This morning I had a doc appointment. The focus was chest pains. I've had chest pain for years. It began in my senior year of high school. When I was 17 or 18 I went to a cardiologist. He determined my pain was most likely due to pulled muscles in my chest cavity from dancing. OK. Fine. Fast forward to now. I don't dance 40 hours a week anymore. I am getting chest pains that sometimes wake me from sleep. Today, my doc told me she isn't ruling out the possibility of a heart condition, but she does want me to see a counselor. She thinks it's anxiety. I think she is right.
The past 18 months or so have been really stressful. There have been a lot of major changes in my life. We bought a house, got married, got a dog. Life has been lunacy! Then my husband's job changed and finances have been tight. It's a lot to take. Pile chronic EBV on top of that and you've got some sick spells. My doctor wants to give me an anti-anxiety. I told her I'd rather not. They cause weight gain. She said a lot of them do, but some don't. She said she would put me on Cymbalta or Zoloft, but she said I can wait and see the counselor first. However, if the counselor tells her I need medication, she's prescribing something. I can live with that. If it will take the edge off and relieve the chest pain, so be it.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Anxiety Attacks
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Hi, funny, I was experiencing similar problems, but as it was during the night, I began to panic and got caught in a vicious circle.
The doc on charge priescribed me the pill I get spammed for every day :P
He expect me to have a "cure" with antidepressives for 2-3 weeks. I just said thanks, deciding I will use it only if necessary.
I took half a pill that nigth in order to be able to sleep, half a pill when I waken up one night later and another half an other night later.
Tonight, I've waken up again but I managed to sleep back without using any medications. And I feel much better since yesterday. I think and hope I'm over with the pills :)
I drink an infusion of lime blossoms (Tilia platyphyllos), twice a day (morning and evening).
Besides that: no more cofee, black or green tea and alcool ... I don't miss them :)
(btw I was never smoking anyway)
Thanks for sharing your info, dandelion. I've never been a smoker, either. I've never been a coffee drinker. I am a big fan of red tea and white tea.
I'm not a fan of anti-anxiety meds, but if it will help, I will try it. I've seen people with severe anxiety benefit greatly from meds--as long as they are on the right meds for their situation. ;)
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