Following on from my previous thread I actually went to the appointment today to see if I could get any help for my anxiety, panic etc. My GP could not have been worse . He seemed irritated by the way I was describing my feelings and said "You're just describing things, not actually giving a reason for them", well if I had a reason for them I don't think I would be sitting in your office, Mate!
I told him that I have lost lots of weight and am having trouble eating as a result of the anxiety and he took this to mean I was anorexic, have been anorexic and kept saying how thin I was, how do I feel about these 'anorexic feelings'? Took me ages to convince him that I am not anorexic, but have lack of appetite due to the anxiety. Yes, I am very skinny, but hand on heart I am not anorexic. My weight is not something I think about, which is probably why I am at the point I am, I've just not really noticed how thin I've gotten and how much the anxiety is affecting me.
When I told him I was still BFing 8 month old DS he was not impressed as he said I couldn't have medication until I had stopped. So now I feel pressure to stop. I am only doing the last and first feed of the day, plus night feeds if required, so it shouldn't be difficult to stop - well for me, anyway. Not sure about poor DS - but it was just his attitude. He said that I'd be wanting to stop now anyway now that DS was 8 months.
Have been given a prescription for ecitalopram (is this the same as citalopram?) and have to go back 2 weeks after I start to take them (ie when I've stopped BFing) to discuss counselling.
Feeling very deflated as I was hoping to come out with a plan to get better.
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Ladyem · 11/05/2010 11:39
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