KatieJayne
06-05-19, 13:28
Hello... I’ve suffered from anxiety for many years, but a pregnancy loss in August has absolutely spiked my health anxiety.
In a nut shell, I have been suffering with vaginal thrush for 4 months and no amount of anti fungal seems to be helping me.
Now the facts - this started after a course of three different antibiotics over three weeks (end of January/beginning of February). These clearly wiped out my good bacteria.
The health anxiety - the reason I can’t get better is, according to google, because I must have HIV.
The facts again - I have been with my partner for 16 years. We met at 16. We have only ever been with each other. Neither of us have ever taken (or injected) drugs.
The health anxiety - I’ve had lots of internal examinations due to the pregnancy loss. Once in a busy A&E department and I’ve got it into my head that I contracted HIV here. In the A&E instance I was on a bed that wasn’t covered with a sheet. And this is what’s triggering me. I’ve also got swollen glands on and off.
I’m driving myself mad. I know the equipment would have been sterile, I know why I’ve got thrush, but I cannot stop this horrible anxiety beast rising.
I have a GP appointment on Wednesday as I’m aware that I’m mentally struggling and want to try and SSRI again...
This health anxiety is tough isn’t it :(
In a nut shell, I have been suffering with vaginal thrush for 4 months and no amount of anti fungal seems to be helping me.
Now the facts - this started after a course of three different antibiotics over three weeks (end of January/beginning of February). These clearly wiped out my good bacteria.
The health anxiety - the reason I can’t get better is, according to google, because I must have HIV.
The facts again - I have been with my partner for 16 years. We met at 16. We have only ever been with each other. Neither of us have ever taken (or injected) drugs.
The health anxiety - I’ve had lots of internal examinations due to the pregnancy loss. Once in a busy A&E department and I’ve got it into my head that I contracted HIV here. In the A&E instance I was on a bed that wasn’t covered with a sheet. And this is what’s triggering me. I’ve also got swollen glands on and off.
I’m driving myself mad. I know the equipment would have been sterile, I know why I’ve got thrush, but I cannot stop this horrible anxiety beast rising.
I have a GP appointment on Wednesday as I’m aware that I’m mentally struggling and want to try and SSRI again...
This health anxiety is tough isn’t it :(