Bette
06-10-10, 13:23
Hi everyone, I'm new here and am really struggling to cope and stay sane.
I have always been a worrier and struggled with that. I experienced anxiety about 9 years ago when a long term relationship ended but never needed medication or therapy but the level of anxiety I'm experiencing now is new to me.
I've had a few health problems this year. This started with gynaecological pain (started last year) investigations in March. I convinced myself that I had cervical cancer, ovarian cancer etc and worried myself sick. I had every test imaginable and found that I have a fibroid. I then got a stomach ulcer from my pain medication in May and was taking Omeprazole for 3 months. Then I developed muscle pains and a stiff neck - probably because of the Omeprazole. I was given anti inflammatories and more Omeprazole to protect my stomach (due to my history), which really helped. However, I then developed a throat infection with swollen glands. I was given antibiotics and the infection seems to be going but I can't settle my mind at all.
I am thinking that I've got throat cancer now, or HIV/AIDS (even though the risk of this is extremely minimal) and I can't stop fixating on this. I have seen the doctor and she has reassured me that there is nothing seriously wron. All blood tests are normal, the throat infection has cleared up etc and that it is almost certainly not HIV/AIDS. She said that I could have a test but I know that I would just worry about something else then.
I am worrying myself sick that something is very wrong when, even I can see that my health problems are not linked and the chances are that I'm fine. I just wish I could feel well so that I could start to ease my mind. I have a constant knot in my stomach, pain in my neck and shakes etc.
I have now been given Propranolol tablets for the physical symptoms of anxiety and am awaiting a CBT referral.
I'm glad to have found other people with similar issues as I feel like I'm losing my mind. My partner is great but even he is starting to lose patience with me and cant't understand why I don't listen to medical advice etc.
Can someone please give me some comforting words to let me know that this will get easier please?
Many thanks for reading.
B xx
I have always been a worrier and struggled with that. I experienced anxiety about 9 years ago when a long term relationship ended but never needed medication or therapy but the level of anxiety I'm experiencing now is new to me.
I've had a few health problems this year. This started with gynaecological pain (started last year) investigations in March. I convinced myself that I had cervical cancer, ovarian cancer etc and worried myself sick. I had every test imaginable and found that I have a fibroid. I then got a stomach ulcer from my pain medication in May and was taking Omeprazole for 3 months. Then I developed muscle pains and a stiff neck - probably because of the Omeprazole. I was given anti inflammatories and more Omeprazole to protect my stomach (due to my history), which really helped. However, I then developed a throat infection with swollen glands. I was given antibiotics and the infection seems to be going but I can't settle my mind at all.
I am thinking that I've got throat cancer now, or HIV/AIDS (even though the risk of this is extremely minimal) and I can't stop fixating on this. I have seen the doctor and she has reassured me that there is nothing seriously wron. All blood tests are normal, the throat infection has cleared up etc and that it is almost certainly not HIV/AIDS. She said that I could have a test but I know that I would just worry about something else then.
I am worrying myself sick that something is very wrong when, even I can see that my health problems are not linked and the chances are that I'm fine. I just wish I could feel well so that I could start to ease my mind. I have a constant knot in my stomach, pain in my neck and shakes etc.
I have now been given Propranolol tablets for the physical symptoms of anxiety and am awaiting a CBT referral.
I'm glad to have found other people with similar issues as I feel like I'm losing my mind. My partner is great but even he is starting to lose patience with me and cant't understand why I don't listen to medical advice etc.
Can someone please give me some comforting words to let me know that this will get easier please?
Many thanks for reading.
B xx