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, I've been following this forum for awhile but have not posted in here before.
Anxiety is something that has been a problem for me since mid-2013. I previously had no issues with it, until I got Meniere's Disease and then I started having tons of issues with anxiety.
Today I had a weird episode where all of sudden out of nowhere I felt like I had a lump in my throat, I got panicked and had diarrhea. I had myself half convinced that I was having an allergic reaction to my lunch I had eaten a half hour earlier which had nuts in it. I eat nuts all the time so obv not allergic to them but for some reason got very worried that I was having some sort of reaction because of this lump in my throat. (Googled allergic reaction and calmed myself down when I realized I have no hives or other symptoms, so it must be anxiety.) It came out of nowhere, my day was not particularly stressful prior to this, I was actually having a pretty good day.
This is not the first time this has happened. Once I did go to the ER and they checked me out and I was fine, so the subsequent times it's happened I've just made myself some chamomile tea and listened to the meditation music trying to calm myself. I have a red spot on my throat now, which is probably just from constantly feeling the lump.
Does this happen to anyone else? I was on Amytriptiline and went off it several weeks ago. I really do not want to be on meds for it as my husband and I want to start a family soon and I don't want that stuff in my body when I try to conceive.
Because of my Meniere's Disease I work from home now, and I find it seems to make my anxiety worse. Some days I fear leaving the house and my husband has pointed out how I never want to go out anymore, I always want to be at home.
Anxiety is something that has been a problem for me since mid-2013. I previously had no issues with it, until I got Meniere's Disease and then I started having tons of issues with anxiety.
Today I had a weird episode where all of sudden out of nowhere I felt like I had a lump in my throat, I got panicked and had diarrhea. I had myself half convinced that I was having an allergic reaction to my lunch I had eaten a half hour earlier which had nuts in it. I eat nuts all the time so obv not allergic to them but for some reason got very worried that I was having some sort of reaction because of this lump in my throat. (Googled allergic reaction and calmed myself down when I realized I have no hives or other symptoms, so it must be anxiety.) It came out of nowhere, my day was not particularly stressful prior to this, I was actually having a pretty good day.
This is not the first time this has happened. Once I did go to the ER and they checked me out and I was fine, so the subsequent times it's happened I've just made myself some chamomile tea and listened to the meditation music trying to calm myself. I have a red spot on my throat now, which is probably just from constantly feeling the lump.
Does this happen to anyone else? I was on Amytriptiline and went off it several weeks ago. I really do not want to be on meds for it as my husband and I want to start a family soon and I don't want that stuff in my body when I try to conceive.
Because of my Meniere's Disease I work from home now, and I find it seems to make my anxiety worse. Some days I fear leaving the house and my husband has pointed out how I never want to go out anymore, I always want to be at home.
I used to not be allergic to cats, but now I can't be around them or any other animal with a lot of dander and shedding hair. My eyes actually swell shut.
I also used to be on meds, but no longer take them. I am trying to conceive as well. Good luck to you when you are ready to start a family.
Working from home and being home day in and day out is wonderful, but is horrible for anxiety. Try to make yourself get out even if you just walk down the street to get out for a few minutes. Every little bit helps. Eventually with a little time away from home things will hopefully get better. Just remember you will be okay.