I think i have always had a fear of taking medicines, any medicine out there. Eventually i got through this fear and i started taking simple things, like ibuprofen or tylenol. But occasionally had a little panic attack here and there.
But a few months ago, my bestfriend overdosed on cold medicine, he took 68 triple c's. He's a drug addict. He made it, thank the God above. But my fear of taking medicine is 10 times worse.
I can't seem to get over it. I try and i try to think positive and tell myself that the medicine will help me. I will literally suffer through headaches, cramps, ear aches, etc. It drives me crazy though.
I went to the doctor to get my physical like 2 weeks ago, I'm fine and healthy. The only thing wrong is my anxiety and i have a yeast infection, which she said antibiotics should clear it right up, but i haven't even started my antibiotics cause i'm scared :( But what if my yeast infection gets worse.
Plus my anxiety just lingers there. I have good days and bad days. I feel like i'm doing better then i was but then i end up having a bad anxiety attack. I've never gone through any treatment for anxiety. I just always have helped myself through it by talking to family, friends, church and by praying. But it seems to be getting worse sometimes still. My uncle tells me that therapy will only get me so far. He says that i have a chemical imbalance in my brain and that i absolutely need to get on anxiety medication. I have Zoloft but he said i should try Citalopram. But back to my major fear, IM SCARED TO TAKE MEDICINES. I don't know what to do.