Re: Worried about Rabies - Update
So I plucked up the courage to go to the GP and I'm not sure how I feel about the appt.
The GP was lovely and said he does not believe for one second I have Rabies, he said there is no indication of any wound and said even assuming it was saliva that dripped off the cave it would have to penetrate a substantial wound which as there is nothing to show now, he said it couldn't have been as it has healed up so quick.
He also said that it is water that drips off caves not bat saliva so he was not even remotely concerned.
I then showed him another small dot I found on the palm of my hand which is alongside a much smaller dot and said I thought maybe a bat could have bitten me without me knowing( you can probably tell how mch it's spiralling out of control) he said it didn't look anything like a bat bite it was a small skin abrasion and was not dark enough or deep enough and he didn't think a bat could possibly sink it's teeth into me without me noticing as he said it would hurt!
So he said without any evidence of wounds we don't need to go any further. He also said whilst the inubation period for Rabies can vary in most cases it is pretty quick and when I mentioned I'd had symptoms for a few days he was quick to say he thought it was far more likely to be anxiety and if it was Rabies the symptoms would progress very rapidly not stay the same.
So to conclude he wants me to refer for cognitive therapy as he feels I really need to talk his over to try and manage things better. He has also told me to restart the fluoxetine immediately and take 2 tablets for a week or so just to help me try and calm down and sort out the panic.
I just wish I could get to grips with things, I think I was wanting him to say "I guaranee you don't have Rabies but obviously he's not going to do that.
Re: Worried about Rabies - Update
Does anyone know how long Fluoxetine takes to kick in?, Dr said this would be the best thing to try and reduce my anxiety and panic but I just wondered how long it would take to work.
At the moment, I'm still worrying alll the time, and still have the feeling of impending doom! :weep:
Just want to feel like there's light at the end of the tunnel, I know it's not an instant fix but just wondered if anyone else had been a in real state of panic and found Fluoxetine helped?
thanks x