RickD
13-12-07, 17:46
Hello,
My name is Riccardo, I have been thinking of joining a forum for a while but never got round to it, so I have finally done it. I hope it is helpful and that I can be helpful. Please feel free to read on and respond as you please. :)
I have been suffering from anxiety for almost eight years now. My first attack was while in a lecture at universtiy. When it happened I wasn't sure what it was, I just felt an overwhelming feeling of nausia so much so that my only thought was - I had to get out of the lecture. Once I was out the feelings went, I went home and though about it but couldn't come up with a reason why it happened. The following day I had another lecture so I went to it not expecting the same thing to happen but it was must have been on my mind. Obviously the same thing did happen and I had to leave the lecture, as I left the feeling went away again. I was a bit scared now so I booked an apt with the the dr on campus.
At the dr's surgery, I even found it hard to sit in the waiting area. When I saw the dr they said they weren't sure what it was but would run blood tests. They showed nothing other than a slight variation in the liver count. The anxiety went undiagnosed for some time at least 3 months making the anxiety worse, I had trouble getting to sleep and found it difficult to be in public without feeling this nausea and anxiety. Eventually I saw a private thyroid specialist thinking it may have something to do with that but he said it sounded like anxiety attacks. This made me feel slightly better as I finally knew what it was. I tried to overcome it with the help of talking to my gp but it did not go away or even really improve, it was still with me. I tried to carry on with things as best I could but knew the anxiety was always there. I had already decided to defer my degree as i couldn't attend lectures. The following year I went back to uni and struggled through my lectures (not leaving any more early but still feeling the anxiety) and done quite well in my degree.
I don't want to go on too much so let me just say that since then I have taken numerous ad's and occasionally a benzo to help me through, but the struggle continues. Sometimes it is easier but other times it is hard!
The symptoms that go with it are also terrible, I have a constant uneasy tight feelin in my stomach/bowel area and other bowel trouble which just contributes to the anxiety. It is an uphill struggle! If anyone has any suggestion on what would help the stomach I would be grateful.
Thank you for listening, sorry to have gone on.
Rick :)
My name is Riccardo, I have been thinking of joining a forum for a while but never got round to it, so I have finally done it. I hope it is helpful and that I can be helpful. Please feel free to read on and respond as you please. :)
I have been suffering from anxiety for almost eight years now. My first attack was while in a lecture at universtiy. When it happened I wasn't sure what it was, I just felt an overwhelming feeling of nausia so much so that my only thought was - I had to get out of the lecture. Once I was out the feelings went, I went home and though about it but couldn't come up with a reason why it happened. The following day I had another lecture so I went to it not expecting the same thing to happen but it was must have been on my mind. Obviously the same thing did happen and I had to leave the lecture, as I left the feeling went away again. I was a bit scared now so I booked an apt with the the dr on campus.
At the dr's surgery, I even found it hard to sit in the waiting area. When I saw the dr they said they weren't sure what it was but would run blood tests. They showed nothing other than a slight variation in the liver count. The anxiety went undiagnosed for some time at least 3 months making the anxiety worse, I had trouble getting to sleep and found it difficult to be in public without feeling this nausea and anxiety. Eventually I saw a private thyroid specialist thinking it may have something to do with that but he said it sounded like anxiety attacks. This made me feel slightly better as I finally knew what it was. I tried to overcome it with the help of talking to my gp but it did not go away or even really improve, it was still with me. I tried to carry on with things as best I could but knew the anxiety was always there. I had already decided to defer my degree as i couldn't attend lectures. The following year I went back to uni and struggled through my lectures (not leaving any more early but still feeling the anxiety) and done quite well in my degree.
I don't want to go on too much so let me just say that since then I have taken numerous ad's and occasionally a benzo to help me through, but the struggle continues. Sometimes it is easier but other times it is hard!
The symptoms that go with it are also terrible, I have a constant uneasy tight feelin in my stomach/bowel area and other bowel trouble which just contributes to the anxiety. It is an uphill struggle! If anyone has any suggestion on what would help the stomach I would be grateful.
Thank you for listening, sorry to have gone on.
Rick :)