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Posted 11/4/2013 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
Just thought I would share my experience with yall. I have GAD and currently trying to wean of Effexor because of the side effects. Google is sometimes wonderful but can be terrible as well. For example, I came down with a bad cold a few weeks ago and It took 2 rounds of antibiotics to get rid of them. I had enlarged  papillae in the back of my tongue as well as a yellowish coat that formed over it last night. Somehow I convinced myself that it was either HIV or mouth cancer... You can literally type any condition with any symptom into google and you will get the worst. Instead of focusing on the fact that the balance in my mouth may not be right because of the antibiotics I automatically focus on the worst it could be. I don't get what my new obsession with HIV is. I keep convincing myself I have it even though I have only had twice in my life... but that's GAD for you . Mix that with a couple cold symptons and enlarged lymph nodes and that's a storm for disaster.

So in summation, stay off google as much as possible!

Posted 11/4/2013 2:53 PM (GMT 0)
Great advice especially if you do not have any medical background.  I find for myself that I need to find the information re my medical dx as it helps me make life altering decisions.

However, that being said, Health Anxiety has never been a huge problem for me, I lean more toward anticipatory anxiety, the "what if ?" thinking.

What if I cry in public, what if, what if, what if ????

Dr. Google is good if you can take away only the positive that you may need however for members with Health Anxiety I agree with you 100%.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 11/4/2013 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
I agree! If you are sick and need to know whays going on. Go to a real doctor, google will only make things worse in your mind. So many people look to the internet these days. Its kind of sad really.
Posted 11/4/2013 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
And I was one of those people ... It's sad it really is . It is scary how obsessive some people can be (myself included) I am determined to get better though
Posted 11/4/2013 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for posting this, it is so true, and something I am trying hard to avoid, I'm so glad I found this site though.

Sonja
Posted 11/5/2013 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
Me too ! It's so hard not to call on it but I am determined to stay off it . It's so easy to look everything up these days .
Posted 11/5/2013 12:38 AM (GMT 0)
Ugh! Me too! I'm guilty of this. I think it will make me feel better but always makes me feel worse.:(
Posted 11/5/2013 12:42 PM (GMT 0)
Me too. My doctor told me to stay off the web for self diagnosing but these forums are great for info.
Posted 11/5/2013 12:59 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all! I needed to read these statements! Doctors tell me I'm healthy as a horse with great lab results/scans/monitoring, but, I'm 27 with gad and
Posted 11/5/2013 1:02 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all! I needed to read these statements! Doctors tell me I'm healthy as a horse with great lab results/scans/monitoring, but, I'm 27 with gad and panic disorder and I love to google everything! When I get anxious, I start looking stuff up, bad idea as this only adds to my misery! Thank you for the encouragement!
Posted 11/5/2013 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
We are with you zack ! It's terrible but we gotta get past looking up everything on the web . It's truly scary how much I depend on google ( getting better though ) . Literally everything is a symptom of everything .
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