Anxiety, breathlessness and health

[Vlcos157]

Hi

I seem to swing from one health crisis to another
Something happens ie pain I spend months trying to get to the bottom of it including medical tests. Turns out to be nothing that clears up and another medical crisis starts.

Lately I am convinced I have covid 19 and am breathless so there fore going to die.

I have no symptoms and ocasssionally focus on my breath thinking its tight. Causing heart to race and a fixation on breathing.
I have an, oxygen saturation machine and keep checking that. It's been between 96 and a 100 and I panic it's to low. Then I calm down and it happens again
This has been happening for a couple of months. I even work my DH up at 2.30pm in the morning in the middle of a panic attack.

How can I get a grip of things?

Oh bless you that's exhausting! I'm sure someone with a lot more experience will come along soon.

For me I downloaded calm app, that helps me sometimes when I'm in the mood.

And I booked in for CBT sessions to help with health anxiety, I do have endometriosis and I'm getting treatment soon but the whole process of getting this diagnosis has caused me so many issues with questioning my sanity.

So maybe speak to your GP and husband and ask for lots of help and support to get yourself out of this circle.

@changeagainandagain

Thank you for your reply I do have the calm app and will try it again.

I do have 2 little ones and keep a grip on things for them we went for a 2 hour hike/rock climbing today and no breathlessness so I know it's mostly in my head.

I will speak to my GP as soon as I can. See how they can help

Honestly it's so hard right now to keep calm, you may find CBT or NLP are worth looking at, just a few sessions of a zoom talk maybe enough to break the issues you are facing.

The GP may just prescribe antidepressants! Which aren't helpful sometimes, you may just need to talk through what's worrying and learn methods to control it.

I am exactly the same. I had CBT years ago for health anxiety and it has come back with a vengeance. Spoke to the GP and they prescribed Sertraline but I’ve never taken ADs before and I’m scared too. Keep reading how you Can feel worse for a couple of weeks before you start to feel better and I don’t know if I can Handle that. Just feel a bit lost and don’t know what to do. I am tired of feeling scared and low all the time though. Terrified of something happening to me and leaving my kids. Maybe I should try the meds. I just don’t know. Hope you feel better soon

@Darcydashwood sending you

Thanks for your reply. I have tried antidepressants and they do work but then I am OK and come of them.

I don't think I'm depressed just anxious and overly worried so I would prefer not to take anti depressents unless I have to. But they are useful!

I worry about leaving my kids to everytime I come across a person i worry they have, given me coronovirus and am going to die.

I think reading the news is making me feel worse and being on furlough. If I could dl work I can keep busy.

I hope things ease for you soon

Thank you I know exactly what you mean. I worry every time I go to a shop or somewhere even slightly busy that I have caught it. I am terrified of getting it and leaving my little boy. I agree about the news. I really think not checking it would help! But I can’t stop.