Hello, I'm a 28 year old female. Started with anxiety during my pregnancy I had high BP all the time which I was put on beta blockers to calm it. It never calmed. I had a panic attack well 2 during labour as they said my BP went too low and I asked what happens when it's low she said body is shutting down 😭 so I couldn't breathe for ages. Then my baby was born a whole new anxiety started he was a poorly baby. Poorly for about 7 months. Once he got better I then had a back injury literally put my shoe on fell to the floor couldn't move for 3 days and then my neck also went sore. Seen a chiropractor as I started with what seemed like nerve pain in my arms legs feet hands. He reassured me it was all to do with my back. I felt relieved. Then I went home. Googled. Anxiety started again. I thought it was DVT Doctor reassured me it wasn't. I felt better again for the rest of that day. He gave me beta blockers again. I started to wake from deep sleeps having full blown panic attacks. Had 3 since being on my tablets. Anyway. I'm convinced I'm ill, I'm convinced I'm leaving my babies I'm so so scared. Iv got blood tests Monday rule anything out. Doctor does believe it's all in my head but I don't understand how all this pain and feeling so I'll everyday is anxiety it can't possibly be. Has anyone else had this? I'm just looking for reassurance I suppose. Next week will be a very long week bloods Monday then results by Friday. Really got it in my head they will come back bad. Keep crying thinking my babies will be without their mum..
Hi ,we are all have mental disorder here ,I have severe anxiety and can't work or communicate with people .I think you should take sedatives ,I have been suffering for years and I lost my best years for anxiety .It really sucks .I hope you can get over it .
Dont be scared, as bita said we all suffer from this "crazyness" and its all a matter of a) consulting a good psychiatrist b) distracting yourself from those thoughts, thats started to work for me, with whatever you have around, tv, people whatever, I firmly say to myself that my brain doesnt rule me but I rule it. I started to meditate as welland its helping.
Just calm yourself and remember here we all think that we are gonna die, that we have breathing problems, heart disease, and so on on the extensive list but none of us have nothing of that! Its just in our heads. Being able to compare and talk to other people in these groups made realised that. Courage!!
Thank you, I do manage to calm myself down some days and I tell my self this is nonsense I'm fine, but then anxiety takes over I just can't help it. Shocks me my partner still sticks around its that bad lately. I work and a busy mum to my kids and still can't take my mind off it. I hide away and Google things it's crazy what it's doing to me! Wish I could be like I used to be. Doctor gave diazepam I took one it changed the way I felt so therefore I had a panic attack and can't take any more :'(
Anxiety is hard at the best of times isn’t it? Panic attacks too.
i wouldn’t be to upset over the panic attacks during giving birth now I am not a mum but I should imagin that a lot of women panic during labour.
You say you’ve had a poorly baby to look after and I presume you have more to look after too.
you have had a lot on it seems.
I know from experience that when I have pain it’s much worse when my anxiety and depression is worse it seems to go round and round one makes the other worse I’m sure.
You have your bloods done Tomorrow, are you in the Uk? You may get the results quicker.
A Dvt can give incredible pain my partner has been diagnosed with two one in each lung if this was the case I’m sure you would know.
Chest pains sweating breathing bad really high blood pressure that is what he experienced. I’m no dr but you don’t seem to have this. Please take comfort that your dr said it was not. This is good hey?
would you say The beta blockers seem to be making you worse if so whilst at your drs tomorrow say about them. Your dr could possibly find an alternative. Not everyone’s the same on meds one may not work for another.
It’s hard to say keep calm when you are probably trying to I know. But yo7 have things in hand doing the right things.
your dr will know you are anxious and you want to know results asap.
re the beta blockers if they are making you worse talk to your dr as soon as you can then an alternative.
Thank you. Had numerous blood tests this morning results be back by Wednesday, today have very sore muscles it's just one thing after another something always seems to be wrong :'( the doctor has mentioned rheumatoid arthritis as my hands have started to look red but we shall see what the blood results bring yes I have 2 kids my youngest had multiple allergies so we was back and forth to hospital he was admitted twice once viral meningitis. Seems like all my pains and aches started once he was better and "normal" so that's where I'm reassuring myself it must be in my head because iv nothing else to panic about I know that sounds ridiculous but I do believe that's what's happening. My body seems to have lots of red spots like blood spots which makes me panic it's like I'm looking for anything for this pain as my pain has been since I did my back in. Hopefully il know more in the middle of the week and il be able to relax knowing I'm ok. But what ever it is I will deal with it. I had my head set it was DVT but now I'm set it's more serious than that honestly anxiety is awful iv never been this way. I'm embarrassed by it I really am.
Dont ever be embarrased please, it is hard to talk at times about this illness it’s great we’ve have a forum like this.
i have rheumatoid arthritis it’s really painful at times the cold hurts it makes it worse I have it I need my knees ankles and hands. It mirrors itself meaning if you have it left side it will come the other side. It blooming awful I hope the blood tests rule that out.
I can say you are doing the right things you are seeking help and having the test like you said results Wednesday.
Aniexty is so cruel it really is !! you know over the years I’ve convinced myself I had throat cancer.. I couldn’t speak it was stress I would never ever had thought it could do that had all the tests. Brain scan chest X-rays bloods regularly on constant alert that something bad is gonna happen!!
Take comfort in the fact you’re dr is ruling things out and is helping you.
i always say this here but it’s true peace of mind you know is so very important.