Have any of you been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder?
Posted By: Your expertise requested on 2008-05-20
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I have within the last week or so. Just wondering what meds your doc put you in and if it is helping and how long it helped all of your symptoms. I guess I was expecting "a feel-good feeling", too, but not really. The anxiety is definitely better. Had gone to the ER 3 times in less than a week, thinking it was my heart, but not.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I wish I had an eating disorder
for one think it would be pretty cool. I just want to get more attention from my man, friends and family members who don't pay enough attention. When I pick up the mags I see all the thin models like Nicole Ritchie and Ms. Hilton. They are stars for being super thin. I know I can't reach that fame but if I look thin I know I will have more options. I know some of you won't agree with me but that is the way society is going. Get thin or die trying.
Eating Disorder
My 22-year-old niece has an eating disorder. Her Cardiologist sent her home to die. She is in a wheelchair now. The doctors give her less than 6 months to live. Be careful for what you wish for. Skinny is NOT worth dying for. Your post is so sad.
Ah, so you have the other disorder, you know, the one where you are delusional? LOL
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Maybe you do have an eating disorder. You don't have to be thin
to have one. If your weight is an issue you the one that has the power to change it. Been overweight all of my entire life, but this is the year I'm determined to tackle it. Just too bad I didn't do it 20 years ago.
And Kim has a panic disorder and is agoraphobic.
It's no secret she has a bunch of mental disoders. As I said, the poor kid. Can't win.
somatization disorder website
www.cfsdoc.org/somat.htm
this is the one I was referrring to.
Sounds like a personality disorder
to me. Perhaps Borderline Personality Disorder, or personality disorder NOS. Maybe, though, it is hormonal. An abundance in testosterone CAN cause aggressive behavior, mood fluctuations, etc.
I hope you get to the root of the problem. But, the main thing that concerns me is his unwillingness to be evaluated or even admit that there may be a problem. This is what leads me to believe it's a personality disorder (borderline). People afflicted with this and anti-social personality disorder often do not admit that anything is off keel with themselves. Rather, it's alway's *someone else's* problem/matter/issue.
Good luck to you. I'll be thinking of you. Please keep us posted. The erratic behavior is really concerning.
you don't have to be skinny to have an eating disorder
and even though it sounds like you hurt your metabolism you CAN lose weight. it's all about calories in, calories out.
Katya had retinoblastoma - this one had a seizure disorder.
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Young child and eating disorder?
I am wondering if there is something wrong with my stepson. I've been married to my hubby now for over a year, but his stepson still will not get close to me and I have stopped trying. I already feel like he has some developmental problems, as well as learning difficulties (he failed kindergarten). I just wonder can a young child have some type of eating disorder or do all kids do this? He will go a day or two and not eat anything and you cannot make him eat and then the next day, you can't fill him up. It is every 30 minutes he is asking my hubby for something to eat. And I cook a 3-course dinner every night so he has the opportunity to eat and I fix things he likes. Sometimes the only way my hubby can make him eat is if he tells him he'll carry him to the doctor if he doesn't eat. He's almost like an anorexic. He'll go a few days and hardly eat anything and then for a day or two, he binges. And he is very skinny and small for his age. And also sickly. His nose is always stuffy and you can hear him breathing. Just want some opinions on this. Thanks.
I have cleaned my house and now I have adjustment disorder sm
I have been working on my bathroom remodel since Memorial Day. It should have taken 4 weekends and I only just finished on Thanksgiving Day. I did 95% of myself, including cutting holes for and installing, 2 sinks in the vanity. I am pleased, it is gorgeous, but that is another story.
Okay, I put my bedroom back together after 6 months of being a disheveled PIT. I am cleaning the house because my daughter will be home in a couple of weeks to get married at the JP in a nearby town. I still have to make her a dress too...but I wanted the house clean for she and her fiance/husband. It is coming along very well.
My problem? I can't manage a house where I am not stepping over crap on the floor, shifting stuff around so I can get to my clothes or go to bed. This is all new to me, clean floor space and no dust, a place for everything and everything in its place...I can't cope. It is clean AND tidy, the antique linens are pressed and starched, on the surfaces. IT is lovely!!!!
I am depressed now. I don't adjust well to change.
Why would you call a cat with a seizure disorder a loser???
Would you call a human with epilepsy a loser too??? Wow.
Anxiety
Looking for suggestions for anxiety relief. I am weaning off of trazodone and bupropion and experiencing some anxiety. I have taken GABA but it makes me sleepy so it not good to take it while I am working. Any suggestions much appreciated.
Normal anxiety???
I have a lot going on in my life right now - mother-in-law diagnosed with advanced metastatic ovarian cancer a week and a half ago, requested husband and I go to a marriage counsellor (which I started even though I don't want to), and starting a new full-time job at a hospital (not at home) on Monday. I have not worked FT outside of my home since my children were born and am worried about having them in early and after care, holidays, etc.
Anyway, I have been waking up and night with my heart pounding, cannot get back to sleep for hours, and having a "panicky" feeling in my chest off and on throughout the day. I feel like crying. Do you think this is situational anxiety or do I need medication? I can't stand this feeling!! Thanks for any advice!
I have OCD and anxiety, but have a lot of the problems
that you describe. I've been dragging my feet going to a doctor, but I know I really need to. The most noticeable thing to me is that I have to read something several times before it sinks in. I have been a great reader my whole life. I read every day and love to, but now I am noticing that I am having a hard time. I know stress can mess with your concentration, etc., but that is why I was asking. I guess I need to go see a doctor, I just hate to.
My husband is on them too for anxiety.
Ever since his heart attack, every little thing sends him on edge. If it weren't for those little pills, we'd be at the emergency room every 48 hours! Even though the doctors reassured him it's only anxiety, he still flips out. One of these bad boys and he is good to go. It doesn't make him stupid or over sedated, just takes the edge off...but he is a 300+ pound guy. I'm sure it affects different people in different ways. I've never tried one myself...I'm always looking for the opposite effect. I need an upper!
Am I having an anxiety attack?
Okay, this has happened a few times now lately. I do have a lot of stress, but I don't think it is more than anyone else. I fell like I can't sit still, very antsy (sm), my shoulders and neck feel like they are being pulled/stretched. Sitting in this chair I have to keep rocking. It's the can't sit still that is driving me nuts. The more I try to stop it the worse it gets. Try transcribing with this. What can I do to get past it? I'm was trying to go to sleep and couldn't lie still in the bed. If I truly focus on something I can get a few minutes of peace, but it doesn't last. Can anyone help?
Sounds like anxiety to me.
I have anxiety, and I take 1/2 tablet of Xanax, which helps when I get antsy. It is hard to focus. You want to focus, but your mind races and you just can't sit still. It is anxiety. It will only get worse, so I would see your doctor and let them know what's happening.
separation anxiety
Cesar Millan has some great books on dog behavior. He has a web site as well. Google canine separation anxiety and you'll get lots of info. Good luck!
We have a basset with anxiety (sm)
He's an old male and whines and howls a lot, particularly when we have company. He's always been like that. When he's particularly bad, my husband was instructed to give him an antianxiety drug. (I'm not sure which one--he had specific instructions of which I am unclear.) Our female basset is happy, jumpy, playful, and silly.
I'm not sure, but maybe your basset just has that kind of personality like our basset does. My husband has raised several bassets. This male dog he has is the only one that has had anxiety problems. He's raised several female bassets with no anxiety, excessive whining, or excessive howling problems like the male.
Our boy dog howls so much sometimes that his voice gets hoarse. It's so sad to hear it happen.
Your son has ADHD, probably combined type along with opposition defiant disorder in a nutshell...sm
Been there for 14 years. Tantrums, fighting constantly with younger brother and sister to the point of injury, i.e. kicking, punching, slapping, throwing hammers, knifes, hard soled shoes, scissors, you name it. He is wonderful outside of the house. He is considered a very nice boy who is very well mannered and a hard worker (as he likes to do yardwork. That part of it is the ADHD at work). I knew something was wrong when he was about 1 1/2 years old and his sister came along and he started hitting her right away. Everyone from teachers to counselors told me it was all my fault and that my son had found a great way of manipulating me. That is...until the fourth grade when two weeks after school started a miraculous thing happened. His teacher called me in to say something was terribly wrong and that she suspected ADHD. I got the referral for testing with a pediatric neurologist and he was diagnosed with ADHD combined type (the hyperactive part), oppositional defiant disorder, and a learning disability. It has been a tortuous 14 years, I can tell you that. I have four more years to go and although I love my son more than words can say, at the age of 18 HE IS OUT THE DOOR!!!
Anxiety is a terrible thing.
Xanax works for me. I suffered too long with out. Only can take half the dose, but I feel more focused. I don't feel I need it every day. Anxiety is a real disorder and does not always coincide with depression. Like Hayseed says it can come with a traumatic insult of sickness on one's self, i.e., heart attack.
Anxiety and depression are two different diagnoses
Sometimes they co-exist, sometimes they don't, sometimes long-term suffering of one will create the other. Some are situational, some are chemical. Family docs now spooning out SSRIs like candy have blurred them into a generic diagnosis with a generic fix, IMO.
I get the impression she's expressing more anxiety
here (as in venting and getting emotinos out) than she is emoting to her son.
Anyone on Lexapro for stress and anxiety?
Do you like it? Is it working for you?
my son has anxiety and a little phobia around crowds sm
the psychologist suggests anti-anxiety medicine. his pediatrician prescribed Prozac. i'm hesitant about giving this to hime. anyone else have a child they've put on prozac? he's 10.
i've heard fish oil omega-3 stuff was good for anxiety/depression. i mentioned this to the pediatrician. they say it's not approved by FDA. ok, what about all these drugs are are approved by FDA that have side effects. for instance, he said Prozac can enhance suicidal thoughts. my son has talked about dying before. that he didn't want to live. this is off the subject, but what hormone replacement for women who have gone through menopause? aren't those dangerous for possibly causing breast cancer? those are FDA approved.
i just don't know what to do. my son definitely has anxiety that is interfering with his every day routine with school and some of it going to store and being around big crowds. i want to help him, but i don't want to put him in danger.
anyone else out there with kids who have anxiety and what have you done to help them?
So magnesium and zinc help anxiety? sm
My son has been helped a lot with omega fatty acid supplements. A lot of kids appear depressed or anxious when they are deficient in omega fatty acids. So if magnesium and zinc also help I'd like to try that too.
Thanks
info on separation anxiety
from the same site.
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/sep-anxiety.pdf
I concur. He may be experiencing anxiety attacks, which would
most definitely cause profuse sweating. As already stated by others, probably the best "medicine" he can receive is TLC provided by you.
Keep waking up at night - Guilt? Anxiety?
Okay - for months now I have been aking up in the middle of the night with my heart racing and feeling hot. I have to sleep with a fan and keep fipping from one end of hte bed to ther other so the sheets will be cool. I guess that could just be that I'm hot, I don't know. Then I end up being awake for an hour or two while my mind wanders through everything that I am not happy with myself about and I end up making resolutions about how I am going to improve because I'm so bad, etc. I keep wondering if the heart racing is just physical and is maybe anxiety and I am trying to rationalize it as guilt so I start to try to think of what I might feel guilty about? Anyway, the next day I am fine, although I have started spending less money as a result of one of my late night attacks! Does anyone else do this or know what it is? I'm tired of it - and tired the next day!
I stay home!!! (I think I have social anxiety). nm
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Be careful if you have a tendency to anxiety/panic. Wellbutrin
people who suffer with anxiety/panic.
no, was diagnosed 8 yrs ago but have had...
I have had it since my 20s, I remember my LFTs were crazy then, they had no test for this in the 70s-80s. I didn't KNOW I had it. My husband had it (ex) and he was tested in 1992 and many friends had it and all told me to get tested, but I felt/feel like a million bucks so I laughed them off or poo-pooed the issue
In 1998 I decided ok - get tested and my case was so mild that it looked like I was only a *carrier* but on further testing I had it. Last year I went to that GREAT specialist (who really specializes in C and is an older MD-I like that, not *green*) who confirmed my suspicions. My tests are excellent and for decades now, I take care of myself.....and I don't eat raw fish...(my ex did and still does and another MD told me he's nuts to do so), and I will NOT die from it - because I have had it forever....
I also read that online years back......that if you've had it for 30-40 years and doing great, you'll die from something else......but if one continues to drink and drug - well, then, you will die from the disease.
My dad has been diagnosed with
a bacterial infection that is very rare. The word sounds like Narcartia but I am not able to find anything on this bacterial infection so I'm probably spelling it wrong. Does any one have any suggestions or know where I can go to get this info?
He became very sick, had a couple of episodes of losing his sight. When I found out about it (a week later) and he went to the ER, the initial diagnosis was spinal meningitis. This diagnosis eventually "evaporated" for the lack of a better word. CT scan revealed a lesion on the brain. This was not able to be identified. Brain surgery ensued and this biopsy was sent across the nation to multiple labs. One lab finally made an association with "agriculture, ground, farming." About six weeks ago, my dad had spread chicken manure on his garden. What complicates the matter is that he has arthritis and is on Remicade with a depleted immune system. This is probably why this affected him. They are treating him with an antibiotic IV every six hours around the clock. There is only one antibiotic that will treat this bacterial infection. This is making him very sick. The antibiotic does contain sulfa and I don't know that he is allergic to that but I have heard that sulfa medications can make some people very sick.
One other note to help in getting info on this. This must be something that is sometimes seen in AIDS patients because of the depleted immune system. I have tried to Google it in conjunction with AIDS and still cannot come up with info.
That's the story and any info that anyone can help me with would be appreciated!
They are probably diagnosed with
lung cancer because either they had it when they quit or because they are susceptible to it because of the smoking. My dad quit and died 2 years later. Either way something is going to get you. When it is your time, it is your time--that has always been my philosophy.
Anyone diagnosed with shingles and if so
how long had you had before the diagnosis and have you had any complications from it, such as constant pain, etc. Thanks
I have been diagnosed with fibro but
I have fatigue sometimes and don’t know if from that or from the hypothyroidism that I have, double duty so to speak. I have appointment this week to see what exactly is happening with me. Terrible, terrible pain for days on end- thought fibro, now not sure. I have some hydrocodone and take 1/2 pill of that when severe pain with fibro, supposed to start rehab for mild exercises but too much pain involved now with ?? I had a boss 1 time and she said she started exercising and that was the only thing that helped her. I just have had some setbacks to where I have not been able to start yet (including shingles!!). Hurt so much with the fibro and think the shingles started because of that. I can sleep at night, no problem there but some mornings unable to stay in bed because of hurting. I will give a follow up when I visit my physician this week and see what he has to say about if this is fibro, what does he think is problem, things you might do for fibro, etc.
Yes - i've been diagnosed
for many years now - just was not aware of this somatization disorder and its correlation with fibro and CFS. I would skip the rheumatology route and go straight to pain management - you will save yourself a lot of time and money. I live in a large metro area and have access to many very good doctors, but until I went to a pain management group of anesthesiologists, I never got any relief. My internist who I fired kept me on prednisone for 8 years and he actually got mad when I told him I was taking control and going to a PM specialist - that I was tired of him jerking me around and I resented having bought his car and put his kids through private school because of his inability or unwillingness to treat my pain issues. Yes, I am on narcotics - don't let that deter you - they work and not everyone that takes them becomes an addict. My life has been much better since I have been out of pain and am mostly bothered now only by the CFS - which no one has found anything really to help that. I sleep a lot and have learned my limits - I would just really hate for you to waste your time with a rheumatologist - they are for people with arthritis and inflammatory conditions. Fibro is not an inflammatory process and the rheumies don't offer any real treatment for what ails you.
Just reread your post - I would be interested to know what treatment the rheumie has planned for you -
Yes. I was diagnosed 10 years ago
with early stages of cervical cancer. Had a cone biopsy done which showed that the cancer did not spread or in situ. I decided to have a total abdominal hysterectomy, kept my ovaries, because I did not want to go back to the DR. every 3 months for testing and the chance that the cancer could return. No chemo or radiation. I was very lucky.
What makes you think you might have cancer?
Have to get those PAPs every year ladies. This is a very treatable disease.
Has she been formally diagnosed?
I get an outbreak on my nose every now and then, and the doctor prescribes Acyclovir. Don't know if it's the same when it's on the lips. Acyclovir works great, and you can use it either prophylactically and take it every day so you won't get any outbreaks, or you can use it when an outbreak is coming on and it's gone within a day or so, and it never has a chance to get bad. Again, I don't know if the lips are different than outbreaks on other body parts. My husband gets one on his leg and he takes Acyclovir too.
I have been diagnosed with fibro about 9 SM
years ago. You mention the pain is in your ribs. When I was diagnosed that was not one of the key points, of which there are many. I have pain all over, really. I have very much pain in my neck, wrists, elbows, shoulders, lower back, etc. I have terrible burning and pain in my muscles in my arms and legs as well. I have advanced osteoarthritis and chronic fatigue, which can also accompany fibromyalgia, as I am sure you know. Symptoms can certainly vary from one patient to another. I wish you luck and success in your efforts to control pain. I wish I had the answer for everyone suffering daily with chronic pain.
Anyone here diagnosed with Lupus?
I've been getting worse and worse physically and am in the process of being ruled out for all sort of stuff and this (Lupus) is one of them...some test came back positive but it's not definitive and I may have to see a specialist. I should really pay more attention but it's so hard to focus when a bazillion things are racing through your head while you're sitting nekkid freezing your hiney off on a paper-lined table.
So, yeah, anyone got this disease and, if so, how are you dealing with it? I'm just bummed out with the amount of pain and fatigue I have. I mean, I'm all crippled up and can't even sit here at my desk for more than an hour at a time anymore and chores that used to take 20 minutes or so now take up to 2 hours. I actually was so exhausted and in so much pain I curled up in a ball on my living room floor in front of the wood stove and slept for almost 2 hours before my husband found me and got me up on my feet. I'm only 35 and this just ain't right! Any advice is much appreciated.
While I've never been diagnosed with
lupus, I sometimes think I do, but when my rationale kicks in, I realize it is the wear and tear my body has taken over the past 40+ years, in addition to overwhelming perennial stress. Stress can cause lots of symtoms that mimic other diagnoses.
I do wish you the best and hope you get to the bottom of it and feel better. You are a delight to have on this Board.
she's been diagnosed as bipolar
of course, that's according to the press.
My dad is bipolar and has s/a and alcohol problem. I know how heart breaking that can be. It's like people who overeat. We all feel sorry for fat people but if you chose drugs then you are such a bad person but it's the same thing, really. A compulsion is a compulsion, no matter what you are taking into your body.
Diagnosed with this since the late 80s,
in fact I went in and told the doctor what to check for, had the classic symptoms, intense itching (waking me at night with urge to scratch), terrible coldness all the time, having to sit under blankets. Mine now has turned into Hashimoto's thyroiditis, I was told just a few months ago, thyroid totally gone. Now with the Synthroid, I told my physician did not want to take any more, loss of hair really bad, heard Synthroid noted for that. I asked and now on Armour thyroid and seems like loss is not as bad but still some. People on here have posted against Synthroid.
I was diagnosed 11 years ago and that along with SM
other physical conditions is why I cannot do a full day. I support myself and still have to do it without benefits, etc. I have tried different things for pain, but they either upset my stomach or were even taken off the market. I know exactly what you are going through. Sometimes I feel so bad I can't even put it into words. Good luck to you.
some people never get diagnosed at all because they
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i was just diagnosed with diabetes
No insurance. Went to the doc yesterday to go over lab work I had done in November. My blood glucose was 127 (upper limit of normal being 126). I am 45 yeard old and overweight, but I never had this happen before. He then did a glucometer reading (after I had had three cups of coffee, each with two sugars, of which I was still sipping on as he took the reading). He then ordered new lab work as a recheck, but stated he had to put NIDDM as a diagnosis on the requisition form. I don't feel a diagnosis can be made that simply. What's really upsetting is the fact that he informed me that now since I had been diagnosed with NIDDM that I would probably never be able to get health insurance with a pre-existing condition such as this. I feel that through correct diet and exercise over the next few months I can easily lose ten or more pounds, and that this more than likely will change the status of my next lab values. I feel so very sad about this. What do I do??
My mother was diagnosed back in her 40's..
Hers came on after a stressful injury, as I've read this tends to come on after a very stressful situation, injury, or illness, and she got progressively worse. She hurt all over, was so tired she could barely move, was trying to work while this was going on and it was about to make her crazy. There would be days she would cry she hurt so bad all over and then would fall asleep into exhaustion. This did go on for several years and then began going away little by little. She just has a flare now and then, but mostly under stressful situations. My doctor did tell her that she should continue to exercise, force herself to do what she can, and then she definitely needed to rest, get enough sleep, eat a proper diet. He said there could be a day or two flare, weeks of a flare, or years, as in her case.
To answer your question, she did get much better and doesn't hurt all over all the time. She was just so tired she couldn't function, which I had never seen in her before.
I have been diagnosed wth fibro about 10 years ago SM
and know what you are going through. I read somewhere that it is impossible do describe the pain, and that is how I feel. It is a gnawing, pulling, burning, aching, fatigue all the time. No one has helped, and what meds I have tried gave too many other bad side effects, stomach upset, etc.
My daughter was diagnosed with ADD in 2nd grade
We took her to 3 different doctors who did a bunch of different tests and all three said without a doubt she has ADD (without hyperactivity). So, we put her on medication. The medication made her VERY cranky and she was a holy terror to live with!!! So, we went back to the doctor and he switched her medication. This medication made her mood better, but her appetite was virtually nonexistant. My husband and I read every book and website we could find on ADD to see if we could help our daughter. We ended up taking her off the medication and changed her diet, making sure she eats every 2-3 hours. We eat pretty healthy anyway, but we really have to make sure that we don't let her eat too many carbs or junk. She also has to eat pretty frequently to keep her attention span up. It has been 2 years now and she is doing great at home and at school. She just started a new school this year and this teacher is excellent at letting the kids have a healthy snack during class so the kids stay focused all day long.
In other words, before you even think about medication, I would monitor his diet and make sure that he's eating healthy and then make sure he's eating every 2-3 hours (if possible at school) and see if this helps.
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