sam1878
26-02-09, 14:45
I am feeling like I am going to explode with anxiety/worry and not sure I can take any more
I was diagnosed three weeks ago with anxiety and depression following an ectopic pregnancy that I had during just before Christmas
I have been having severe health anxiety around lung and breast cancer, I have been having a burning sensation down my arm and in my breast with pain and some shoulder pain (lower back pain at times too) and I was (and am still worried )convinced I had breast cancer despite my GP examining and doing a host of blood tests to tell me I am ok. I paid for a private consultation and mammogram which came back clear, but I am still geting the pain so it is like a viccious circle, where I want to feel better but the pain comes and makes me anxious/mind run away
My GP refered me to mental health crisis team: they are seeing me every other day since Monday but yesterday in addtion to citralopram the physciatrist prescribed Olanzapine 5mg to take and when I read the side effects I just freaked out. I have rang them today and said that one of the side effects, I read about whas diabetes which is in our family including cardio vascular problems so would prefer this choice of drug to be reveiwed.
I have been getting breast pain all day and I am at the point where I dont know what is real anymore, I keep getting told I am fine and the pain is anxiety related etc but then I will read about somebody that has been misdiagnosed and I panic
I am scared infact terrified, I just want to go back to work and get back to being normal, I have always been anxious and a worrier but not to this extent
I lost my mum ten years ago to very aggressive cancer so this fuels the phobia, the mental health team whilst being very nice have just talked so far and tried to reassure me, I dont know what to do can anybody help or advise me?
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I was diagnosed three weeks ago with anxiety and depression following an ectopic pregnancy that I had during just before Christmas
I have been having severe health anxiety around lung and breast cancer, I have been having a burning sensation down my arm and in my breast with pain and some shoulder pain (lower back pain at times too) and I was (and am still worried )convinced I had breast cancer despite my GP examining and doing a host of blood tests to tell me I am ok. I paid for a private consultation and mammogram which came back clear, but I am still geting the pain so it is like a viccious circle, where I want to feel better but the pain comes and makes me anxious/mind run away
My GP refered me to mental health crisis team: they are seeing me every other day since Monday but yesterday in addtion to citralopram the physciatrist prescribed Olanzapine 5mg to take and when I read the side effects I just freaked out. I have rang them today and said that one of the side effects, I read about whas diabetes which is in our family including cardio vascular problems so would prefer this choice of drug to be reveiwed.
I have been getting breast pain all day and I am at the point where I dont know what is real anymore, I keep getting told I am fine and the pain is anxiety related etc but then I will read about somebody that has been misdiagnosed and I panic
I am scared infact terrified, I just want to go back to work and get back to being normal, I have always been anxious and a worrier but not to this extent
I lost my mum ten years ago to very aggressive cancer so this fuels the phobia, the mental health team whilst being very nice have just talked so far and tried to reassure me, I dont know what to do can anybody help or advise me?
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/images/misc/progress.gif