Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hi everyone. Just thought I'd join this group since my doc thinks my anxiety and possible depression are causing my health problems. I'm not sure if she's right, but I guess it doesn't hurt to try. My question for everyone it this. Does anyone have any experience with Cymbalta? I'm terrified to start taking any type of depression meds, but on the other hand, with my anxiety I'm pretty much terrified of everything lately.
For just a little background on me, I've always had anxiety, but a couple of years ago, I had an ear issue that mimicked a heart attack. (In my mind anyways). I was diagnosed with Meniere's disease, but it seems like my health has been in steady decline, even though every test is coming back normal. Now it is to the point that I'm convinced something is wrong with me and the doctors aren't finding it, and its slowly killing me. I've had several ppl say I could have thyroid problems, but I've been tested by 4 different doctors and they all say my thyroid is fine.
So that brings me to my current doc and the Cymbalta. She started me on Celexa, but it seemed to make my anxiety severely worse so we switched. I still feel like crap all the time, and the thought of taking a medicine that could make it worse scares me. Any advice?
For just a little background on me, I've always had anxiety, but a couple of years ago, I had an ear issue that mimicked a heart attack. (In my mind anyways). I was diagnosed with Meniere's disease, but it seems like my health has been in steady decline, even though every test is coming back normal. Now it is to the point that I'm convinced something is wrong with me and the doctors aren't finding it, and its slowly killing me. I've had several ppl say I could have thyroid problems, but I've been tested by 4 different doctors and they all say my thyroid is fine.
So that brings me to my current doc and the Cymbalta. She started me on Celexa, but it seemed to make my anxiety severely worse so we switched. I still feel like crap all the time, and the thought of taking a medicine that could make it worse scares me. Any advice?
I hope you can find something that works for you so you can get back to living life happily!
I do believe that meds have a place in helping with anxiety but I do feel that healing the root cause and working on different thought processes are the real "cure".
Take care
Doctors, if they don't know, will tell you all sorts of possibilities and another thing that I have learned is the fact that their testing can be way off.
One important, maybe the most important thing I learned is this: the numbers and guidelines for hormones, including thyroid are so structured that if your test results fall a little above or below are not registering.
I have been tested by so many doctors and many of them have misdiagnosed me, even after testing.
Do not let a doctor tell you that it is all in your head or since they can not figure out what is wrong with you then it must be a mental health issue.
That is a dangerous slope.
I too have had many ear problems, with crazy prescriptions that did not help, and there were many times I was close to believing that I had Meniere's disease and strong ear infections with accompanying virtigo caused those symptoms.
I did a lot of research and then I began to administer the natural products that aid patients in combating diseases with specific symptoms.
If you do a search on your symptoms you will find exactly what is wrong with you. And then if you take a search with those symptoms and google natural cures you will be surprised how much you will learn.
I have cured ear infections, hormone imbalances, high blood pressure, fungal and bacterial infections. The list goes on and on.
I hope u can get some relief soon. Sending u lots of peace .good luck as it will get better soon (: