Stresshead1977
06-01-16, 17:44
Hi all, iam just after a bit of advice, preferably through experience if possible.
I have suffered from anxiety for over 3 years now, always health related. When i first started suffering with symptoms they were dizziness, muscle pain and stiffness, chest pain, stomach pain, nausea, brain fog, headaches, problems with my ears feeling blocked.
Everytime a new symptom began i always thought it was something serious, namely cancer.
Anyway to cut a long story short after countless blood tests, cameras in my body and scans and them never finding anything wrong iam still alive and kicking and have manged to get my anxiety under some sort of control.
The problem i have is despite being a lot less anxious, sometimes not at all, iam still suffering from a few symptoms. I just can't shift them no matter what i do.
They seem to kick in when my brain is not occupied doing something.
I can be sat at home doing nothing and i start feeling tired and spaced out, within 10 minutes of me being at work and me having something to occupy my brain my symptoms vanish, like magic lol.
I have a few other symptoms which are muscle pain and stiffness and stomach upset but they flip flop and i never suffer them all together.
My doctor thinks anti depressants are the only way i will finally shift myself off them. Has anyone suffered the same problems and been helped with medication?
Iam a bit reluctant to take them and have refused them before.
Thanks in advance.
Paul.
I have suffered from anxiety for over 3 years now, always health related. When i first started suffering with symptoms they were dizziness, muscle pain and stiffness, chest pain, stomach pain, nausea, brain fog, headaches, problems with my ears feeling blocked.
Everytime a new symptom began i always thought it was something serious, namely cancer.
Anyway to cut a long story short after countless blood tests, cameras in my body and scans and them never finding anything wrong iam still alive and kicking and have manged to get my anxiety under some sort of control.
The problem i have is despite being a lot less anxious, sometimes not at all, iam still suffering from a few symptoms. I just can't shift them no matter what i do.
They seem to kick in when my brain is not occupied doing something.
I can be sat at home doing nothing and i start feeling tired and spaced out, within 10 minutes of me being at work and me having something to occupy my brain my symptoms vanish, like magic lol.
I have a few other symptoms which are muscle pain and stiffness and stomach upset but they flip flop and i never suffer them all together.
My doctor thinks anti depressants are the only way i will finally shift myself off them. Has anyone suffered the same problems and been helped with medication?
Iam a bit reluctant to take them and have refused them before.
Thanks in advance.
Paul.