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Posted 10/31/2013 12:01 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, I am new to this forum, this is my first post. Just a short history about me, I have suffered anxiety and hypochondria (health anxiety) since my teens. I am 37 now. I always worry about disease and it looks I always have something. Anyway, this year has been tough. I had a mammogram because I was having breast pain which was normal. Then I got stomach/colon pain (I have IBS) got a CAT scan normal, blood work normal (this was in June)

I was put on Escitalopram (generic of lexapro) about 3 months ago. While on it I started developing this weird head sensations and headaches. They told me the headaches will go away after the second month. I couldn't take it any longer and I quit cold turkey after 7 weeks. Now I am here 3-4 weeks after stopping lexapro and this CHRONIC daily headache doesn't go away. My symptoms right now are

- Daily headache - mild and sometimes I don't need tylenol. It's worse as the day goes by. It feels like my scalp is tight and sore in some places too.
- Weird head sensations, like jabbing pain in different parts of the head
- Eye pain (especially with exaggerated movement) - my ophthalmologist told me it was dry eyes, game drops and it feels much better
- Neck pain and shoulder pain - extremely tight
- Last night started with numbness in right arm, and tingly sensation in hands and feet.

I am seeing a chiropractor who is not helping too much and told me I have candida. So he put me on a strict diet and a bunch of supplements for 3 weeks. I am almost done with week 1.

I am so worried that I made an appointment with a neurologist. He will see me this Monday. I am so worried that I have something really wrong with me.

But could it just be anxiety? Please I need some support.

Thanks so much for reading!

Leah
Posted 10/31/2013 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
It's good you're getting all your issues checked out. I could not take the Lexapro either, I have just mild anxiety, but after that one Lexapro I had my first panic attack.

When you're so aware of your body, you can feel everything. I know I do it, I'm working on trying not to but it's very difficult. Every twinge I have, I'm having a heart attack. Ask your Dr about possibly putting you on Clonazepam, it works wonders for my anxiety issues.

When you feel yourself going to places in your mind you should do a few deep breaths, breathe in deeply through your nose, hold it for a second and breathe out of your mouth, these help me tremendously when I am feeling anxious.
Posted 11/9/2013 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
I did go to the neuro this past Monday and he said that my shoulders and next are extremely tight and that I have lots of trigger points. He worked on the trigger points and I was stronger after that. I passed all the neuro tests. He says that he is 99.99999% sure that I have don't have a brain tumor but if I worry so much about he'll give me an MRI. Which i asked for. He said the MRI it's for me and not for him! so that made me feel good. I have to schedule that.

In the mean time my anxiety is thru the roof. He gave me a xcript of lorezapam. I took one pill yesterday and one today and seems to help with my nerves.

I think I need to go back to SSRI's. I can't live like this, especially when I need to take care of 2 small children (3 and 1 year old).

All I focus on all day are my symptoms and my head. I just want this to go away. This anxiety is debilitating :(
Posted 11/9/2013 10:19 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Leah,

Great news that the neurologist thinks that all is well! It is even greater that he acknowledges trigger points and administers therpy on them! I have never heard of an Md. doing such.:)

I think that if you continue to work on your coping techniques and lessening the tension in your upper body...that you are going to continue to feel better and better!

Talking with your GP about possibly going back on daily med is certainly something that sounds like it may help...as it is important to be able to do the things that you need and want to do. I hope that together you can come up with a plan that will bring you relief!

Keep posting with us, we are here to cheer you on:)

Scaredy Cat
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