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28-07-17, 17:03
Hi there
I have always had issues with health anxiety but recently they have sort of spiralled out of control, leaving me often feeling dizzy and nauseous (and I definitely don't have a bug), unable to eat etc.
I went to the doctor today and cried in the consulting room! He was amazing. We spoke for a long time and he said he could do investigative tests for the stomach issues have have been experiencing if I wanted, but he felt that that would probably just increase anxiety, and if they were clear (which he thinks they would be) I would just move on to something else.
He suggested instead trying to treat the anxiety. He said the physical symptoms are real, but they are most likely caused by the brain and not an illness.
So he has given me duloxetine and propanolol. I was wondering if anyone else is on or has taken these? I felt almost like a failure for having admitted there is a problem, but actually I just want to be shot of it. I don't want to tell any of my family apart from my husband as I am a bit embarrassed. We are going on holiday soon and there are warnings on the packets about not drinking alcohol with these meds, so I am not sure how to get around that, as they will definitely wonder!
GP was lovely anyway and squeezed me into a fully-booked day next week for a follow up. I just hope it works and would love to know if anyone else has tried something similar?
I have always had issues with health anxiety but recently they have sort of spiralled out of control, leaving me often feeling dizzy and nauseous (and I definitely don't have a bug), unable to eat etc.
I went to the doctor today and cried in the consulting room! He was amazing. We spoke for a long time and he said he could do investigative tests for the stomach issues have have been experiencing if I wanted, but he felt that that would probably just increase anxiety, and if they were clear (which he thinks they would be) I would just move on to something else.
He suggested instead trying to treat the anxiety. He said the physical symptoms are real, but they are most likely caused by the brain and not an illness.
So he has given me duloxetine and propanolol. I was wondering if anyone else is on or has taken these? I felt almost like a failure for having admitted there is a problem, but actually I just want to be shot of it. I don't want to tell any of my family apart from my husband as I am a bit embarrassed. We are going on holiday soon and there are warnings on the packets about not drinking alcohol with these meds, so I am not sure how to get around that, as they will definitely wonder!
GP was lovely anyway and squeezed me into a fully-booked day next week for a follow up. I just hope it works and would love to know if anyone else has tried something similar?