Thank you everyone :) Im gonna go ahead and call my dr just to be sure nothing is wrong. Nothing wrong with ruling out a brain tumor. lol Geesh I wonder if I'll ever stop having health anxiety. Ya'll...
I was just wondering if any of you have ever experienced severe bouts of vertigo for no apparent reason? When I woke up this morning I felt fine, wasnt paticulary anxious, havent had any panic in...
Lisa~ I promise you are not beyond help. Stomach problems are one of the biggest symptoms of anxiety. Its very common. I wish there was some magical words i could say to you to make it better....
HI all of my fellow health anxiety sufferers. I've had it for 7 years now. I used to be so bad about it, I literally went to the ER so much they knew my name. It will get better! I still have it, had...
No you are not wrong. Taking medication sublingually(under the tongue) or buccally ( between cheek and gum) gets the med into your system up to 20 mins faster. Although in my experience the benzo i...
Hi aka. Welcome to the board. Sounds like you are going through a really rough time. I commend you on your effort to be a supporting wife. Your husband may seem to you that he doesnt care and that he...
I take my ativan sublingually sometimes. I have woken up with that feeling before. Under your tongue is a very sensitive area, its just a little irritated. Nothing to worry about. Im not a doctor but...
Oh hun.. its definitley the alcohol making it worse. Ive drank one too many ..too many times and the next day pay for it with anxiety and panic. In fact..ive payed for it all day today. Be very...
he cut me off because he said i've become to dependant on taking them. Well yea i am i agree. But still ween me. Goin to another doc is nearly impossible with my insurance. When you have pcp they...
thank you all so much. All of your posts are so heartfelt and helpful but especially yours stkitt. i faithfully take 2 mg of ativan a day. When I am a bit more anxious then usual ill take an extra...
olivia ~ im laughin right now, not cause of your phobia but because about 2 months ago I started freaking out about brown recluses. I got an email from my step mother with pics on what it can do and...
I have been taking 2-3 mgs a day for a year and a half. Thanks for your response but im not sure getting on more meds is the answer for being addicted to a med. I know for sure a LOT of it is...
Tammy~ having just got thru med law and bio-ethics I can assure you he CAN NOT turn you into the police. Its doctor/pt confindentiality and its against the law, he can actually lose his license. The...
im know some of you know from previous post, that I have a been having a hard time with getting my ativan that I have been on for the past year and a half. My doctor cut me off abruptly and i freaked...
I drank last night well early into the morning and i feel HORRIBLE. Ive had a badhangover all day. I even have a low grade fever right now?!?! which im not sure if that has anything to do with it or...
it kind of feels like it might be indigestion but it hurts so bad... does this happen to anyone?i mean i am in serious pain right now...just took some gasx...gonna wait few,SCARED..help...
Thank you Sarita. Im actually feeling a bit better since ive kept my mind off my health. You're right I have MAJOR health anxiety. Its my biggest problem. Reading the board and posting helps to get...
Hi lana. Im sorry you're having such a terrible time trying to get a good nights sleep. First of all, in my experience...sleeping pills really dont have a whole lot of effect on panic attacks. At...
i went out with a friend after school tonight and had a few drinks..i hadnt had any ativan since earlier in the day. Well alcohol tends to make me anxious and panic so by the time I got home i was...
I want to switch from ativan to xanax cause i heard xanax is much gentler and doesnt make you as sleepy. I have a doctor who would have no problem doing it...im just wondering if its safe to switch...
Tammy~ wow you sound EXACTLY like me about 5-6 years ago. First of all let me say Im so sorry you're dealing with your mom being so sick. It is so hard to deal with that in itself nevermind...
hi pilehead. Ive been reading your posts for weeks and my heart just goes out to you because I know this has to be so difficult. I think a lot of your symptoms are actually being CAUSED by lack of...
HI noelygirl~ I used to have this problem when my anxiety and panic problems first started. I think its mind over matter. You said that you can be reading and think you cant breath and then it...
First of all..yay on the decline of anxiety attacks. Hun, if you're not eating and havent had anything solid in weeks the last thing you should go out and do is work outside in the heat. Im glad you...
i took some aleve and its gone. I think it was just some kind of strange headache. I just overall dont feel well lately, with the miscarriage and the coming off the ativan. I got more ativan but i...
Anyone get sharp stabbing pains in the head? Its not really a headache just a sharp stabbing pain on the right side of my head near the middle. Like someone is stabbing me there. The pain lasts about...
I take my ativan first thing in the morning. It helps me get thru my day without the anxiety. then I take one at night. I RARELY need to take more then that. Every once in awhile I will be...
I just called my doc again this morning. His MA said to me.. "the doc wanted me to inform you that he will not refill this script" I busted out into tears and asked how he could just cut me off like...
Keli..this happens to me ALL THE TIME. its MOST LIKELY not anything but your anxiety. Keep in mind that anxiety causes ALL KINDS of weird feelings and pains. And the more you are freaking out about...
Im on ativan. Or was I should say. They wouldnt fill my last script. My theory on why Docs hate them so much..is because they actually WORK. I have zero faith in the medical establishment. Which is...
Hi everyone. Its been one hell of a week. First I miscarried on tuesday. They gave me morphine at the hospital. That stuff is evil I felt horrible the ENTIRE day. I dont do well with pain meds at...
LOL my husband told me the same thing.."lets call Oprah" Thanks for the advice everyone. Im gonna call my Dr today and ask him to maybe see if there is another med I can try and get off the ativan....
Hi! Some of you know me already, I come on the board from time to time when Im not busy with my 5 kids, hubby, and school. So I just found out I was pregnant again. It wasnt by any means planned and...
Good luck to you pilehead! I have a feeling you are going to get a lot of relief from the klonopin and you'll wonder what took you so long to take it. lol Let us know how everything goes for you!...
[b] going back to school, and being that my anxiety/panic was on a slow down, I thought HEY WHY NOT! Till today. I had orientation and omg. I had panic for about 15 mins. I wanted to run out of the...
Ohhh good! I came on just to see if you had posted! Gallstones suck but NO BIGGIE!! I mean surgery is always stressful and you're in my prayers but I am sooo relieved for you. ((((( HUGZ)))))...
Welcome welcome welcome! This is an awesome board. With wonderful sweet understanding people. It has helped having them to turn to so many times! ((((( hugs))))) looking forward to posting with you!...
My biggest step as of late...was going to the grocery store and NOT riding in a motorized cart. ( i do this because my heart races when walking around..which is normal...but i am not so i freak out...
how I had an eye pain last night and had gotten a headache. Well when I went to bed the eye pain and headache was gone. But all of a sudden I got REALLY dizzy in bed, and I could hardly sleep the...
when do you have to go in to the dr? I know exactly how you feel right now. I've been there. You need to try with everything you have to breathe deep and relax. It is more then likely NOTHING. If it...
You ever talk to someone and you say something about having an anxiety disorder and they respond with ..oh yea I've had an anxiety attack before. Tryin to sympathize with you and you just want to...
((((Janet)))) Im so sorry you're going through such a rough time. Please hang in there. Remember we're here for you always. Hopefully your mom will come around and try to maybe research and find out...
if any "normal" person were to get a sharp pain in the eye for a sec. They would probably think "ouch...that was weird" and move on with their daily life like it never happened. A person with anxiety...
Everything. I know its panic...cause i can distract myself from it. But the min Im not distracted my body freaks out again. I hate it I hate it I hate!!! needed to vent sorry...
Hey hun. First of all. The internet is never good for couples. It causes nothing but problems. He's a man and men like to look at pics of girls and even flirt with them online. Women do it too...
I feel for you hun. Its certainly an adjustment in one's life when we develope panic. You say you are not good with meds so its not an option. I am really bad with meds. I have a super sensitivity to...
Hi welcome scw. 4 hours is a LONG time to panic. I completly understand. Mine last forever too. I've been having them for almost 7 years now. I thought after 2 billion drs visits, 50 billion tests...
Thank you all so much for your replies. You dont know how much they mean to me. I feel less alone knowing there are people who understand. btflnvy thank you so much for reminding me Im not old LOL...
There] how sad I am. The only words I get from him are.. " I guess you'll use this as an excuse to not clean" I even tried quitting smoking on Monday because he told me how much he needed me and how...
(((((LYN))))) relieved to hear he will be okay! Still my prayers are with him and your family! Saying prayers of thanks also that it wasnt much worse. Blessings to you hun!...