Received lab results back

Happy New Year!

So, my anxiety has been terrible the last 4 months. It all started with my diagnoses of costochondritis. In the beginning I was getting terrible panic attacks and my body basically shut down in fear that I was having a heart attack every day. Since then (sept), I have only gotten worse and had many more symptoms and have felt physically sick on a daily basis. I'm been to the ER 4 times, many dr's apps, and last week my jerk of a dr. just flat out told me that I need to see a physiologist. O_o After many more nights this week of insomnia, waking to heart palpitations, heart racing all the time, body tremors, twitches, nausea, not being able to mentally focus on anything, and crying constantly I went to a different dr. with my husband and basically broke down crying in her office explaining the situation. She was amazing! She listened to me and didn't blow everything off to JUST anxiety. I've had anxiety my entire life. This is NOT new to me. She ordered several new tests and I received lab results yesterday. Turns out that I have a major calcium and magnesium deficiency! She immediately put me on a supplemental regiment to get my levels back up. I am so relieved. I knew something was just not right. This is a great example of going with your gut instinct and being persistent. I'll keep you all updated on how I'm feeling. If you have many of the same symptoms and feel generally awful on a daily basis...ask to be tested! This kind of deficiency has a lot of the same symptoms as anxiety and can make existing anxiety SO much worse.

Angie,

Again being your best advocate  helped you. I suspect you have anxiety as well as the imbalances of your electrolytes.  Once you are well established on your new medications you will start to feel a whole lot better.

Kindly,

Kitt

RH.

Great job on getting the answers that you needed to get!!

You should feel very empowered, relieved and so happy in finding this new doctor to work with you.:)

Thanks for sharing with us, and yes, definitely keep up posted as to your progress.

Hugs and high fives!

S.C.

Glad you got some news that can help. My dear friend swears by magensium for anxiety. Good luck.