Sproutly
09-11-14, 16:53
Hello all,
I had a baby 5 months ago and my dr has just diagnosed me with anxiety, and says it's connected to me being post natal. The reason I post in the health anxiety board is that is where it stems from. I lost my mum to pancreatic cancer 8.5 years ago, and several other family members to cancer. It's crossed my mind from time to time in the past, I've even had a cancer scare myself but it's never bought on anxiety. Since having my son I've had overwhelming anxiety that I have cancer. Mainly the cancers my families have had, but if I have a pain, then I start googling. I was diagnosed with pelvic girdle pain 3 months after birth, it's not going so I've convinced myself I have bone cancer! And of course all the physical symptoms of anxiety I'm experiencing im worrying they're something more too. Some of my anxiety symptoms are:
Faster breathing
Prickly skin
Muscles tension & aches
Head aches
Derealisation
Extreme tiredness
Lack of 'get up and go'
Blurred vision
No appitite
Lump in throat
Nausea
Are these all normal for anxiety?
My dr has prescribed duloxetine. Has anyone else been on this? If so how long until I should notice a difference? Also, even when I'm not having anxious thoughts, I still have all the physical symptoms. Is this normal? As at the moment it's just feeling my cancer fears.
I had a baby 5 months ago and my dr has just diagnosed me with anxiety, and says it's connected to me being post natal. The reason I post in the health anxiety board is that is where it stems from. I lost my mum to pancreatic cancer 8.5 years ago, and several other family members to cancer. It's crossed my mind from time to time in the past, I've even had a cancer scare myself but it's never bought on anxiety. Since having my son I've had overwhelming anxiety that I have cancer. Mainly the cancers my families have had, but if I have a pain, then I start googling. I was diagnosed with pelvic girdle pain 3 months after birth, it's not going so I've convinced myself I have bone cancer! And of course all the physical symptoms of anxiety I'm experiencing im worrying they're something more too. Some of my anxiety symptoms are:
Faster breathing
Prickly skin
Muscles tension & aches
Head aches
Derealisation
Extreme tiredness
Lack of 'get up and go'
Blurred vision
No appitite
Lump in throat
Nausea
Are these all normal for anxiety?
My dr has prescribed duloxetine. Has anyone else been on this? If so how long until I should notice a difference? Also, even when I'm not having anxious thoughts, I still have all the physical symptoms. Is this normal? As at the moment it's just feeling my cancer fears.