scared_ter
13-06-14, 21:33
I had a huge bout of anxiety brought on by an ms fear over Christmas.
I got over it, it was very tough and took a number of months.
Ive been on 50mg of sertraline since then and the last two months Ive been good and felt I had gotten back on the right track.
If Im honest I will say that the ms fear has never quite gone away, but Ive rationalised it and managed to stop letting it take over.
Until now that this. Since middle of last week Ive felt my anxiety creeping back up on me, and its now back at a pretty severe level.
As a longtime sufferer, I know when its bad, and its bad now.
My right leg has always felt a little off ever since Christmas and now I am convinced that something is up.
Ankles, knees, hips all very sore and feeling strange today, so much so that I have just now got home after leaving a wedding very early.
It feels worse when I sit down. Arthritis runs in the family, very badly in fact.
I know I probably have a bit of it even tho Im only mid 30s, especially given that I was a keen runner for 5 years or so and only packed it in when my body just didn't seem up to the level I wanted to do.
So I guess my fear is actually that this isn't arthritis, and possibly ms.
Even tho Im a worrier and an anxious, Ive always been able to except the extreme power of anxiety over the body, but even with that understanding I cant completely agree that the problems Im having now are just down to HA.
They seem too real.
Not looking for answers as such, just someone to talk with here I guess.
I got over it, it was very tough and took a number of months.
Ive been on 50mg of sertraline since then and the last two months Ive been good and felt I had gotten back on the right track.
If Im honest I will say that the ms fear has never quite gone away, but Ive rationalised it and managed to stop letting it take over.
Until now that this. Since middle of last week Ive felt my anxiety creeping back up on me, and its now back at a pretty severe level.
As a longtime sufferer, I know when its bad, and its bad now.
My right leg has always felt a little off ever since Christmas and now I am convinced that something is up.
Ankles, knees, hips all very sore and feeling strange today, so much so that I have just now got home after leaving a wedding very early.
It feels worse when I sit down. Arthritis runs in the family, very badly in fact.
I know I probably have a bit of it even tho Im only mid 30s, especially given that I was a keen runner for 5 years or so and only packed it in when my body just didn't seem up to the level I wanted to do.
So I guess my fear is actually that this isn't arthritis, and possibly ms.
Even tho Im a worrier and an anxious, Ive always been able to except the extreme power of anxiety over the body, but even with that understanding I cant completely agree that the problems Im having now are just down to HA.
They seem too real.
Not looking for answers as such, just someone to talk with here I guess.