Hello I have been suffering anxiety for about 7 weeks now I have tryed medication but didn't wanna take them as making me really ill..i have also rang my local iapt service about 5 weeks ago now all I've heard is that I need long term psychological therapy but there's a massive backlog and waiting time which don't help me I've also got my doctor to refer me access mental health team my telephone assessment ain't till 3 weeks then by time I've had that they gotta decide whether they can help me..well past few days I've just bin so drained in a temper serious headache dizziness..and feel fear in my chest which is peeing me off..also badly struggling for breathe also my mind has gone blank I can't remember anything I've done..is this all related to anxiety still as I'm scared in case I have something bad wrong with me there's so much tension in my head atm I can't think at all..I feel like I'm losing my memory please has anyone got any advice please
Talk with your GP again He will understand the wait and may arrange some treatment for you as you await your CBT
Breathing Exersises may help you, you can get information on the internet. You can also get books on Amazon regards Relaxation Techniques, Mindfulness, that also may help to calm you
hi kirstie, I also felt exactly like u after lots of bad times in my life ,dizzy pains in chest no motivation ,feeling just crap.i went to docs because couldnt deal with this all on my own .Im now on sertaline 50mg which I take in morning ,im just starting my third wk now hoping to feel better soon ,like my old self .I will let u no hw I get on xx
Hello Hun I really hope the meds help you I have tryed sertraline also propranolol also I have been on citropram and nothing seem to of work I just sit there play a game on phone and then my heart will race and then all of a sudden I feel fear I'm thinking what's just caused his even when I'm happy I feel like me hearts gonna stop I really hate feeling like this I really hope you get better soon and hope the meds work for you Hun best of luck XX
And thank you border for messaging I shall look on Amazon now for books as its not the first time I've felt like this I've suffered anxiety on and off for 12 years and just every week something stressful in me life like my husbands ex and her son has nuffing but caused hell thru me and my husband and then it's bought us arguments and stuff and it just puts me down