Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to this sort of thing!
Just wanted to post to stop myself from going insane, needing to hear some words from people that know.
I had an awful virus around three months ago, hospital for three nights, various blood tests,MRI etc etc. I found it difficult to believe when they said it was a virus, but after a couple of months of more blood tests, and my go keeping an eye on everything they have said that I'm on the road to recovery.
However, it's left me with horrible anxiety. Initially I kept thinking that I was dying, going to leave my husband and kids, and was distanced from everyone and everything. I've been on fluoxetine for 10 weeks (20mg) and sometimes I think it's helping, I'm certainly calmer although I do still worry - mainly as I have awful acid reflux and headaches, which seem to come and go, but I can't help but worry that it's something that's gone undiagnosed. I'm new to the whole anxiety thing so I'm not familiar with its physical symptoms. I have constant chest pain & burning throat but my dr says that it's just my reflux and that it will all heal.
I was on fluoxetine 10 years ago for an eating disorder, it helped and I had no side effects, but I wasn't anxious at all back then, and also, I didn't have a husband or children!!
I had a rather difficult birth with my second child, which I did dwell on for a good while so I am seeing someone every fortnight and they seem to think that it's also delayed post natal depression and it's taken the virus for everything to come to a head.
So sorry for the rant, but just wanted to get the whole story across! I would be grateful if anyone else could give me info on the symptoms of anxiety or side effects of fluoxetine, mainly chest pain and headaches! When will they go away? I hardly go to the doctors (once a month for prescription) but it's like fighting with myself when I have these physical symptoms!
Thanks in advance 💕