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what's happening to me? pls help :(

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snailz · 21/11/2011 16:19

hi all, my problem started 2 weeks ago, i woke up with a really dry tongue, i wasnt too concerned by it but it was just very irratating, by monday it was still dry so i went to see the doctor, i am 35 weeks pregnant so he refered me to the midwife, she said she hadnt heard of a dry tongue in pregnancy and refered me back to the gp, he turned around and told me it was probebly in my head (which it isnt) i still wasnt overly concerned but then it got worse so i went back to the gp and he said i was suffereing from anxiety, by this point i probably was getting very anxious but only because he wasnt very understanding and blamed it on anxiety, when my tongue issue started i wasnt at all anxious.

since then i have literally gone down hill, im having extreme anxiety because nobody is taking me seriously and im feeling really very depressed, like i have gone into myself and dont want to get out of bed in the morning, i am having a struggle doing day to day activities like caring for my dd. im also having panic attacks when i go out. they have put me on diazapan 2mg 3 times a day, this does calm me slightly but the feelings of depression have not gone away.

i have read on the internet that sometimes pregnant women do get dry tongues- known as cotton mouth and this does put my mind at ease slightly but im now totally obsessing over it which is likely making it all worse. all i wanted was to be referred to a mouth specialist who could confirm my mouth was ok, but because my gp simply pushed it aside im feeling at a total low now and feel drained. im always sad and simply dont want to be pregnant anymore (pls understand i want the baby, i just dont want to be pregnant). can anybody help me? am i depressed? thankyou

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Trainlady · 21/11/2011 19:06

Please look around the net for Mindfulness meditations, it will help you. There is a uk site - bemindful.co.uk. Go have a read, put your mind to rest and learn a skill that will help you on every level, all through life.

Best Regards,

Ewa

snailz · 21/11/2011 19:35

hi thankyou, is it the one in which you pay for? do you think this will help? looks interesting if it actually works :)

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Trainlady · 21/11/2011 20:06

Yes, it does cost money - if you want to try it sirst, perhaps search for 'free mindfulness meditation'? There are some sites where you can check it out.
And yes, I do believe it will help you!

Good luck - I'd love to hear what you think about it.

Ewa

Sunshinebay · 24/11/2011 21:14

You probably know this anyway but its so easy to focus on something to with health and imagine all sorts and it does make it worse. I know because I do it, also as you are pregnant, your hormones are changing so lots of different things going on in your body, I am sure this feeling will pass, try to forget about it and one day you will realise that it has gone.

snailz · 01/12/2011 14:30

thankyou sunshinebay, i really hope so. i have an ear nose throat ap on the 13th so im hoping to get answers then :)

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