My anxiety is through the ROOF today!

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Registered: 01-17-2001
My anxiety is through the ROOF today!
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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 5:04pm

Ok Gals,
Needing some encouragement and reasurrance today!
As you all know dh went away last week and I did really well. I was planning my best friends bridal shower. Things were going good.

My little cutie pies got sick and I was bust taking care of them and the shower.

Anyway, the shower went great, but saturday night I was laying in bed with my little ones (when they're sick they sleep with us) and all of a sudden I felt anxious. It was out of nowhere. I got the whole dizzy out of it feeling.

Anyway, I also got sick and today I had to take the Boys to the DR and I was ok this morning. Then dh went to the Dr and it was not good news, here is the post..
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhpanic&msg=16630.1&ctx=0

THEN i went to the Dr, dh drove me there. As we were driving I started to have a panic attack, I got all dizzy and felt like I just had to get out of there.
So we got the the Dr and I have a sinus infection, she gave me antibiotics. Now I am upset about that, I have taken amoxocilin many time but for some reason now I am scared.

She did say that the womens one a day vitimin is good. She said that the B vitimins are good for anxiety.

She of course told me that my heart and lungs sound great.

She also said that I can take the klonopin 3x a day if I need to, that was good so in case I am having a really bad day I can.

sHe also said that she wants my pdoc to take over my meds, since I am on 20mg of lexapro already she wants him to take it from here. I am ok with that.

I suppose it makes sense that I am having anxiety, I have had some stressful days and am sick on top of it.

I am starting to think the awful thoughts again, I am so afraid that I will not snap out of this and that this will be my life forever.

Is it normal for the anxiety to hit after the fact when things have settled down, sat. the shower was over and we were home and safe so I don't understand why it hit then. Is that the way it goes...?

Then to have everything happen today...

I am just scared again...

((HUGS to all))

Heather

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Registered: 05-23-2005
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 5:57pm
Heather I think that anxieties are exactly like that. When bad things happend if you are strong you face them head on like you did. Without being scared or anxiouse. Then when everything is calm and all the problems are fixed is when all the scary feelins and anxieties you were suppose to feel those day. Thats when they come. Thats what my Dr. said. Its like a defense mechanism. When something bad happense all your feelinsg shut down so you can function in an emergency situation. But those feelings have to go somewhere. So they come out when you least expect it....
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Registered: 05-16-2005
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 7:12pm
heather,i am sorry that your having such a bad time.dont let it discourage you.i no thats easy to say.you have been doing so well.my doctor used to tell me when my disconnected feelings and anxiety kicked in out of nowhere that i was doing to much and my mind was on break.sounds strange but i think i believe that bcuz when everythin starts goin to he*# on me i start over working my poor mind with all bad thinking to the point, where i think it needs a break and thats to just disconnect..i am always worried to ask questions of others but what is causing the sores in his nose?this will all pass for you just like it has...you will be in my prayers

 

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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 8:41pm
If there is a *normal* with A/P, it's that we can be minding our own business & outta nowhere panic hits! You have been stressed out, Heather.
 

 


 



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Registered: 01-17-2001
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 9:27pm
Hi Jeanie,
Thank you for your support. It is hard to deal with a setback,
My dh got his initial bloody nose by a blood vessel breaking, they think that this may be a part of that one the didn;t heal all the way.
He will go to the specialist tomorrow and we will know more then, he is scared and so am I.
I can;t go with him because I have to go and get bloodwork done. If he needs to have it cauterized again he will schedule it when I can be with him.
Thanks again,
Heather
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Registered: 01-26-2005
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 10:18pm

Awwww, Heather! I'm sorry you're having such a bad day. It is totally normal for the anxiety to come out after the fact. It happens to me quite often. Also, as part of the post-stress, I often get a bad headache and get very tired.

You guys will all pull through this. Sometimes, doesn't it seem like everything happens at once? I hope you and dh use these negatives to support each other, and strengthen your relationship! :o)

Renee

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Registered: 01-17-2001
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 10:22pm
hey Renee,
not so bad anymore. I'm on my 2nd cup of chamomile tea and just relaxing. I have been doing a lot of positive self talk.
So how are you holding up? Are you ok?
Hugs,
Heather
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Registered: 01-26-2005
Mon, 05-23-2005 - 11:25pm

Hi Heather,

Oh, I'm glad you're relaxing. Gotta love that positive self-talk! I'm better, too. We're trying to get our chickens in a row here, with medical insurance, him going to the labor office to talk about getting trained for truck driving school. And I even applied for a full-time job within my company! <:-O Feeling like I am (kind of) in control helps my anxiety.

Have a good night!

Renee

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Registered: 05-16-2005
Tue, 05-24-2005 - 12:14am
my anxiety has been teetering all day.i keep feeling spacy.when i went to the store today i found myself running up the walk to my door telling myself i will be ok once i get inside well then of course i did.negative thinking again.my sons dad ,(ex husband)was moving a cabinet and his friend that was helping tripped, dropped it and it went down on my ex and totally took his index finger clear off.i feel so bad for him..surgery tomow and skin grafts.cant be put back on.i wish he wasnt in so much pain.my daughter tripped at the gas station cut her head open.awww its been terrible today.my poor baby.she just turned 3.i have a dentist appt.tomow which gives me lots of anxiety.i have 4 CAVITYS.it just reminds me of last yr when i had panic that lasted for 3 months.i was in such a bad way.it had came back after being gone for 6 or 7 years.talk about being frecked out.that surly took me by surprize.just bfor it had hit me i had been to the dentist.so of course i blamed the dentist.its going to be a long night with my little audrey i have to keep checkin her bcuz its a head injury.she is also sick.wont stop coughing her asthma is acting up.i am just all over in my head.what if that, what if this.what if i cant eat from the dentist.what if i have a reaction to the shots and what if my face stays that way.omg .yes when it rains it pours,everything hits all at once.

 

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Thu, 05-26-2005 - 12:59pm

I have had that feeling before, that I may never return to normal and my life will be like this forever when I am feeling real anxious and weird. But, it always passes. It is always hard to know that at the time, but rest assured, it will pass. I have had that happen too where I feel great and things are great and then BAM it hits.

Kim

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Registered: 01-17-2001
Thu, 05-26-2005 - 1:16pm

HI Kim,


What great timing you have. I am having a tough day. I can't understand why I felt so good and now I am bad again. I don't know if I have plateaued in the meds or what?


I wasn't feeling so anxious today but I did have the unreal feeling, then a few minutes ago I was just sitting here watching tv and I felt all weird and panicky.


I just took my klonopin and hopefully that'll help...


Thanks,


Heather

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