Crying Wolf?

[HATH]

Hi guys,

My story started a month ago where suspected acid reflux kept jolting me awake as I tried to sleep. I spoke to Doctor Number 1 who assured me I was fine, Gaviscon will do.

The two weeks following this I had a pressure like chest pain to which Doctor's 2 and 3 advised it was a chest wall issue and will pass.

When it turned into a burn I went to see another Doctor who advised blood tests. I basically had the MOT blood test for Thyroid, Full Blood Count etc and have 1 slightly raised level which was shrugged off by the doc after double checks.

I also had a recent eye test and the optician advised a 1 point shift in prescription an that my pressure test and photo behind the eyes were good.

Then my attention turned to a lump on my neck which turned out to be a 'small cyst' which 'will go in time.' I spent some time talking to this Doctor regarding my health worries and panics and he advised 20mg Citalopram which I've been on for 5 days. I've had, phlegm, a cough, neck ache, diarrhoea and my first ever chest flutter as side effects. I know this me is likely to make you worse before you get better.

I'm a bit of a recluse now and have been signed off work and spent the last 7 days sat/laid in bed with the tele on drinking water and eating minimal meals.

I now am fixated on my testicles to which I believe I have an ache in the right hand side one, I've done numerous checks and cannot stop checking.

This has been around for just 24 hours but has me worried sick. It could be down to me laying/sitting a lot but obviously I'm getting worked up.

How do people cope in these situations? Is it a case of take the meds and live with it or keep going to the doctors every time something crops up?

Cheers.

[uru]

one way of coping is just to tell yourself -this is the anxiety. I'm feeling this because of the anxiety. Don't fight it, just accept it. Let it wash over you.

[matrix123]

Maybe some benzo like Xanax can help a bit until Citalopram starts working

[HATH]

Thanks for the responses. Thing is can I put this testical pain down to the anxiety? It's a horrid situation :(

[matrix123]

Actually my latest bad spell started with something like testicular pain...like 6 weeks ago...since then it's kind of moving up and down to pelvic area, lower abdomen and then testicular again. Some days ago I read an article that some infection in the urinary tract, more likely in prostate can do this.

However in your case with only 24h it's very likely because of sitting/laying in bed

[HATH]

Thanks for the replies.

Unfortunately today I am having a bad day. I went to the doc to check the testicle issue yesterday and he said there was a harmless cyst and he shrugged off the ache.

Overnight I had a mild panic regarding a series of small lumps I could rub my tongue over in my mouth. I could only feel them on my right hand side. Made an emergency dental appointment. He had a good feel around both sides and said he could see nothing wrong. He said he was 99.99% certaIn there was no issue and I may have enflamed things a bit by poking around. He offered to write to a specialist to do a check to give me peace of mind. I have to go back next week for a filling also.

The issue I find myself with now is 'why can't I believe him?' I can feel the tiny lumps still yet he said there is nothing to worry about. I feel on edge because my next Doctors appointment (Citalopram review) is not for 10 days.

Cheers.

[HATH]

I've never been a fan of rides and theme parks but this is a horrible rollercoaster.

After the dental incident I felt slightly more confident in my oral health. Since then however I've developed the following things to worry about:
Twitches when resting (most in the left leg but shoulders thumbs and other leg goes occasionally too)
A lump inside my lip (suspected where I have been biting )
Bad taste in the mouth.
Muscle tension in legs and neck.
Insomnia. I've tried a 10pm bedtime routine which results in me waking up at 1-130am in as flustered state. I'm pretty sure I said to myself when I woke up this morning 'I'm ill'

I'm trying not to press the call button for the doctor again but can I put all this down to anxiety?