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Posted 10/27/2018 10:40 PM (GMT -5)
I've been dealing with ptsd and health anxiety on and off for 6 years now. I am so tired. And because I've been in this symptom spiral with a variety of issues at different times (debilitating headaches, dissociation, muscle twitches and tingling, heart palpitations, an incidentally found benign small cluster of capillaries in my head, sore throats that come and go frequently, possible tiny granuloma in my neck found incidentally).
There hasn't been anything my doctors have ever expressed concern with... but I can't let go of them. And everything comes back to cancer and my eminent demise. The "what if" thinking. The Googling. The catastrophizing.

Has anyone here gotten better? I'm exhausted by the idea of living out my life this way. I wish there were a timeline like, ok, 5 months - 7 yrs of anxiety and symptoms; do these meditations, take this pill, talk to this person and you're done!
I know that doesn't exist. But right now, I'd settle for anyone that can tell me, "I know it can and it will get better." And 100% know and mean it.
Posted 10/28/2018 4:21 PM (GMT -5)
Oh yes! I can say truthfully I know it can and it will get better. I've had recurrences (I was first diagnosed with this in 2009), don't get me wrong, but the worst does pass, even though when it comes back, it doesn't feel like it will at that time.

To be honest, taking pills (not overdoing it, but as the doctor prescribed) helped me tremendously. Your psychiatrist/doctor can usually help you find one that works for you as there are tons out there.

Sorry to hear about the exhaustion, but you'll be comforted to know that you're not alone; it's a feeling shared by many with whom I've spoken who suffer from it.

Post Edited (HappyHopper) : 10/28/2018 7:18:29 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/28/2018 8:34 PM (GMT -5)
S.,

It does get better...and is a matter of time and finding what works for you as an individual.

Therapy, self help, lifestyle/nutritional changes and medication/supplements should all be considered.

Even if you have tried these things previously...revisiting them may bring about new progress at a different point in your journey. Sometimes something just clicks into place...or a combination of things just start to propel your recovery forward.

Keep up hope...you have a whole support team here cheering you on!

S.C.
Posted 10/29/2018 2:11 PM (GMT -5)
Hi

Yes things do get better take each day as it comes and keep taking baby steps every day and give yourself credit for that.

Hibee.
Posted 10/29/2018 2:11 PM (GMT -5)
Hi

Yes things do get better take each day as it comes and keep taking baby steps every day and give yourself credit for that.

Hibee.
Posted 10/29/2018 6:40 PM (GMT -5)
I am much better as long as I take my cipralex daily. of course getting rid of cancer helped a lot
Posted 10/29/2018 8:04 PM (GMT -5)
Please have hope, it does get better, although there will be setbacks along the way. For me, a combination of the right medication, a good therapist, and support group involvement has been key. And also realizing that what I thought would happen (worst case scenario of course) never came to be. So I remind myself of that when things start to swell again.....and then it tends to pass.
Posted 10/29/2018 8:07 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you everyone.
It's just so hard being IN it.
And I can't completely shake this sore throat, which is scaring the crap out of me! I try to reason with myself and reassure myself - I've had an endoscopy, a throat swab, an ultrasound of my throat, seen 2 ENT's (twice each) and my Primary doc (3 times) about it.... taken anitbiotics, an antifungal, Prilosec... I think some of that actually makes me more worried, like, all this stuff has been done, why am I still experiencing this problem??
I've been tracking the sore throat - It went from 9 days of sore throats in Aug., to 15 days of sore throats in Sept. to 6 days of sore throats so far in Oct. but that isn't putting me at ease any more either.

I go to therapy weekly and see a psych RN monthly and after unsuccessful tries with 4 SSRIs I'd settled on medical marijuana drops and xanax, but even those things haven't really given me results.

I just want to be well. I don't think that is asking too much.
Posted 10/30/2018 5:00 PM (GMT -5)
Hi there!
Yes of course it does get better but to be honest very slowly.

For me the medication helped a lot when it comes to coping with syptoms. Even though the worrisome thoughts are still there, with meds it takes less time to overcome them.

Health anxiety is worst of all but my psychiatrist told me that the cause is actually never real health worries. There is always some type of insecurity lying beneath. It's complicated . Just try to keep your mind busy the moment you get panic because when you return back to face your worries when you are calmer, it's easier to see how irrational they are.
Posted 10/31/2018 4:48 PM (GMT -5)
Wow. Didn't even look here but I just posted a very similar story down to the leg/muscle twitches. Were in this together don't worry I am where you are right now and I too feel hopeless. If you want to read a story similar to yours I just posted one not even a half an hour ago. Your not alone. We will beat it!
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