ive had generalized anxiety disorder for years. These past few weeks and months I've noticed it has gotten really bad. I am having physical symptoms, which I've had before, like dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness upon standing. I basically only want to lay down and sleep otherwise I feel like I'm going to faint or something. Yesterday and today have really been bad. I have a doctor appt Friday but should I call my doctor and tell them what's going on or should I just wait it out? I'm miserable and afraid. I've had this for four years. I'm not on medicine currently but have before.
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I think you going to your doctor is the absolute best idea. Sometimes we need that extra help (medication) to bring us to a level where we can work on ourselves and practice techniques to alleviate the anxiety. I am currently taking Paxil and it has helped tremendously.
Should I just wait it out till Friday? I'm so nervous
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I know you are and trust me when I say I have been there! You waiting it out is up to you, but if you feel like you need to do something, go get that help sooner. You will be okay. It may take a while and you may need to rant and rave on here but there are a lot of us who know what you are going through. Do you currently have anything that you do to bring you to a calm place?
I do the calming breaths and listen to meditation videos. But the intensity of my anxiety since yesterday is so great it makes it difficult to do those. I want to try and wait it out because if I call my doctor today they will just send me to see a nurse practitioner there not my regular doctor. I see him Friday. He diagnosed my GAD. He also always reassures me. In the back of my mind I'm like what if this is a real medical problem. I've had these sensations for years so rationally I know it's not but I'm worried. I just hate this so much as I know others here do too.
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It sounds like you have a good plan. And it will get better. So keep us posted on the visit and if you need to talk, I will help in any way I can.
Thank you for being here. Do/Did you get physical symptoms a lot with your anxiety?
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Oh my gosh, yes! So my experience has been shortness of breath, headaches, muscle tension, blurred vision, dizziness, stomach aches, tingling sensations in my arms and legs...and there were others. My brain would not stop thinking about all of the things that could go wrong. Anytime I had any physical symptoms I would worry because I would be like, is this anxiety or is something really wrong with me??? I also started questioning my existence and I became very aware of my thoughts and my fear was through the roof with not feeling normal. Am I ever going to feel normal? I would see things that would trigger my anxiety and I would question whether I was going to be able to enjoy life again or any of the things that I used to enjoy. It was crazy and it was so hard to bear. I thought, death would be better. And now I am okay and you will be too.
Wow, that is me too 100%. I just question it like how can this be all in your head but it is! It's almost unbelievable. I have researched anxiety for years and I know these are symptoms. My doctor has told me that too but there's always that nagging thought that pops up, what if it's not. I was on Zoloft for a year and that definitely helped a lot. However, I gained weight and I must've been feeling better so I got off it. I was fine for about a year and here it is back again. I want to be back I'm medicine and I'm hoping my doctor will help. Thank you for writing to me. You are really helping me calm down!
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So glad I can help. Yeah, it is really just getting to a good place and practicing the things we have learned and always, always, always...keep thinking positive and retrain your brain!
Relax..wait it out. I have felt like you and went to ER and nothing. If it gets bad then get checked, it may help u relax
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I had those same symptoms about 2 yrs ago for months. Everytime I would get up I would be completely out of breath and my heart would beat dramatically. I’m no doctor lol I’m onky 14 but I’m pretty sure it’s just anxiety. Hope this helped a little
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I am 61 and the same things started on me 2 years ago,,every little pain I thought was a major illness,,I googled everything..I was afraid to eat food,I was worried my digestive processes werent working right,my heart beat hard against my chest for 4 months,,it drove me crazy,,when I would walk my chest would hurt,burning sensation I thought I had Angina..it slowly got better as I reassured myself that I was alright nothing was really wrong with me..I googled every thing I thought was wrong with me,and bought all the herbs designed to treat each cause..I fight Ruminations all the time.I am trying to accept the fact that I am fine and trying to break this cycle...its a battle but we are all stronger than this..I will not let this defeat me enjoying a great life.