Bedridden

I am sorry you are having a rough time! I hope you can get some relief soon, the weather always bothers me. Maybe when it gets warm and pretty out, it will make it easier? I always get so depressed and anxious during the winter months. Do you see a therapist?

Thank you for ur replies. I have. Seen a few therapist but since I can't go out or even get up its hard to find someone that will come to me and doesn't charge so much. I will check out that book thanks. Trying to stay positive!

 

 Hi mommy , and the answer is yes ! I see Larry responded to your post and he is correct , larry can also tell you about 2 and half years ago i was where you are , unable to open my front door , unable to leave the house when i did leave the house it was because i had to take my son to treatment for his cancer , its been almost 3 years for me and while i still struggle , it does get better , i had all the test , procedure , specialist , etc and they found nothing , trust me i been where you are , just pray , and have faith , its not easy at all .... hang in there you are not alone

OMG! I know where your coming from. Ten years ago on a warm May morning I woke up feeling strange and that feeling lasted four months. I tried to get to work and once I got to there during our morning meeting I started feeling really weird and sick. This happened every morning at work until I just plain couldn't get to work.

Long story short, I ended up bedridden and running to the emergency room with symptoms of stomach pain, heart pain, you name it. I always was sent home with no diagnosis and medicine for my stomach or my bowel problem. I went to my family doctor literally crying and begging her for help, that I felt like I was dying and I couldn't go on like this.

She ran a ton of tests all came back normal then finally I was diagnosed with clinical depression and generalized anxiety/ panic. I of course didn't believe it, no way could my symptoms be from that, no way/

I was put immediatly on 80mg Prozac to get it quickly into my system, it caused MAJOR side effects that were not explained to me which freaked me out more. I thought the doctor was trying to kill me. The whole time I couldn't get out of bed, couldn't eat.

In August I finally started feeling better, better than ever. I went back to work. Life was good. That time of my life was HELL. So I totally understand, and it will get better.

Have you been tested for fibromyalgia or CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome)? Well there isn't really a test for either one, but they test you for other things and rule those out and usually come up with a diagnosis of either fibro or cfs, or both. I was just wondering, cause to me it sounds like you have more then anxiety going on, being bedridden is extreme if it is just anxiety. Not that anxiety isn't bad enough, just wondering how much testing you've gotten for other things?

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time, I pray it gets better for you. If you're interested there is a fibro forum, on the top of the threads is one called fibromyalgia resources or something like that and there is a list of fibro symptoms you might want to check out and see if it rings any bells. Not saying you have it, but just a thought. I do sincerely hope you get better soon, if you don't think the zoloft is working it is worth talking to your doctor about upping the dosage or maybe switching to something else, or even adding something to it like abilify or latuda both are good addon meds.

Mommy1, back in the 60's the term for your condition was PAD, stood for Panic, Anxiety, and Depression
They tended to treat it as one condition and even today they seem to go hand in hand with a lot of us. I
don't know if you have looked at our resources here but they are awesome and i know in my heart some of
them can get you started on the road back, a very long time ago a Doctor named Lowe in Chicago figured
out that Physiotherapy had not cured one patient ever, he was a real doctor and wanted his people well so
he started group therapy with his patients, he used many of the principles of AA, the people were starting
to get well, a combination of self help and his guidance, his story is on Google and its an eye opener.
"I encourage you to read the Resources Page first then select something, for me and my wife, Mindfulness
and CBT are most usefull", Peace, Larry ***

Hi Mommy and welcome.

I am so sorry to hear of your current struggles. My heart aches for yours and what you have been going through.

Do you have a psychiatrist that you work with? If not, I encourage you to look into this a.s.a.p. It sounds as if you need more treatment and level of expertise than a GP can provide for you.

For example, have you ever been recommended for an in-patient treatment plan? This could provide the temporary intensive care that you need to get a jump on your recovery.

Most people shy away from this option due to the fact that they don't want to dedicate the time and be away from home...but in your situation, you've only to gain from something like this in the long term!

Also, have you considered SKYPE as a therapy option for yourself? Many mental health professionals are offering this type of treatment that can be facilitated at home.

Finally, we have some self-help that could be of benefit to you. Here is the link. Take a look and see what looks helpful for you.

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

...but above all, if you've not already, please look into finding a P-doc for yourself so you can make steps for a new plan of treatment. There is help and hope!

Post with us anytime!

Scaredy Cat

Have you been tested for any infections. A lot can actually cause the anxiety

Yes I've beentested for everything numerous times.. I spent sometimes in the hospital recently going through all sorts of test. Everything is fine just forgot to write here I have vertigo too and a slight fatty liver(wich doctors are not concerned about)

I want to to thank u all for ur words of encouragement and advice..