new need help..

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new need help..
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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 4:54pm

hi everyone~
my name's jess.. im 22 years old and just about 6 month preggo with my 1st baby.. I have ocd and anxiety and have had "worry fits" as i like to call them since i was about 13.. I would worry about anything from nuclear war to having cancer.. etc.. so badly that it made me sick.. Well im currenly on Prozac for ocd and anxiety and.. well i am having a worry fit.. and i need some encouragement.. ever since i was 13 ive worried that i had a brain tumor.. I get pressure in my head that makes me out of it in a way.. no headaches or dissiness but just this weird feeling and ive had it for almost 10 years on and off now.. i cant get a catscan cause im preggo and was wondering what u guys think..... do u think its possible to have a brain tumor for 10 years?? i dont think my meds are as effective as they were before i got preggo and my doctor said that the effect of the meds could lessen.. im just going crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im seriously worried so much i dont wanna die.. ive worried about this since i was 13

jess

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Registered: 09-12-2003
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 5:08pm

Anxiety and Panic makes us worry unrealistically. Chances that you have a tumor are very slim! You are young and most likely healthy as a horse! I'm sorry you are having such a hard time right now. Try to distract yourself. Try deep breathing. Try taking a walk. Try watching a really funny movie. Keep trying things until you find something that helps. Distraction has always been my best bet! You are going to be just fine! Hugs coming at you!!!!

Laura

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Registered: 05-27-2003
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 7:57pm

hi jess,


my name is heather, i'm 28, i have panic disorder, gad, and depression...and i'm 6 months preggo too:) first of all, welcome to the board! i think you will find that this is a really supportive community.

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 8:22pm

Welcome, Jess! Sorry to hear about your anxiety, but great news on the baby! Congrats & keep in touch with your pregnancy news. We have a poll going below about anxiety during pregnancy. Please post there when you can.


Many of us have health fears. That's very common. Brain tumors is a biggie. That's because we associate our thoughts with our brains. Since we have trouble controlling our thoughts of illness, it would seem natural to suspect there's something seriously wrong in our brains. Thus, a tumor. I am positive that in the last 10 years, many people have told you that brain tumors grow & you would have progressively worse physical symptoms. Severe headaches, confusion, paralysis, constant vomiting, loss of speech, blindness.

 

 


 



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Registered: 10-03-2003
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 9:29pm
Hi Jess.
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Registered: 03-22-2003
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 10:22pm

Hi Jess, I'm sorry to hear you are going through this.

Sheri Ann