mat74
03-07-13, 16:19
Afternoon all
So I had my GP check up today. To cut a long story short I made this appointment for a general check up based on BP and pulse readings from my home machine and to discuss my options whether medically or 'self help' to get my anxiety in order.
My home BP/Pulse readings were scaring me at 160/108 and pulse heart rate of 110 but after the doc done my reading it came out as 133/88 and heart rate of 88 which he said as a smoker and being overweight was a good reading - phew! Note: Beware of uncalibrated home machines like mine - they cause more anxiety!
Next part of the appointment was to arrange an ECG (due to mentioning palpitations) and a full blood test for liver, thyroid, cholesterol etc. Obviously suffering from panic and anxiety I have already decided something will be wrong with my heart and something will show in my bloods - all this is being done for me next Friday.
So, we move on and I explain how I felt so bad I had to cancel my trip away and we discuss how we can move forward - his suggestion - come off my Citalopram COMPLETELY (20mg) as he said something about placebo effect (wasn't sure what this meant) and combat my anxiety and panic by doing on line CBT and also hypnotherapy. I am not happy about coming off my Citalopram (been on them 6 years) but maybe they are doing nothing now? Maybe it is all psychological me taking them?
Any thoughts anyone? Obviously with an ECG and blood test coming up and GP wanting to take me off of my anti-depressants I am slightly anxious about it all.
Thanks
So I had my GP check up today. To cut a long story short I made this appointment for a general check up based on BP and pulse readings from my home machine and to discuss my options whether medically or 'self help' to get my anxiety in order.
My home BP/Pulse readings were scaring me at 160/108 and pulse heart rate of 110 but after the doc done my reading it came out as 133/88 and heart rate of 88 which he said as a smoker and being overweight was a good reading - phew! Note: Beware of uncalibrated home machines like mine - they cause more anxiety!
Next part of the appointment was to arrange an ECG (due to mentioning palpitations) and a full blood test for liver, thyroid, cholesterol etc. Obviously suffering from panic and anxiety I have already decided something will be wrong with my heart and something will show in my bloods - all this is being done for me next Friday.
So, we move on and I explain how I felt so bad I had to cancel my trip away and we discuss how we can move forward - his suggestion - come off my Citalopram COMPLETELY (20mg) as he said something about placebo effect (wasn't sure what this meant) and combat my anxiety and panic by doing on line CBT and also hypnotherapy. I am not happy about coming off my Citalopram (been on them 6 years) but maybe they are doing nothing now? Maybe it is all psychological me taking them?
Any thoughts anyone? Obviously with an ECG and blood test coming up and GP wanting to take me off of my anti-depressants I am slightly anxious about it all.
Thanks