A/P can take many different forms and it often feels like it came out of nowhere (but if you REALLY think about it you can usually find somethign that may have triggered it). That's one of the most...
My AP/Chem is worse on the weekends and when I don't have much going on. It's pretty annoying because that's when I should be relaxing. It got to the point I didn't like to be home alone ever. I've...
@AuntieLili You're definitely right. My bad. :-) A&B refers to the site of the vascular tear of a dissection. I don't know what I was thinking. (o_0) RE: Heart rate and TAA As an aside, the more I...
Beware of health store "nutritionists", unless they can prove they're licensed. I've worked for them in the past, and their primary goal is to sell you stuff. They'll BS you. Hope all is well....
@Mus1cian I was just curious, how was it diagnosed? Oh, and given your age, have you been checked for connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan's? @jerseydad Do you have HR monitor? You could...
I wish people would come back to reply about these sorts of threads. I don't like to worry for them. :-( Wakenight, hope all is well and that your medical evaluation found nothing to be concerned...
Hi mjb2010, I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties! First off, I'd like to start with the so-called "trivial" things. You REALLY, TRULY don't need to worry about your height. First, you're just a...
Hello! Anxiety is a pretty broad, but it does sound like you could very well be experiencing some form of anxiety. Of course, these sorts of diagnoses and treatment options should come from medical...
G88 and mjb2010: I'm also a sufferer of anxiety--I always think I'm dying of something, and it's absolutely maddening. Now, as far as I've been told I'm actually in decent health. I started to think...
Do you count your calories? If not, maybe you should! (More specifically, just work on keeping a very healthy diet.) Recently, I've realized that I've not been eating much. In addition, recently, my...
It's really hard to speculate as to whether or not you should be concerned, so kitt is absolute right that you should go visit a physician to have them evaluate you. It would be good to see a...
Hi K19821110: It sounds like you've got some challenges ahead of you that will. My only, and non-professional, recommendation would be as follows: - have very adult conversations with them and have...
I agree. It may be coincidental, but I've had some success over the past couple of days by working on what we've been talking about. *crosses fingers*...
Ditto what scaredy cat said. It's likely anxiety, but it's good to get checked out. Now, PLEASE don't ignore this. Read up on panic and anxiety disorders because it's very easy for you to...
Hi SC, My anxiety is primarily based around "cardiovascular" issues. So, naturally some of my concerns are things like aneurysm and stroke. Some of my syptoms have mimicked stroke-like symptoms (or...
Well, I'm not going to comment on why it's still considered normal practice to keep treating diabetics with insulin despite the long-term negative effects because I'm not qualified. I do, however,...
Hi oldsoul84, I'm very sorry to hear that you're feeling that way right now. Hopefully it will bring you some comfort to know that you're not alone and that many of us on these forums can sympathize...
Have any of you had an MRI + gadolinium? Man... I was okay until about 10 min after the gadolinium, my brain started going crazy with worry. I thought I was having respiratory distress, and about 1...
Thanks for the input! My wife has settled a bit, and apologized for being insensitive. But, I know it's wearing on her nonetheless. The fact that I'm having a negative impact on her life is just one...
Hi Fugs, The team dedicated to the med school is the psych team, but the main psychologist just retired so we're in a transition phase. The PCP's are not dedicated to the med school, they're just the...
Thanks for the input, Fugs. I'm confident that soon enough I'll also have control over my anxiety, rather than the other way around. :-)...
The one person who has been there for me all this time has finally cracked. She thinks I can just turn this off, like there is some sort of switch on my anxiety. I guess you know how that feels,...
My wife is having a very difficult time with my anxiety. Seeing me miserable is making her miserable. I need to fix this. :cry:...
Interesting story--thanks for sharing it! I'm glad to hear a similar line of reasoning may have been a major turning point for you ^_^ One minor difference is that I've always tried to weigh out the...
NOTE: I'll include some slightly disturbing details about diabetes. Read only if you want to know (which I highly recommend, because knowledge is essential even if it's not pleasant). Let me back up...
Talking to my wife, I think I've just had an epiphany. I don't need to focus on "being okay" or "getting through it" or "knowing that there really isn't anything wrong with me". I need to focus on...
Wow, 26yrs, eh? It's reassuring to know that you've lasted 26yrs in the ER considering I'm a future health professional battling anxiety myself ^_^...
FYI, I think that's how many of us start out. If I think back, I can think of a few events that made my brain start going, and it just snowballed and began getting worse and encompassing many more...
I don't know if it's good, bad, somewhere in between, or neither, because I've yet to have treatment from a psychologist/psychiatrist, but the only thing I've found that helps me out in the more...
Winterangel, Again, I'm very sorry to hear about your unfortunate past and it's current effects on you. That would absolutely make exercise a challenge. However, please believe me when I say that...
Try to see a psychologist and psychiatrist if you can. Talk to the psychiatrist about your success with Xanax (although echoing the "don't share drugs" sentiment) and see what they have to say. These...
Welcome! All I have to add is some support . I wanted to say: just keep a positive outlook and realize that you CAN improve. The brain is a magnificent thing in that it has the capacity to adapt--so,...
Thanks for the encouragement, scaredy cat! Hopefully I can report back here in a few months in recovery as well....
Yes, stkitt said it perfectly. Being sick and having anxiety are not mutually exclusive--although you'd think that were the case the way some doctors have responded to me. o_0 So, if you're feeling...
Ha, ha. Thanks for the input Snowy, but I think that's (a) an (no offense) uninformed opinion, and (b) a very bleak outlook! However, I have to admit that I did think the same thing for a while. (a)...
UPDATE: I just got a referral to see a clinical psychologist. :) Now I need to harass some people to get a cardio workup......
Thanks, Kitt! The school of medicine at our school has their own counselor dedicated to just the med students, but ours just retired and we're in a bit of a transition phase. So, unfortunately, I'm...
Hi All, I'm a very happily married 27yo (I think?) physically healthy man who has increasingly debilitating anxiety which came essentially out of nowhere a year ago. Obsessive, toxic thoughts that...
I'm very sorry to hear about your situation--it's very unfortunate. I sincerely hope some of the suggestions made by our forum members will help you find a temporary source for plavix. I personally...