Hi everyone!
I registered at the beginning of March, but haven't participated as I always have this overwhelming feeling that anything I have to say really isn't worth saying; but that's always been a thing with me.
In May last year I woke up in the night and couldn't feel the ring and pinky finger on either of my hands. I shook it out like you would any dead limb and went back to sleep.
It continued over the next few nights and I began getting dizzy during the days and worrying. Sleep got harder and harder. It didn't help that I was already stressed from doing two peoples jobs all over the UK.
When I eventually did the sensible thing and went to see a doctor I was a shaking wreck. Put some ibuprofen on your neck to clear the trapped nerve, she said. She also sent me for blood tests due to the tremors.
The Ibuprofen worked over the next couple of days and I felt the nerves release. The blood tests showed nothing. I'm still shaking, dizzy, not sleeping, anxious... I put up with it for another few weeks and then totally broke down after getting home from work. Luckily I have the most supportive wife and family so they were all on my side.
The next day I went to the doctors. You're suffering anxiety. Call this number and take these pills (propanolol).
And that is when I understood what was happening and I started to cure myself.
I'm not sure we ever recover fully though, do we? Once we've unlocked this side of ourselves it is primed in the background; ready to pounce.
I used the IAPT service to get on a stress management course and I used Propanolol for two weeks, now I only take propanolol when I have an attack. It has taken until now to feel better most of the time (but I still have daily periods of dizziness or aches and pains) but it is good to feel more in control.
So yeah...patience and a drive to get better is the main thing.
I wrote a lot more than I thought. Ha! It felt good to type it
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