If you can take a full breath in and out without incident then I'd say you are normal and you have nothing to worry about. It doesn't hurt to speak to your doctor though and be totally honest and...
Good morning anxiety fans :) I'm currently one month in to Citalopram treatment and I am, dare I say, having a few better days here and there. Still feel like I can't breathe most of the time and I...
I'm going to give these meditation tapes a go over the weekend and see how it goes. Just googled 'meditation tapes' and there's plenty of free ones :). Managed to watch a film tonight and was calm...
I know kitt. I do try but I end up going light headed. Need to work on getting the balance right. Assuming nothing is actually wrong with me this anxiety is proving much harder to beat than I first...
Not not yet. I'm going to push for a chest X-ray although I do fear the worst with that option haha....
Sure SC :). Thanks for the info as ever...
Sounds horrible what your describing. I hope your having a better day today :smile:...
Well done! :cool:...
Well i guess feeling like you cannot breathe is a regular symptom of health anxiety but I seem to feel like it from the moment I wake up. I mean I obviously can breathe but I just feel numb and...
Changed it SC. Although, for me Sert wasn't great. Side effects were quite severe but hey, you don't know until you try. I do think tho that I'm hyper sensitive to body changes due to the health...
Hello there. I too am a bit of a Hypochondriac and I think the first thing we have to do is trust our doctor. Saying this, I still don't totally trust mine but it's something I'm working on. If you...
Saw mention of it and was wondering if anyone's on it and how they are doing? I've been on it for a couple of weeks now, having moved away from Sertraline which wasn't so good for me. I read it can...
Good morning Julia. Yes I've had my ferritin level checked recently and I'm told its normal. I've also had 2 blood counts I'm the past weeks and each time my haemoglobin level was 15. I may of had...
No, he didn't say how he knew, I can only assume it was my servere pain, coated with a super calm dermina. Maybe I've been before, it's a possibility. I've had no offer of treatment as yet with...
Hi all. Let me just say I'm thinking of writing this from the angle of someone reading it, so if anyone finds comfort from this and or it helps, that's great. If not, sorry :smhair: Apologies in...
Thyroid was a possibility. But according to one of many tests, no I don't. Stress can indeed to many weird things. Accepting the 'whatever happens, happens' theory is the hard one...
Hehe yes, so true, I do indeed need to try harder at being calm whatever the outcome. It's just terribly hard when you're convinced something is wrong....
Well I'm normally not so fearful but I've been feeling so terrible it's a natural assumption that something sinister is wrong. Like now, my bowl area is in major discomfort, poping an gurgling like a...
I'm inclined to agree I don't think it's neccasseraly an adrenal problem. Just keen to find out what's wrong. Docs don't seem to know...
No I'm not on any meds, I'm all natural :). Your low blood pressure doesn't sound fun. Recently I've had lots of blood tests including full blood count, iron, vit D+B, inflammatory markers, cortosol...
Hello nice cup of tea :). I see what you are saying and I do agree I am an anxious person but I know myself and I'm suffering quite badly this past month even when totally calm. You see I've suffered...
Just wondering if anyone's had adrenal fatigue and how did you feel? I had a few weeks of heavy anxiety followed by weeks of steadily increasing fatigue. Including lightheadedness, chills, feeling...
Watch this, it's interesting. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/2964036/ While speaking with a psychiatric nurse today (who's a friend), he suggested that my adrenalin/fight or flight might be stuck in...
I am actually eating ok whether my body feels like it or not and I'm sleeping relatively ok but it's not particularly refreshing. I do get quite a bit of intergestion so maybe it's a problem with my...
Skitt, how did you come to find your cancer? Certainly good that it was found. Merrida: I guess I was looking for a chest/abdominal X-ray to see what's going on in there as that seems to be the main...
Hi SC and Kitt At the moment I'm just self managing my anxiety, calm breathing and telling myself nothing is wrong. Problem is I do feel something is wrong and I keep telling the doctor this. Almost...
I'm used to be just like this as I too have CFS. When I got angry I'd just stop myself, take a deep breathe, close your eyes if you need to and calm yourself down. It's bought on by focusing on what...
Hey guys and girls. 3 weeks ago I had a terrible week of extreme anxiety and am now having such trouble and my doctor is not very helpful. I've been feeling so terrible in the form of; General...
Anyone ever suffered with chronic light headedness when NOT stressed? I've had this now for 2 weeks and its not getting any better. Feel very unstable on my feet....
What did you switch too and was it any better?...
Been taking sertraline for 4 days now and today I feel quite terrible. I feel almost hyper alert, wobbly, like I'm spaced out (watching myself), feelings gone a bit weird like I'm numb, I'm dizzier...
That could be part of the problem. It I'm not sure....
I suffer with anxiety, it's hard to trust the doctors but we must. Otherwise ask to see a different doctor....
Hi everyone, If anyone could help me is appreciate it. I'm an IBS sufferer and for a couple of weeks my stomach has been acting up and I can't seem to get it on track. I have visited the doctor who...
If it's a headache that progressively gets worse to the point where you feel like your going to pass out, then you have a problem. Otherwise you're fine!!...
I looked into getting some for my CFS and couldn't. Apparently the local pharmasys don't stock it and can't get it in. Only in 50mg form which is only for people with drinking problems....
Thanks so much for the advise. I'll be sure to look into LDN, the website for it certainly makes it seem like a good thing for those of us with CFS. :)...
Go get yourself checked out just to be safe the. At least your mind can settle. On the little man front, I've had that burning sensation a couple of time, feeling like you need to pee when you don't....
I know it's wrong but can't you take yourself to hospital and see what they can do? All the best...
I did see the doctor today but I was panicking so bad, as soon as he finished speaking I shot out the door. When home I phoned up and said about my cancer concerns to which he said "I'd put money on...
Hi Colin, Well I have had a few tests such as ECG, blood pressure and whatnot and they were fine. I too had a blood test a couple of months for everything, which came back fine. My problems are I'm...
Hi Colin, it was interesting reading that because it sounds just like me with some exceptions :). I think the key is self help and we need to reassure ourselves that nothing is wrong especially after...
Well this may have been said a lot but I'm curious as to what everyone's take is on the matter. So I'm wondering, how do you know what's anxiety and what's actually not. I.e. Are you panicking...
Just been prescribed Sertraline Medication for anxiety of 50mg and after a quick web search I'm really bothered as lots if people are saying they have hidious side effects. Apparently these are...
I'm spaced out and dreamy without meds hehe...
Hey again, thanks for some great responses. Much appreciated. Just thought I'd update my situation. Well after a week of being in bed and feeling terrible, including 2 nights of little sleep (thick...
Hi bettsann, Over the years I have always been upfront with my doctor as I literally went 4 times a week before I got diagnosed with M.E. The problem now is that that the doctor just puts everything...
Thanks for the reply :). I'm still keen to learn about the meds side as for the past 5 years I've not managed to believe nothing is wrong with me so think I need a little help with the irrational...
Hey all. It's nice reading about other people who are having the same struggles as I am. For instance this week I've been laid up in bed with 'a virus' and my panic attacks have gone mental as maybe...