That medication was given to me when I7. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. What symptoms are you experiencing?...
Anyone ever been on Abilify for depression?...
I’m sorry, I didn’t clarify that my baby just turned 8 months old on the 10th. I never used any alcohol while pregnant. I also do not use drugs. I think I may be going through postpartum. I have days...
Where shall I begin ? It I had my choice, it would be from the day I was born… but who has the time to write a never ending book? I’ll start off by saying I’m 29 years old and female. I’ll be 30 in...
Thanks Karen !...
Thank you so much for the kind words !! I’m I’m being induced on the 8th. Which is right around the corner. My nerves are so bad right now. I just want to feel “normal” again....
I agree. I do try to practice everyday. I had it down for quite some time. But with the raging hormones, the wear and tear of pregnancy, being sick with covid for 3 months, trying to maintain to my...
Hello!! I agree! Health anxiety is very tricky. I woke up feeling like I got his by a bus a bit ago. Worrying myself to death took a toll on my mind and body. Also made my blood pressure go up to...
Hello all!!! Happy thanksgiving!! Well, let me get to it. I have massive health anxiety as it is, I’m obsessed with taking my blood pressure and I am almost always sure I have something wrong with my...
Thank you for you kind replies. Today was just as hard as yesterday… He was my emotional support buddy. My lifeline is gone…...
Today is not so good for me. I lost my dog of 14 years. He had a cough for a few days. Took him to the vet, was put on antibiotics. He was doing fine. And then today happened. He began panting and...
Hello all, I just turned 4 months pregnant 2 days ago. I already have severe health anxiety. Mostly cardiac and blood pressure related. I’m constantly checking my blood pressure. It’s usually within...
Hello 👋🏼 honestly I think you are unaware of how much you are subconsciously “blaming “ Or “pinpointing” this cardiac issue on the use of the cbd. You say you have accepted it, it was your one and...
So sorry, I had to edit my post. It had a few typos. I actually was seeing a therapist recently, and I was feeling good about making progress. And then she retired 😕 so I’m bummed out about that....
It’s been exactly a month later today... I’m on the brink of a nervous break...
Does anyone here suffer From borderline personality disorder? I was recent diagnosed. Although, ive known for years I’ve had some type of personality disorder, i couldn’t quite explain it....
Well since my last post I’ve been doing well and even seeing a new psychiatrist and therapist. No worries about having a heart attack or dying. Even though I’m 28 when tu no major heart conditions....
Hello!! Welcome to my life! I felt as if I was reading a post about myself! I’ve been convinced something has been wrong with my heart since the age of 14. I’m now 28. So basically half on my life....
Thanks Karen. My daughter is the best thing that ever happened to me. ❤️ Motherhood is truly a gift. It opened so many doors for me. I do wish to have one more child before I turn 30. But first I...
I have done therapy a few times. But all the digging up of past experiences caused so much more pain it caused me to stop. I actually began calling counselors this morning to begin again. I’m am...
After having all tests done on my heart, I was reassured it’s 100 percent healthy. I’ve been ok. And yesterday boom. It’s like everything I knew totally disappeared. I began to get anxiety. Sweating....
Hello Carolina girl. I’m all too familiar with your current situation. It does suck. And it’s hell going through it over and over. But just remember you’ve been through this before, and it passed....
As some of you know here, I’ve had a huge health phobia concerning my heart and blood pressure. I was convinced SOMETHING WAS WRONG with my heart. In September I had a ekg, a echocardiogram...
Yes! It is the fear of the unknown that awaits our future. These times have affected our children. The fact that people call it the “new normal “. I also take it day to day. 2020 certainly was not...
Welcome to my life! I can’t even come close to telling you crippling, terrifying, overwhelming bouts of anxiety, depression, and manic episodes I’ve had in the last 14 years. I am too struggling day...
We’re living in crazy times right now. And it doesn’t make things better for us. At all!...
I also have episodes of that. I have a nice home, a beautiful 3 year old daughter, a wonderful husband, Nothing to want for. I have it all. But there’s this constant anxiety I have too. I can’t...
Anxiety can take so many forms. I’ve been dealing with it for 13 years. As soon as you feel like you’ve conquered one type, it manifests into something else. I also have PCOS (polycystic ovarian...
I know everyone is here for the same thing, anxiety obviously, lol. But, what kind of anxiety do you have? How do you deal with it? I suffer from extreme health anxiety. Mostly all heart related. I...
Thank you so much topo! My mind is so clear today. Body relaxed. I can focus. I feel like I can breathe. I’m just ready to get my life back. And this pandemic to disappear...
Thank you. I trained my brain once after many years of anxiety, and I was free. It was a miracle I believe. I am practicing my self affirmations again, journaling , and re routing the my thought...
As some of you may know, I post here from time to time. Mostly about my panic attacks and crippling fear of a heart problem. I had an ekg and bloodwork done last week, everything was normal. Today I...
I hate it. I’m so hyper vigilant with every body pain or sound....
I’m not trying to hear it. It’s just there. Pulsating. Kind of like a swooshing sound of blood flowing. I can hear it and feel it right now. It just makes me anxious because it triggers my health...
I’ve been taking it for 12 years now. I’m currently on 15 mg 3 times a day. I would say it definitely helps. It has very few if any side effects for me. It makes some people very tired. And doesn’t...
Hello! Has anyone experienced hearing and/feeling their heartbeat in one or both ears? My anxiety has been fine for about a week and now this pops up. I also have a headache. It’s beginning to make...
I just want this to stop !!...
I’m exausted. But too hyperventilate to sleep 😔😔😔...
I have all my medications. I just have a overwhelming phobia that I’m going to die of a heart attack, or cardiac arrest. Especially since I found out I have a t wave inversion. I’m obsessive over it....
Hello. I’m 27 years old. History of severe anxiety. It started last night with a migraine. Then this morning I awoke to a headache, I’ve been feeling nauseous, sweating , upset stomach, and very...
Thanks Karen. But today isn’t so great. I have extremely vivid dreams every night. EVERY NIGHT!! they are so draining. And every night , the dream is something is wrong with my heart. I wake up with...
Today was pretty great. Although, all I did was lay on the couch with my husband, and watch tv. At least I was able to actually FOCUS and CONCENTRATE to do it!! I haven’t been able to concentrate or...
My dr isn’t doing visits due to the pandemic.. he’s not much of a help anyways. He just listens for five minutes or so and writes off some new prescription that I never end up taking because I’m...
I am. I take 20 mg of lexapro twice a day, 15 mg of buspar 3 times a day, and 3 mg of klonopin twice a day.. I really believe I’m having a nervous breakdown. 😔...
All of the above!! And more!! I think I’m going through an identity crisis as well. I went through it when I was pregnant with my daughter, after I had her, and now.. she’ll be 4 in 6 months....
Well where do I start? Lol I’ve been diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression, and bipolar disorder. I’ve been this way my whole life. I’ll be 28 in October. I’ve had numerous nervous breakdowns...
Thanks Karen. Unfortunately today was a bad day. I basically had a meltdown. Non stop crying. Intrusive thoughts....
Yesssss I drink plenty of water!! Staying hydrated!...
Swimming is always therapeutic for me. Today my daughter and husband went swimming. Along with a few other family members. I relaxed in the pool. Swam. Just let go of my anxieties. I’m feeling much...
I started to calm down last night. I was finally calm, watching tv, and boom my heart started pounding !! My blood pressure was 146/118! It took everything in me not to call the ambulance... I calmed...