I really need advice

First of all, I am under a lot of stress.  My husband has a serious heart condition and can't have a needed heart transplant because he has 100% antibodies in his blood.  I don't know what is going to happen.

My friend died three weeks ago and I feel bad about that.

Anyway, for about two months, I have had bouts of nausea that would last for a day and I couldn't eat for a few days after.  I also have hot/cold flashes, crying spells, bloating and indigestion.

I have been on Lexapro for many years.  Two years ago, a doctor changed me back to Zoloft which I was on for years before the Lexapro.  I got really sick and had to be changed back to the Lexapro because the doctor said the zoloft wasn't working.

Now I am having all these symptoms and I wonder if my medicine isn't working good.

I have been to many doctors and even had a brain MRI.  They thought my nausea was from an ear infection, they thought I had stomach trouble.

Oddly enough, when I took xanax, I felt better.  I just don't want to live on xanax.

So, I'm wondering if anxiety is causing all this.

I don't know what to do.  I see a counselor and she helps, but it isn't enough sometimes.

Can antidepressant meds stop working?

My friend was also on lexapro, and her doctor changed her to Cymbalta.

Does any of this sound familiar?

I just don't know if I should go back to my doctor..he probably will think I'm a hypochondriac.

Please tell me what you think.

Hi Jazzmynn,

Welcome to HW. You got some great advice there from lovethefuzz, stress and grief can really make anxiety worse. I'm not sure if meds stop working, but sometimes dosages need to be adjusted.

I certainly wouldn't call you a hypochondriac. If you have concerns about your meds, by all means go and see your doctor..don't be put off by feelings that you are bothering them, that's their job!

I wouldn't worry too much about the xanax, as long as you stick to the dose and it works well for you there is no need for concern.

I'm sorry to hear about you husband. That is one rough deal. I don't know much about that sort of thing, but I can offer some ((hugs)) of sympathy. Try not to get overwhelmed by your anxiety of what may be in the future, try as much as possible to stay in the here and now. It really help slower my anxiety. Please let us know how you go, hang in there okay.

Meg

Those symptoms could be a whole list of ailments, so I would not be so quick to associate them to anxiety.

This is my guess, that you may have systemic candida. This does not mean you have a vaginal yeast infection, but yeast living in your body.
Anxiety/stress and medications all breaks down the immune system giving our bodies a chance to delvelop all sorts of ailments.

Here is an explaination and info. I hope many of you read this. It's a lot more common than you think

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/TOPIC76.HTM

http://www.womentowomen.com/digestionandgihealth/candida.aspx

I hope this helps and again this is just my opinion

Do you have a good diet. Do you eat a lot of carb/sugary foods?

If you feel you can relate to any of this, I can offer you up the info I have on how to work towards lowing the yeast naturally.

Jen