Thank you guys so much. Today was so awful. I'm a little calmer now that I'm home. Tomorrow is day eight of 5mg of Lexapro and then after that I'm to start with 10mg. I'm determined to stick it out...
When anxiety is bad, it's SO bad. I just feel hopeless at this moment. I'm going to therapy, doing mindfulness meditation, eating healthy and I've started Lexapro. Visited my GP & been to several...
Oh and I just wanted to add... my teeth hurt today. Not ONE tooth, ALL OF MY TEETH. As I'm chewing my lunch, they are aching. No shooting pains, just achy. I'm going to assume that this is somehow...
Thanks, guys! I thought it was probably normal but wanted to see if others had the same experience. I'm not usually on medication & the last time I tried one (Prozac), it upset me so much I quite...
I'm on day six of a 5mg starter dose of Lexapro. After ten days, I'm to go up to 10mg. My anxiety is much worse & I have no appetite & trouble falling asleep & staying asleep. I also feel...
Yes, the cataract surgeon I saw yesterday is an MD/Ophthalmologist....
Wow, this has been a weird summer! It's a long story, but back in June my regular eye doctor (optometrist) told me I had cataracts. And he said that would account for my sensitivity to light, the...
Thanks, guys. I know after images can be totally normal but I just wasn't sure if it was normal to see them often like I am. I can't tell if it's my eyes or my anxiety or what's going on. You know,...
Random question, I know. I'm suffering from HA about my vision & it's been going on for months. It's always some new visual symptom scaring me to death. /community/emoticons/cry.gif I just want...
Morning started off awful. But had a better day after that. Took a long walk in the nice cool evening air & it helped a lot. Thank you for asking!...
Thanks so much SC for the nice message! You guys are all so kind. Driving home from an event tonight, I was struggling a bit with glare from oncoming headlights, taillights & street lights. Ugh. I...
It's highly unlikely to be tetanus. Your doctor knows what he's talking about. It's probably a nerve. And then on top of that, you are worrying about it, which makes it so much worse. I completely...
Hi there. I was uninsured for a lot of my 20's and now I have insurance but my deductible is very high so I have never been able to just go to the doctor & not worry about bills - I feel your pain....
Hi Kitty, I completely feel for what you're going through. Anxiety runs in my family as well and I've been dealing with it my whole life (I'm 35). But most of the time, I'm ok. Just sometimes, I have...
Thanks, garlene. Generally speaking, I don't think ocular migraines are anything to worry about. They are just a type of migraine. I read online that stress & hormonal shifts are two things that can...
Thanks for the response, garlene. I was doing well yesterday but then last night I saw an afterimage in my eyes for about 3-5 minutes. It was a bright light but I don't recall really looking at the...
Just stopping by to give an update. I'm doing my best to take care of myself & reassure myself that most of my vision problems are just coming from my anxiety over my vision. It's tough! But I've...
So a lot of you are saying that after months or years, the medication you were taking will stop working? I've never stuck to anything that long to know what that's like. My therapist is...
Anyone who doesn't mind sharing, I'd like to hear what medications have worked well for you. I took Celexa 10 years ago for social anxiety & I'm not sure if it worked but I don't recall any side...
Thanks for sharing, Andy. How many months was it until you finally start to feel better? I know everyone is different, I'm just curious. It's been four months for me, although the extreme anxiety...
Thank you, guys. I appreciate the responses. I feel crazy right now. I can't tell if something I'm experiencing is my cataracts, my anxiety or if there's something else wrong with me. I'm in the US...
This is a good article, thank you!...
Hibee, Thank you. Could you point me in the direction of CBT exercises for health anxiety? CBT helped me overcome my social anxiety but I'm not sure what I should be doing specifically for health...
Deborah, Thanks as well for your response. Yes, I think if something was terribly wrong with my eyes, the doctors would have seen it. My optometrist was much more thorough than the ophthalmologist...
Hi Scaredy Cat, Thank you so much for your response. I did CBT about 12 years ago when I was in college & my social anxiety was unbearable. It helped me a lot. I'm talking with the same therapist...
Thanks for the response. I know I sound "crazy" in my post - I'm just having a bad day. I've made my anxiety all about my vision & I'm literally scared to read a book, go outside, look towards the...
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm at the lowest point I've ever been in with my anxiety & I'm desperate for someone to relate to. I'll try to give a brief summary so as not to ramble on too much. Prior...