my GP prescribed me with Serc 16 for Vertigo. With time the symptpms went. At the moment, I can feel myself slip into a 'drepressed' state of mind again and the lightheadedness is with me all of the time. I dont know is my lightheadedness causing me to feel down or is my emotional state of mind making me lightheaded...Christ I sound like a mad woman!!!:roflmao:
Last night, I read the Thread about MS...I couldnt believe what I was reading because I am convinced that this is what I have. I have mentioned this to my gp in the past....he has completed a few clinical examinations and suggests that stress/anxiety is the underlying factor. I am considering CBT at this stage to see if I can become a more positive person. I cannot waste another Summer of my life worrying that I may have a serious Nurological condition when I may not have.
Anyway...in a nutshell, that's me.
Thanks for reading....that's if you are still with me!
I was delighted last night when I found this site! I am an almost permanent lightheaded 43 year old female from Ireland. In the past 7 years I have given birth to 3 boys, our first in 2005 and our twins in 2009. I was diagnosed with PND 6 months after our first boy was born. I was prescribed Lexapro for 6 months and all was grand again. Two years ago after a very tough 2 years after having our twins and losing my father to a terrible sudden death I became very very anxious, down and had terrible sleep problems. I recognised the symptoms again and went back to my gp.
Can I say at this point that I KNOW I suffer with Health Anxiety. I am constantly worrying about this , that and the other. I get White Coat Syndrom when I visit the GP and so my BP is regularly high when he reads it so he tends not take a reading too often, instead, I get a 24 hr monitor done every few years...last time was 3 months ago and all was ok.
For the past 2 years or so I have 'suffered' with intermittent lightheadedness. Initialy my GP prescribed me with Serc 16 for Vertigo. With time the symptpms went. At the moment, I can feel myself slip into a 'drepressed' state of mind again and the lightheadedness is with me all of the time. I dont know is my lightheadedness causing me to feel down or is my emotional state of mind making me lightheaded...Christ I sound like a mad woman!!!:roflmao:
Last night, I read the Thread about MS...I couldnt believe what I was reading because I am convinced that this is what I have. I have mentioned this to my gp in the past....he has completed a few clinical examinations and suggests that stress/anxiety is the underlying factor. I am considering CBT at this stage to see if I can become a more positive person. I cannot waste another Summer of my life worrying that I may have a serious Nurological condition when I may not have.
Anyway...in a nutshell, that's me.
Thanks for reading....that's if you are still with me!