Im a Hypochondriac...and a mom

Hi everyone Im Cola...34 from Arizona. Currently on Zoloft for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder. I had my third child 8 weeks ago by csection and oh man the health anxiety has been horrible! My pregnancy went without any issues up until my 8th month. Then I started having shortness of breath and edema (common for pregnancy) and of course I catch myself going to the ER. Anytime I hear on the radio about someone dying I start having symptoms of whatever they had. Its horrible...then of course I google which is a huge mistake and now because of upper abdominal pain im certain I have gallbladder disease or pancreatic cancer with only hours to live. Anyways...just wanted to say Im glad Im not alone. I have a 10 year old, 8 year old and 2 month old...i should be loving life instead of dreading it.

Thank you! I will definitely look into that! My body hasnt been the same since the csection and the zoloft causes nausea so of course every little painful twitch i went straight to google and scared the daylights out of me. I definitely need to stay away from google lol.

Hi Cola!!!

I could have written that post myself!!! I am am mom too. I am 34 years old, mother of a 2.5 year old and now pregnant due next week with my second.

ANd let me tell you this pregnancy has been so challenging, all the common symptoms of pregnancy (well i Hope they are common, my head messes with them and makes me think something else is going on.) I can't tell you how many doctors I have been to and I am not even done! I spent the first 6 months convinced I had breast cancer and going from doctor to doctor. Then, convinced I Had pulmonary hypertension. Then, worried about a blood clot (well I am still worried about that, but I guess it just never ends.)

I just hope we find the right way to get out this vicious cycle. I pray every night that God helps me through this because I do not want to be like this forever. IF you need anyone to talk to I am always here!!!

Good luck and congrats on the new baby!

So I actually just left the ER. I had the most intense back pain in the middle of the night and severe nausea. Thought for sure heart attack so I went in this morning. Ecg was fine and they did an ultrasound of my gallbladder and liver and pancrease. All that was normal. No cardiac enzymes in my blood or thyroid issues. Ctscan with contrast to look for blood clots and nothing. They think its gastro so I have a dr appointment this afternoon. My anxiety has been through the roof and im not sure if i need to up my meds or not. My whole body is warm and tingly and i keep having those stupid paplitations. I hate this feeling. It was probably heartburn and i turned it into a day long panic attack.

So the dr said the pain in my sternum is text book gerd. The back pain was spasms caused by the all day anxiety plus severe heartburn. I have prescriptions for a few antacids and anti nausea medicine so i will get those tomorrow. Im still having a lot of back pain and arm pain but knowing im having the same pain now that i did last night and knowing it wasnt something serious actually eases my mind. It sucks but its not life threatning.

Thanks, Cola, we can all rest easier now, "start loving your life", Peace

Larry ***

Cola,

Wishing you the best in your start up! Your gastro meds should cause nothing but relief, so be hopeful! :)

Stay positive and envision only good things!

Use your coping skills, and keep us posted, so we can keep you in support! !

S.C.