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At my wits end due to anxiety

DothemoSenior Contributor20 May 2017, 1:10 pm AEST

At my wits end due to anxiety

I'm experiencing a return of anxiety, light headedness and full hypochondria. I don't know if it's some sort of Benzo class drug withdrawal wave, my antidepressant, my natural condition or a serious disease. I feel at a loss of who to turn to because I feel the doctors I see can't help and don't understand me. They don't even do proper exams, I'm lucky if they take my blood pressure. Is there others in this boat? I'm 7 months out from a Benzo class drug withdrawal apart from one and last rescue dose last Tuesday taken due to catastrophic panic. I feel helpless.

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Unknown userMember20 May 2017, 1:59 pm AEST

Re: At my wits end due to anxiety

Hi @Dothemo,

Ive been thinking about your situation. I was wondering who prescribed your antidepressants because if it's your GP then you could raise all the issues on this post. Maybe it's worth writing it in a letter to give them saying you would like s full physical too. I used to see a GP who wouldn't do tests either. I changed them and on the first set of tests they discovered I was very low in vitaminD and too high in calcium. It turned out I had a small medical issue as well which was then corrected by surgery.

I think if you know it's not right then it's worth fighting for. In the end it would help your anxiety if you could rule out other things and find out what if happening.

Wishing you all the best. 💜🤗💐

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DothemoSenior Contributor13 June 2017, 2:08 am AEST

Re: At my wits end due to anxiety

Hi @Former-Member thank you for the reply and advice - you might be right, a medical thing may be making this worse. I saw another doctor today and I actually have a middle ear infection but she also said I may be having some sort of hypoglycemic attacks causing the panic attacks so I'm getting a diabetes test.

I just feel so depressed about everything though. So, defeated and futile. Anyways, thanks again for the reply and sorry I took days to acknowledge it.

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Unknown userMember16 June 2017, 5:06 pm AEST

Re: At my wits end due to anxiety

Hi @Dothemo

Glad to hear that the new doc has looked at other possible issues to explain your symptoms. Its true that ear infections can be nasty little things that make people dizzy and feel generally unwell and achy all over!

So I certainly hope you are feeling better tonight

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DothemoSenior Contributor19 June 2017, 1:13 pm AEST

Re: At my wits end due to anxiety

Thanks @Former-Member much appreciated. The antibiotics are working.

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over1tContributor19 June 2017, 6:01 pm AEST

Re: At my wits end due to anxiety

have you brought up your concerns with your psyciatrist? They are a medical Dr as well and would be well versed in physical conditions which can exacerbate mental illness.

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