Were any of you in denial before diagnosed with anxiety?

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Thanks for your reply....

Did you attempt any alternative medicine before you went to your Doctor?
It seems like I've tried all of that and it hasn't worked!

I guess it's about time to visit the physician! :)
 
Hello all --

I've been suffering from being in a semi-constant state of fight or flight for about 8 years now and I'm wondering if any of you have been in a state of denial before you accepted your diagnosis of anxiety?

Did any of you think that something else was wrong with you? Did you think you had food allergies/intolerances, some strange parasite infection, candida, chemical sensitivity, some weird form of cancer, (the list goes on)....

I'm asking this because after all these years, I still have trouble accepting that the only thing wrong with me is stress/anxiety... I've had every blood/lab test in the book and everything has come back normal. I want to go get help but sometimes I feel that maybe it's something else....

Anyone else been in this boat before?

Sometimes I feel that maybe if i'd just admit it, I can finally get help and get past this without spending thousanRAB on useless supplements, food diets, alternative treatments..


Thanks in advance for all your input.... :)

Drew.
 
Yes i am constantly looking for answers and constantly wanting tests done for reassurance.I had a mammogram done yesterday and today i am still ill so i will look for something else.I had my blooRAB done in feb/march and they were fine.I have looked into candida,parasites etc etc.
I cant accept that anxiety can cause all these physical aches/pains/nausea/diarhea/headaches and that something else isnt wrong.I keep thinking what if they have missed something.I am never relaxed and constantly anxious.
 
After having gallbladder surgery a few months ago I've been having a ton of anxiety over my health. I'm still not feeling well and an upper endoscopy a couple weeks ago revealed irritation to my esophagus from acid reflux. I'm having a hard time accepting that it is just acid reflux causing the symptoms I'm having. I have moments, when I'm experiencing the discomfort (it's not severe), that I convince myself I have some incurable illness. The doctors are just saying my current problems are due to reflux. I finally talked to my doctor Monday about the anxiety that I'm experiencing. He wrote me a prescription for Zoloft. I'm a little worried that because I'm on meRAB for anxieyt now that my symptoms won't be taken seriously. In all honesy, I've had anxiety issues for many years now but the medical issues recently sure have made it spiral out of control.
 
I tried vitamins, but not alot..........I did not realize how bad I was til one day..............BAM!

If you are hurting and feel this way, I would go talk to my doctor.......life is short...........you deserve it to yourself.
 
Yes, but so happy I got help.........has changed my life.............now I am so happy I did talk to my doctor...........
 
I've been on Celexa for almost two months now, at
about 10 milligrams a day. I'm eating fooRAB now that
I thought I could never have again! It turns out that
most of the fooRAB I thought I was allergic to were being
caused by anxiety.

I still do have legitimate allergies, but just not as many
as I thought. It's still amazing to me how real anxiety
symptoms can feel!

If my allergist had never suggested psychological issues
as a cause of my some of my symptoms, I would have
never figured it out, and I would still be suffering now!
At one point, I was only eating 4 to 5 fooRAB, and down
to 133 pounRAB!

What a difference one pill a day can make!
 
Zipster: I feel for you, this is the state I am in right now. I want to make sure EVERYTHING is ruled out before I get help.

Himmylover: How long did you wait before seeing a physician and what type of treatment did your physician start you with?

Thanks both of you for your replies!
 
That's seriously amazing isn't it?

I notice that on days when I'm much calmer and not experiencing such severe anxiety, I can tolerate fooRAB that on other days when I'm "high-strung" I can't tolerate at all.

I'm not sure how that works...
 
I waited about a year, it got so bad the anxiety and depression.

I changed a few things in my life, but did start on a antidepressant, and exercised............it helped allot.
 
I think it goes to show how our body systems are
connected with the brain. What affects the mind
can also affect the body, and vice-versa. I still don't
understand how it all works either, but I'm glad I finally
found something that seems to be working for me, at
least for now. It feels so good to be able to eat like a
normal human being again!
 
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