sledgehammer
27-09-14, 17:24
Hi folks,
Glad I have found this place, already reading through the posts I see that a lot of my concerns and symptoms are shared by a great many, and that in the cold light of day, I do indeed have severe anxiety, although sometimes through panic and anxiety I can convince myself of anything, especially negative things regarding my physical health, was pretty sure I was having a heart attack 15 minutes ago, for example!!
I'll just tell you where I am at the minute, rather than make this too long. I have had quite a bad episode of IBS, very anxious about it being misdiagnosed, initial tests show it more likely to be IBS than anything else, and an examination showed where the blood in BM was coming from, internal hemorrhoids, but by the time we'd got to this stage after many GP visits, I was gone, so to speak, my health anxiety was off the loop, I know while typing this, I'm being irrational, but during the increased episodes of almost mania, I convince myself of all kinds of things going and being wrong, and the anxiety induced chest pain and palpitations don't help, apparently after looking at bloods, BP, etc., I'm physically fit as a fiddle for my age, (40).
So I'll wrap this up for now, and will chime in on stuff I can relate to on the forum. Current situation, just been prescribed Mirtazapine 15mg for chronic insomnia and anxiety, haven't taken it yet, (I also have a phobia of taking medicines, after a couple of bad experiences), and going to see a CBT/anxiety counsellor next Thursday, privately, as I can't wait any longer, I think this has a lot to do with traumas suffered during childhood/adolescence that I have never really confronted or cleared up.
I wish you all well, and hope I can initially get a little help, and hopefully give some back in the future.
Glad I have found this place, already reading through the posts I see that a lot of my concerns and symptoms are shared by a great many, and that in the cold light of day, I do indeed have severe anxiety, although sometimes through panic and anxiety I can convince myself of anything, especially negative things regarding my physical health, was pretty sure I was having a heart attack 15 minutes ago, for example!!
I'll just tell you where I am at the minute, rather than make this too long. I have had quite a bad episode of IBS, very anxious about it being misdiagnosed, initial tests show it more likely to be IBS than anything else, and an examination showed where the blood in BM was coming from, internal hemorrhoids, but by the time we'd got to this stage after many GP visits, I was gone, so to speak, my health anxiety was off the loop, I know while typing this, I'm being irrational, but during the increased episodes of almost mania, I convince myself of all kinds of things going and being wrong, and the anxiety induced chest pain and palpitations don't help, apparently after looking at bloods, BP, etc., I'm physically fit as a fiddle for my age, (40).
So I'll wrap this up for now, and will chime in on stuff I can relate to on the forum. Current situation, just been prescribed Mirtazapine 15mg for chronic insomnia and anxiety, haven't taken it yet, (I also have a phobia of taking medicines, after a couple of bad experiences), and going to see a CBT/anxiety counsellor next Thursday, privately, as I can't wait any longer, I think this has a lot to do with traumas suffered during childhood/adolescence that I have never really confronted or cleared up.
I wish you all well, and hope I can initially get a little help, and hopefully give some back in the future.