dudkat72
23-04-10, 18:52
Over the past 2 years my life as been ruined by various health issues ( or not as the case may be ) but after talking to a work mate who i didnt realised suffered from the same anxiety issues that i have , i have made a effort to try and concour my problems... i feel that talking about it may help.
My problems started about 2 years ago when my wife and myself found out that our 10 yr old son was being sexually abused by a neighbours son, the whole judicial process dragged on for over a year. During this time and to the latter stages of the court case i started to suffer from palpitations in my chest which as you all know when you are woken by them at 2am in the morning are very frightening...added to the fact that my heart rate was around 200bpm( of course i checked it)...i got myself into one hell of a state. After various ecg's and test the doctor decide on a drug to lower my heart rate which did nothing.....after several more visits i went onto a anti-depressant which i have to admit did the trick. After the court case i decide to come off the drugs and all was well until around 6-8 months ago when various work colleges lost family members and my own mother was admitted into hospital i started to feel the anxiety again. My problem is that iam unable to think straight, no matter how much i try and convince myself there is nothing wrong i still get negative thoughts. The anxiety has manifested itself in several ways...the palps have come back,when i go the doctors i suffer from white coat syndrome and my blood pressure goes through the roof...i have to check my pulse 10 times a day but i dont know why...i get various flutterings in my groin , i also get pains down my arms and into my thumbs and lots of other things to long to mention. If i read in the local rag that someone has died from something it really effects me and i know it wont be long until im anxious again. After speaking to my work college who has suffered from the same thing since 1970's i know im being totally irrational but i just cant help it. It seems im just in one huge cycle...i feel ok...get a twinge then spend 2 weeks worrying....the whole process starts again.
What are the options apart from drugs to be able to free myself from this?
My problems started about 2 years ago when my wife and myself found out that our 10 yr old son was being sexually abused by a neighbours son, the whole judicial process dragged on for over a year. During this time and to the latter stages of the court case i started to suffer from palpitations in my chest which as you all know when you are woken by them at 2am in the morning are very frightening...added to the fact that my heart rate was around 200bpm( of course i checked it)...i got myself into one hell of a state. After various ecg's and test the doctor decide on a drug to lower my heart rate which did nothing.....after several more visits i went onto a anti-depressant which i have to admit did the trick. After the court case i decide to come off the drugs and all was well until around 6-8 months ago when various work colleges lost family members and my own mother was admitted into hospital i started to feel the anxiety again. My problem is that iam unable to think straight, no matter how much i try and convince myself there is nothing wrong i still get negative thoughts. The anxiety has manifested itself in several ways...the palps have come back,when i go the doctors i suffer from white coat syndrome and my blood pressure goes through the roof...i have to check my pulse 10 times a day but i dont know why...i get various flutterings in my groin , i also get pains down my arms and into my thumbs and lots of other things to long to mention. If i read in the local rag that someone has died from something it really effects me and i know it wont be long until im anxious again. After speaking to my work college who has suffered from the same thing since 1970's i know im being totally irrational but i just cant help it. It seems im just in one huge cycle...i feel ok...get a twinge then spend 2 weeks worrying....the whole process starts again.
What are the options apart from drugs to be able to free myself from this?