MARSH1973
30-11-10, 13:28
Hello to everyone on this website,
I am sorry to hear about the suffering and struggle people are going through in their lives.
I have been struggling with health anxiety issues over 6 months now.
It started with palpitations and breathlessness and I immediately panicked (is this a heart condition). Fortunately the heart tests came back fine.
But I still felt that something was wrong, I still had symptoms.
I thought maybe I had a lung disorder, then a liver disease and I persisted seeing my GP who at first did tests (which came back normal) then managed to get me a course of CBT.
I recently began experiancing off balance and lightheadiness and hoped my GP would investigate it. His response was "let's treat the anxiety first, then I'll deal with whatever's left afterwards".
So he wanted to put me on AD Citalopram 20mg. What a mistake.. I only took three pills and by day 3 had a constant ringing in my ears (tinnitus) which hasn't subsided! I now couldn't care less about the previous symptoms I have experianced!!
I went back and asked him about why this has happened, but he wasn't forthcoming with any answers!
When will this end? I want my life back.
All the best to everyone.
PM.
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/images/nmp/misc/progress.gif
I am sorry to hear about the suffering and struggle people are going through in their lives.
I have been struggling with health anxiety issues over 6 months now.
It started with palpitations and breathlessness and I immediately panicked (is this a heart condition). Fortunately the heart tests came back fine.
But I still felt that something was wrong, I still had symptoms.
I thought maybe I had a lung disorder, then a liver disease and I persisted seeing my GP who at first did tests (which came back normal) then managed to get me a course of CBT.
I recently began experiancing off balance and lightheadiness and hoped my GP would investigate it. His response was "let's treat the anxiety first, then I'll deal with whatever's left afterwards".
So he wanted to put me on AD Citalopram 20mg. What a mistake.. I only took three pills and by day 3 had a constant ringing in my ears (tinnitus) which hasn't subsided! I now couldn't care less about the previous symptoms I have experianced!!
I went back and asked him about why this has happened, but he wasn't forthcoming with any answers!
When will this end? I want my life back.
All the best to everyone.
PM.
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/images/nmp/misc/progress.gif