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jazzmynn
jazzmynn
Here it is 5 in the morning and I can't sleep. I keep having hot/cold spells that wake me up and I woke up diarrhea.
Yesterday I was nauseated and hot/cold all day.
I also have whooshing in the back of my neck and muscle pain.

My family doctor does nothing and I keep going from dr to dr but nobody can figure it out.

I just want relief.

I have an appt with a psychiatrist but not till Nov. I can try to find a different one or go back to my family dr demanding he find out.


My husband is mad at me because I keep complaining, but I don't know what to do.

Can anxiety cause this? Have you had similar symptoms?

I have been on lexapro 20mg for many years, wonder if it's even working anymore.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm so sorry you are feeling this way . There are so many symtoms of anxiety and we all suffer differantly but i have had some of your syptoms in the past and my husband wasn't supporting me which made my anxiety worse. Now he is and you would c a big diff in me. Talk to ur hubby and ask him to be more supporting cos u didn't ask for this, it just came on out of nowhere. Tell him u would do the same for him and he did marry u in sickness and in health after all. Maybe you could change ur meds to something better
deleted_user
deleted_user
I had the same symptoms and found that support from my spouse helped a lot. Also, I had hot sweats at night that would wake me up and then I would be cold because of the sweat. My psychiatrist had to increase the dosage in my meds to the point where my night sweats went away.
Sorry you can see a pdoc til November. I think they are better at prescribing anxiety meds and the proper dosages.
Hang in there. It might be that your dosage is not enough, but I'm not sure how high you can go on lexapro. Or you might need a combination of meds to deal with all symptoms.
deleted_user
deleted_user
All are very common with anxiety so you know they are harmless but feel bad. Getting to a Doctor that eants to help is the most important. Your lexapro could not be workinf and you might need a Xanax or Ativan for a while to get you thru this, but remember all this is just bad feelings that come from your thinking something is wrong. Nothing is wrong, your thinking there is is what keeps the anxiety going a phyropist is a good thing to have I would try to find another sooner. Good luck. keep check in with your feeling ,don't go at thisa lone we are her for uou!