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health anxiety

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hopeliss · 14/10/2013 11:18

has anybody ever found a cure for health anxiety. it has plagued my life for 7 years and don't see an end to it. awful day today.
ps never been on mumsnet before. sorry if this is the wrong place to raise this.

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ballofworry · 02/09/2014 10:51

morning all ..

gone into slight melt down , just rang to make my mole 6 monthly appt (my own choice for peace of mind ) and they couldn't see me till november , gone mad there receptionist said as theres been something on tv about it on the news and SC increase... must have missed that ... i avoid the news ..so they are so booked up !!

Anyway thank goodness i am on there files as they had already booked me in , and its for tomorrow now !!! good i dont have to wait but made me feel very anxious ...and worried ..i dont think they have changed Hmm but thats rational side thinking ....but i still feel scared ....x

WasWats · 03/09/2014 13:48

I've also been prescribed Sertraline - 50mg a day for the next 4 weeks. I'm scared to take them as I've heard the early side effects aren't pleasant (increased anxiety, eg). Has anyone else had any experience of this tablet?

Yes I am on one very similar. They do tend to increase anxiety til they get the levels right. IT is adding a chemical to your brain that you are not secreting enough of so what can happen is that until your own body chemistry adapts your anxiety can go up. Not always though. Look, it is worth taking it, you have nothing to lose other then the anxiety eventually! You are anxious every day so go for it. It took me a good while to settle on it, I will not lie, but I am so well now I honestly can not tell you. I read back on my posts here and can not believe I was that person.

WasWats · 03/09/2014 13:52

Ballofworry.

If they have changed it will be minimal. Remember moles stretch, and that does not mean there is anything wrong. The fact that you went 6 months ago means you are on top of it all.

ballofworry · 03/09/2014 17:18

Hi wasnot Smile how are you ? good to see you back on here x
thank you , all went fine today ,they used fancy new equipment today on my moles was a little nervous as may detect more stuff ..but all was fine so that was good Grin

iv been ok ish last few weeks trying to keep in check on my anxiety ....
going to docs monday as had breast pain last weekend , better now but just want to get checked be on safe side Hmm i really want to be brave enough to take my ADs ...maybe i will talk to the doctor some more ....on a good day i think i dont need then im cured Grin haha ...then the next day its back that bad devil anxiety back ....laughing at me and im back to square one Angry Sad will this ever go way ??

how is everyone els doing today ? x

ballofworry · 03/09/2014 17:18

oops meant waswats ...sorry x

lozza1974 · 03/09/2014 18:27

Hey everyone. Waswats - thank you for your post. I started taking the tablets yesterday and am already noticing the effects. My anxiety has been through the roof recently, so I really hope it doesn't get much worse. It's good to know there's an end in sight - it sounds like the tablets really worked for you. Can I ask how long it took before you started noticing a difference?

Ballofworry - pleased to hear things went well at your appointment. x

ballofworry · 03/09/2014 20:07

thanks lozza , hope your ok today x

lozza1974 · 03/09/2014 20:22

Having a rough time at the moment and in a pretty bad way. Doing everything I can to get past this, but it all just feels so hopeless Sad

ballofworry · 03/09/2014 21:31

sorry to hear that lozza ((hugs)) hopefully you will feel better tomorrow x

i was doing ok but now in worry mode ...any one want to listen ..? x

ballofworry · 03/09/2014 21:45

anyone there ...

Haggisfish · 03/09/2014 21:51

I am! Sorry to hear you're having a rough time of it. I am, too, but am reluctant to go to gp as I have very vague, pain related symptoms! What's up?

Haggisfish · 03/09/2014 21:54

Ps breast pain is generally indicative it is not something worrisome, and even more so if it comes and goes-this suggests something more hormonal.

ballofworry · 03/09/2014 22:01

not going to sleep now tonight ....may help me to post so just going to , in hope maybe someone can help or support me ..

i had a phone call on my mobile today coldnt get voice mail up such bad signal , just managed to tonight ...and its a message for me to call our hospital to see when they can offer me an apointment to see a Mr Tye ....
they didnt say what was about .....just that ...im now going crazy with worry ....
the only thing i can think of is , last month 10th aug i wen to dentist , i showed him a tiny lump on my gum by wisdom tooth , he said he was 99.9 sure was fine as had seen before and not presenting anything bad but would send off to a specialist just for my peace of mind ....
i hadnt heard so presumed all was ok .... they have my numbers and i havent had a call , i have moved 6 months ago and i havent updated my adress ..but still surly they would have called ? my mail is redirected to so , if by letter i should have got it ....im worried sick now ...why dont people leave brief message of what its about ....

the only other thing i can think of is maybe my doctor refered me for CBT i cant remember if we discussed it or not some weeks back , i vagly dobut not 100% sure ..or am i just clutching a straws .....

im thinking the worst , i have mouth C and im going to D ....sorry so extreme ...this is health anxiety kiking in big time now for me ...see the moment i get peace bang it returns Sad Angry

sorry big rant ...but i know you all get it so thanks for listening xx

Haggisfish · 03/09/2014 22:28

It's very unlikely you have mouth c. Can you go anywhere with better reception to listen to the message again?

Haggisfish · 03/09/2014 22:29

Sorry just reread. Can you google his name and your local hospital/area-most of the time this will give you an indication of their area?

WasWats · 03/09/2014 23:31

Ballofworry

Listen to me now.

They have to send things off to a specialist if you have had something sent off.

It was sent on Aug 10

If there was ANYTHING they had a worry about they would have called you in faster.

They have to follow everything up. Now you need to learn from this. If you are told there is nothing to worry about stop pushing to dentist / doctor. They are then duty bound to send it off to a specialist who is then duty bound to contact you.

WasWats · 03/09/2014 23:32

And haggis no offence but getting her to google is not going to help.

ballofworry · 04/09/2014 06:42

thanks all , i didnt google trying so hard not to , it just raises anxiety further i think , thanks waswats , i am just worried what could be .....will be calling first thing ....i went to dentist 6th , went nexr day with DC for there check up said he has sent the letter thet morning , so id expecter a call within 2 week scale i thought ....its now 4 ....
i dont know i feel sick ....

it just said we wernt sure we had right adress so can you contact us to check and we can offer you an apointment to see a mr Tie ....
thats it ..think that really bad message not to out line the issue ust a clue ...

Haggisfish · 04/09/2014 07:09

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you had seen the dental specialist already for a follow up appt. am quite sure it is just for a reassuring follow ip chat. They never tell you what the appts are for in phone messages in case someone else hears it. Advising someone to google something responsibly is not in advisable if the alternative is staying awake fretting-I only thought if op knew mr tie was a cbt person, for example, that it would reassure her what the appt was for. I'm glad you managed to resist google, though, if you felt it wouldn't help. Hopefully you'll get to the bottom of it all today!

ballofworry · 04/09/2014 07:18

thanks haggis i know you were only trying to help please dont worry x

i wll let you know , clinging onto the things dentist said , he was 99% sure all was fine and that wasnt presenting as other ....

anyone els with not HA wouldnt be worrying like this would they ....i hate hate this ....

7Days · 04/09/2014 07:23

I'm just lurking on this thread hope you don't mind my butting in! I just wanted to reassure lozza1974 about the Sertraline.I know everybody is different, but my experience on them was great. I'm 5 weeks in to a course of 50mg, and I feel just like my old self. The first coupleof days I had no appetite,felt on edge, toothgrindy type of feeling. (Any old ravers will know the sensation Wink) but that's all. Within the fortnight I felt a definite improvement and now am pretty much back to myself. Like you I had convinced myself I'd get all the side effects but it hasn't turned out that way for me. I hope they will kick in quickly for you too - you are just as likely to be lucky as not. (Can say that now and believe it!)

ballofworry · 04/09/2014 07:46

feeling sick now with the worry ... Sad hate this feeling why do i let this happen again and again .....

Haggisfish · 04/09/2014 11:41

How are you getting on ball? I'm worried, too!! I have a really sharp pain in my left abdomen - it's not wind or cramp. I noticed it when I was handing books out and one jabbed me lightly in the guts - it ruddy hurt! I'm off to see GP later but am obviously imagining the worst as I have other painful random things, too!

ballofworry · 04/09/2014 16:07

hi home now , what a day , took DD to school , then off to hospital with my DS as he had to go get his broken wrist looked at after operation a week ago , only just got home !! almost fainted when i saw what they had done , 4 wires sticking out of him poor chap Sad got new cast on now for another 4 weeks then operation to remove wires !!! but hes fine and will be in future .. im exhausted ...

anyway back to me ... called the number and it is an appointment for me to see a consultant for my lump next to wisdom tooth Shock receptionist said was just a routine appt requested from my dentist , i though he was just going to send my pics and x.rays to him and get the all clear ...so am a little shocked ....i then called my dentist to see if he knows more ....im waiting for the call back from him now should be any time around 5 !!!

i hope he is just doing as precaution and nothing more im so scared , feeling sick all day with this hanging over iv been in a foul mood and am shattered .....and so stressed
cant beleive one day im fine and the next my world feels like turned upside down ....yesterday was moles ...today its teeth .....

see whenever i get a good few days ..then feels like im punished now for daring to be happy .... now something els to worry about ....and so it goes on ...im not fixed at all am i ... Sad

ballofworry · 04/09/2014 17:35

ok just spoken with him , he said routein to follow through with an appointment ( although before he did say they would prob just look at pics and that would be it ) so thats why they want to see me just to check themselves ..
he did say he was still sure still nothing sinister as not presenting that way but best to be sure , he was good telling me he refeirs people alot and this is the norm , and in 35 years of being a dentist has only ever sen 3 cases of MC ever
so i am trying to cling to that , although thinking maybe bone C now ...
he said it looks like an over growth so made from me and doesnt look like a T ....
but im not goig to rest till after the appt now am i ...FFS ...another 2 weeks of waiting and anxiety ... Sad
sorry bad language ...just feeling like going to bed and staying there ......feel so low ...... Sad hugs be apreciated .....xx