lindzanne
09-05-09, 23:31
So, I'm sure all of you know how hard it is to differentiate between "real" symptoms and anxiety symptoms, I have been having some serious panic over a bladder infection i had a little bit ago, that took awhile to heal, I got convinced it was ovarian cancer, I was at the ER once and my doctor 5 times and he was very sympathetic, did everything he thought was necessary and probably more because he really did understand my health anxiety and helped me with some meds for that....
Anyway, my bladder irritation continued, GP said i the severity of my infection and a few other factors caused me to take awhile to heal, and I am getting better......
BUT....my doctor put me on birth control because he and my psychologist were both concerned about me getting pregnant on antidepressants, and since then, I have had a lot of tenderness, kind of in my pubic bone, pelvic bone area, not my pelvis or abdomen, sometimes in one spot like a bruise (and of course I pushed on it really hard to "self-check" and made it way worse), I can feel it when I move once in a while, I had what felt like bad ovulation pain 5 days into my pill pack. I've had cramps, intermittent nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite, wierd bowel movements. I've always been really sensitive to hormonal bc, but all these things are just making me feel like I have a huge list of symptoms I have been adding up. I told my doctor about any wierdness I had been having in my cycle, my ovulation pain which can sometimes be quite severe, and he said everything falls into the category of normal.
I'm on citalopram, clonazepam 3 mg per day (makes me feel wierd but definitely stops the severe panic attacks) and the birth control. My doctor did a very thorough pelvic exam and said he is absolutely sure I could not have cancer (also had a normal pap and exam three months prior). None of these later symptoms started until i started the bc.
Sorry to go on and on....somebody just tell me my body is going through a lot right now with meds and severe anxiety and I'm ok????:wacko:
Anyway, my bladder irritation continued, GP said i the severity of my infection and a few other factors caused me to take awhile to heal, and I am getting better......
BUT....my doctor put me on birth control because he and my psychologist were both concerned about me getting pregnant on antidepressants, and since then, I have had a lot of tenderness, kind of in my pubic bone, pelvic bone area, not my pelvis or abdomen, sometimes in one spot like a bruise (and of course I pushed on it really hard to "self-check" and made it way worse), I can feel it when I move once in a while, I had what felt like bad ovulation pain 5 days into my pill pack. I've had cramps, intermittent nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite, wierd bowel movements. I've always been really sensitive to hormonal bc, but all these things are just making me feel like I have a huge list of symptoms I have been adding up. I told my doctor about any wierdness I had been having in my cycle, my ovulation pain which can sometimes be quite severe, and he said everything falls into the category of normal.
I'm on citalopram, clonazepam 3 mg per day (makes me feel wierd but definitely stops the severe panic attacks) and the birth control. My doctor did a very thorough pelvic exam and said he is absolutely sure I could not have cancer (also had a normal pap and exam three months prior). None of these later symptoms started until i started the bc.
Sorry to go on and on....somebody just tell me my body is going through a lot right now with meds and severe anxiety and I'm ok????:wacko: