what treatment is there for anxiety?

[Nanoon]

Since the birth of DS1 nearly 4 years ago i think i have suffered on and off with anxiety. The symptons i have had are numbness of limbs, lightheadedness and the worst being a tightness in the troat when trying to talk if i am a bit nervous at work or on the telephone etc).

DS2 is now 6 months old and the thought of returning to work in 3 months keeps popping into my head and i am begninning to have a feeling of anxiety bubbling under the surface alot of the time.

I feel that my feelings and symptoms might be a bit weak or vauge so haven't menioned this to my GP.

Is there anything that can be done or do i just have to accept this is the way i am.

I am crying now because i have been ignoring these feeling for sometime .

Thanks

Go to your GP and speak up Nanoon-there is help out there.

Medication is one route and also therapy-CBT being the best imo-but there can be long waiting lists for that,if you can afford it,go private.But do go to your gp and see what the best plan of action is for you

You shouldn't just put up with it *hugs

I recommend any Clare weekes books,they may help too-I found them a godsend-I still refer to them when I get the wobbles

You don't need to put up with it and if it is interfering with your daily life - as it is in your worrying about work - then your GP will take it seriously. They have a questionnaire which is a good way of evaluating anxiety.

Anxiety can also be a symptom of PND - and if you have had it since ds1 was born, this may be part of it. That's how my PND mainly showed itself. I took citalopram (which is particularly good for anxiety) for about 6 months and did a short course of CBT (on the NHS, too) and it has not come back since.

Good luck - and as poshwellies says, you don't have to put up with it, and there are things that will help you.