Wondering mind

[mandycandy]

So I’ve been having allergies for the past three days now I’m not with stuffy nose or headache .. but I’m coughing now and so afraid it’s something else ! My sister also feels the same and says it’s just allergies or sinus we don’t have temperatures but still I’m thinking the worst To top it off I have an interview tomorrow

 

[Kelculator]

So it's just coughs and nothing else? Hmm that is indeed a bit unusual. Maybe your coughs are caused by post nasal drip? Give it a few days to see if it gets better. It shouldn't be anything serious. Have a nice day

 

[mandycandy]

Thanks for the reply! Yes it was post nasal drip and I’m better now , it was a long 5 days felt like a year !!!! I’m afraid to take medicine but I had too , last night I had a small panic attack though but it lasted like 5 min and I felt asleep again ! But the medicine worked all better !

 

[Concernedgal]

Feel your pain sweetie.
Going through this right now.
Not fun.
I don't like medication either but, I got no sleep last night so....I think I need to try something.

 

[mandycandy]

I hope you are feeling better ! I had to just take whatever I could and now I’m sooo good I know sickness is a part of life but I want to find a way that it won’t freak me out anymore it’s hard because now I’m afraid of getting sick again and going through the same crap again

 

[Concernedgal]

It truly is tough.
I broke down and took some nighttime medication before bed.
After I consumed it...my heart started to pound out of my chest .
I am scared to death of medication.
Always have been.
But, before I knew it. ...I was waking up for hours later.
About the only medications I will take is aspirin, Tylenol and of course...ativan.
The gold standard in my opinion for treating anxiety.

 

[mandycandy]

That’s exactly what happened to me but I woke up sweating and heart racing , I get like that because of ptsd long story short ... 3 years ago and a panic and attack with tachycardia after taking cold medicine and called an ambulance it was bad! Ever since then I’m terrified of meds and hospitals! Just wish I was normal again like before

 

[janemariesayed]

That’s exactly what happened to me but I woke up sweating and heart racing , I get like that because of ptsd long story short ... 3 years ago and a panic and attack with tachycardia after taking cold medicine and called an ambulance it was bad! Ever since then I’m terrified of meds and hospitals! Just wish I was normal again like before

Hi Mandy. Sorry to hear you have PTSD. So do I. It's a real pain in the posterior, isn't it. I hate the night sweats and the anxiety that goes with it. How long have you had PTSD, do you know when it first started?

 

[Concernedgal]

The tachycardia sucks doesn't it?
My fear is really unknown to me.
My mother said that I was always this way every since I was a child.
I didn't start swalowing pills until I was 17 and my first pill was a birth control pill.
She told me stories about how she wold have to sneak my medication to me in food and drink (yep...my mother had to drug me) lol.
I just can't pinpoint my fear.
To make matters worse. .I was doing well for awhile taking medication like I was supposed to when I needed it until at the age of 18 the doctors prescribed me zoloft.
A freaking disaster.
Pardon my language but.....**** zoloft.
So that made me fear medication all over again. Ugh. A vicious cycle. ...isn't it?