health anxiety

[hopeliss]

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.

[choclab]

awe ....sounds like he's prob tired and a little stressed because of the overtime and extra work maybe ....maybe a relaxing weekend is in order for you both ..any nice plans ?
terrible 2s i remember them well .....very hard at times ...

x

[choclab]

not great burst into tears to DH as really worried ...had a tiny really really tiny tiny spec blood clearing flem ...with that i was in tears ....
can't sam to calm myself about this and know its goig to go round in my head till i get checked out by ENT ....
googled ....frightened myself ..i know i shouldn't ...
but then googled NHS one on TC and i don't have all symptoms ...and does say more likely over 60s etc ...but still I'm juggling with good bad devil on my shoulder ......

calm me virtual hug would be most welcome as DH thinks I'm nuts and really as he tries i know ...doesnt get how i feel ....

x

[treaclesoda]

and and a virtual hug. Right here and now, is there anything you can do that you enjoy even for an hour? Favourite comedy programme to watch? Really good book to lose yourself in? Anything that could just distract you for a short time?

[gaelicsheep]

Hi everyone. I've just read through the thread. I've just been diagnosed with generalised anxiety, which often manifests as health anxiety in particular. Lots of worries in my life at the moment which aren't helping. I'm starting CBT soon which I'm praying will help because I can't go on like this.

I won't keep participating in the thread though, because I'll start thinking I've got all the things that you all think you've got! But hope you all get through this in your own way. (hugs)

[choclab]

woke with such sore throat , feeling very anx now could cry ...so worried, just got to wait for appt to come ....but in the mean time I'm like this
throat got worse than before since i started nose spray (stopped last 3 days as thought was making it sore ) and had ears looked at Tuesday and attempt to clear wax.....going back monday for other one .....

now considering def is TC as got worse ,....i mean what els could it be ... will chase up monday after work if nothing in post .....
sorry morning scary rant but just got to let it out ....

keep holding on to the fact doc didn't think was saw her 4 x in a month , all bloods came back normal 7 weeks ago now ....

sorry huge wobbly rant ....

[Tash28]

Literally been in tears reading this post.

I had my ds 6 months ago, the pregnancy was awful, I had a cervical cancer scare and was convinced that dh was going to die before the birth. There was an incident where there was a motorway crash in the bad snowy weather and we did the same route but 15 mins apart, the crash was where he would have been if that makes sense. I knew it was a similar vehicle and in the middle of a huge traffic jam had a massive panic attack. I literally mourned his death in those 40 mins where I couldn't get hold of him. Thankfully it wasn't.

I can't say what's been a trigger, I don't necessarily think it was the cancer scare, me and dh were made redundant within a week of each other. We had sold our house but hadn't found another so were effectively homeless until a week after the baby was born.

This culminated in the birth of ds. I had a placental abruption. I had convinced myself I was going to die in labour so I genuinely thought that was it.

Now I panic all the time, at least 6 times a day the thought of me and/or dh dying occurs and I then get anxiety for what would happen to ds. I'm convinced that there's something wrong with me because I don't feel right, headaches, dizzy, tiredness. You know general new mum niggles that I've turned into life threatening illnesses.

It's funny because my dh has been really arsey (not really anything new) but then I keep thinking its a tumor!!!

Sorry for the war and peace post but it's been a bit of a release to see that this is something and that I'm not alone and drowning in a sea of bloody death thoughts.

[choclab]

hi Tash , sorry to hear your feeling like this to , the dizziness comes with anxiety and panic i would think , iv had all types of those symptoms with anxiety, in super markets in particular ....one time i just abandoned my trolly and had to leave ...i don't go to big super markets alone at all now , i just go to smaller ones and that i know the complete lay out of the store ,and that has helped .

everyone has been lovely on here so feel free to off load as i do find it a comfort knowing I'm not the only one with anxiety attacks ..

hope today is a better day for us all

[treaclesoda]

tash you are definitely not alone, and I hope you take some comfort in knowing there are others.

choc ok, can you try to think about this in reverse maybe? In 7 weeks you would have deteriorated a lot if you had tc? And I know you haven't got better, but you haven't got significantly worse either?

[monikar]

choc sorry to hear you are still struggling - I must tell you this though. My friend has been to her gp with blocked nose and ears, coughing, spitting up mucous and has put up with it for a few weeks. He has said she has an allergy up her nose which apparently is possible at any time of year and has prescribed a nose spray for her to use to calm the symptoms down. It could be possible that your symptoms are allergy related and that would account for the mucous. Hope you have a better day today.

treacle I remember the terrible twos as well and it was very tough.

Tash Welcome - everyone hear understands what you are experiencing. I remember when DD was a baby I felt so achy all the time I was convinced there was something awful wrong with me - I had a very sensible book which said that before you become a mum who are not used to lugging round a baby plus all the changing bags and kit and it was most likely to be that. It is a worrying time though when you have a new baby. The dizziness you describe is most likely to be tension - like choc says, when I was at one of my most anxious times I would feel dizzy in supermarkets and often had to lean on the trolley to steady myself. I don't know what it is about big shops that would set me off but I think it is a common problem. Feel free to unload on here as we all understand.

[choclab]

thanks , I'm in a real state can't seem to stop crying ....just coughed up and tiny bit with streaks of blood in flem ... sorry ...
just had referral letter to see doctor about it not for 2 weeks ....and doesn't say if indeed anything will be checked or done ..just the appt ....

i know its not to long but will feel like years if this goes on .... what should i do .....

trying to see positives but struggling right now sorry ...

[MissBetseyTrotwood]

Mine's back.

DS2 is ill. Life stops and I become unable to function properly or think about anything else.

[treaclesoda]

choc yoga? out for a run? I know you've said before that exercise helps.

[choclab]

yes treacle your prob right ...just haven't felt like it at all ..
sorry for rant ....a little calmer tonight kids keeping me busy and we are all watching Arthur Christmas ....so trying to distract myself ...

hopefully will sleep tonight and tomz be a better less anx day ...i can do no more than iv done i guess .... and getting further checks to see whats going on ...just wish was tomorrow...

hope your ok ?

[monikar]

choc sorry you are having such a rough time at the moment - do you have much planned for the next two weeks? The trouble is with health anxiety is that it is all-consuming and I find that when I am bad I literally cannot focus on anything else. I am hoping that after your appointment you will feel a little reassured and will start to feel better.

[treaclesoda]

I'm ok thanks, I'm going through a reasonably good phase at the moment, but I'm still keen to hang out here because 1) when I have a wobble you all understand and 2) hopefully I can reassure you that there is hope. I spent a full four years in a state of utter panic and doom before I got help, I thought that would be what the rest of my life would be like. (Of course, I also thought that the rest of my life was only about six months maximum but that's the nature of the beast). Anyway, here I am, not too bad, so I want you to know that there is hope.

[choclab]

thanks treacle glad your ok , I'm ok , still so bunged up nose this morning , and sore throat , coughed up a bit stuff , no bloods as yet ...off out though with DH and kids in a bit so will take mind off it all for just a while , but least out of house and busy ....

check in later ...hope everyone els ok today x

[choclab]

off back to doctors later to get ear syringed i hope and see another doctor about my throat , still so sore feel rough ...really hope can help me , reassure me as totally convinced i have TC now as voice sounds rough and sore throat , the only thing slightly different since having one ear syringed friday is I'm not coughing up as much stuff in the day ....stll blocked nose start of day as i wake as lying down i guess all night , sneezing in day today to ....

just want to feel better and reassured ....iv tried look in my mouth with light but can't see much ....but yet feels so sore ......

anyone to hold my hand again ...

[treaclesoda]

how did you get on? feeling any calmer?

[choclab]

hi treacle , hope your ok ? well was a better trip i must say , saw really nice other doctor who was lovely , really took time so i went through all my worries and how i was feeling now , she could tell by my voice how sore my throat is ....and looked said was very red and glands up and give me ABs and said sounded all sinus related which she said the ABs she given me will really help all of it , i asked her if she though was TC and she really reassured me she really doesn't think is at all ... so that was good to hear
so 2 doctors saying that so i guess they could be right .....

got other ear syringed so thats done ....
and managed to get tomz off work as really feel rough and can hardly talk so managed to get cover for my day ....so looking forward to resting tomz .....

do feel bit calmer tonight for first time in ages ...hope will sleep better to ....
hows everyone els , how you today treacle ?

[treaclesoda]

excellent news, when the anti biotics kick in, you'll be like a new woman

I'm ok, although haven't been sleeping well, so just feeling a bit knackered!

[monikar]

choc Pleased your appointment went so well that is good news . As treacle says, once the antibiotics start working you will feel so much better. Hope you are getting some rest today.

[choclab]

thank you both , and for listening to me in my hour of need over the past days really does help being able to talk on here and the support

the ABs 500mg so quite strong feeling a little better now, throat not so sore and lovely to be able to swallow a little easier i can tell you ..and nose streaming so all coming out i hope , felt bit sick after taking the one this morning but it has passed .... presume cos so strong and first thing in morning little food ...i get like that with vitamins ...been in bed almost all day (very strange ) and managed some sleep so fingers crossed will be better still tomz ...

hope your ok , and you get some better sleep tonight treacle ..

[monikar]

choc Pleased you are feeling a bit better, that is good news .

I think it is best if you can take AB with food - it doesn't have to be anything huge, just half a slice of bread would be fine. It is being on an empty stomach that makes you feel sick.

How do you feel today?

[choclab]

yes think your right about the food , am ok today had to work but feel shattered now , still very bunged up but throat better than monday ,
stomach so bloated but guess could be ABs causing that ...
just hope will all be back normal once i finnish ABs ...

little bit anx i won't be ...but thats prob cos I'm tired and feeling bit low ...
still going to go for the appt in 2 weeks time ..

how are you today ? hope ok ....
How are you treacle ? hope your ok to ..

off to light the fire and start to cook chicken stew for tea ...kids fav ...then early night again i think ...

[choclab]

got x ray appt next tuesday ....