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Hi beth, I know how you feel. I myself suffer from really bad PA brought on by being terrified of my body and what horrible feelings it has in store for me next. I can’t take mediciation as it only makes me worse because I feel it is making me tired dopey and that at any stage I might just fall into a coma. At times my anxiety’s have been so bad that I have made myself ill, I had such a pain in my hands and feet that I thought there must be trapped nerves in my back causing it, I just couldn’t believe that I was doing it to myself from hyperventilation. All of your smpthoms are coming from your anxities which are materializing theselves in bodily senstions. If you can try to except that the way you feel is caused by your anxieties you will feel some relief because you know that you are not dying you only think you are. You are in fact a very healthy person who needs to find a way to relax so that the bodily sensations will lessen and you will start to gain control over your life. I am still struggling with mine and it is very tuff and a lot of hard work far more than the average person could possible image. I completely empathesis with you and if I had one wish it would be to take these awful thoughts and feelings away from everybody but unfortunately I don’t so it is up to ourseleves to free ourselves of these feelings an we will do it. Good luck and if you want to write to me please do and I will try to help. bye Suffering with you Amanda don’t enjoy my life as long as this is always on
my mind. Afraid to take medications for fear they might make me sick. I
don’t know what to do. I’ve been seeing a Phycologist and been on Xanax from
my family Dr. Phycologist put me on Paxil but I have an enormous fear to take
it after things and side effects I’ve heard. I’ve read books and done
lots of researching and I haven’t heard to much about my phobia. Can someone tell
me about it? I realize most all medications have side effects. I don’t sleep,
barely eat…I even worry about getting food poisoning every time I eat. PLEASE HELP! Beth
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – All my life I have been controlled by certain fears. For one fears of being sick. This seems unnatural I know. But if I have the thought(which is all day everyday) that I may be getting a cold, a bladder or kidney infection or when I have nausea it makes me have panic attacks. This, I believe is the soul reason of my panic attacks,really drives me insane. It’s all I think about anymore. It comepletly controls my life. I feel as though I can’t even enjoy my life. I don’t enjoy my life as long as this is always on my mind. Afraid to take medications for fear they might make me sick. I don’t know what to do. I’ve been seeing a Phycologist and been on Xanax from my family Dr. Phycologist put me on Paxil but I have an enormous fear to take it after things and side effects I’ve heard. I’ve read books and done lots of researching and I haven’t heard to much about my phobia. Can someone tell me about it? I realize most all medications have side effects. I don’t sleep, barely eat…I even worry about getting food poisoning every time I eat. PLEASE HELP!
of food. I think this part of Panic Disorder, it’s a common symptom of it as a matter of fact. If you don’t want to take the meds, try Cognitive Behavioral Therapy…..this therapy helps you take your negative thoughts and make them positive. For instance…..if you feel that taking a certain med will kill you or hurt you…this therapy will help you rationalize your fear and turn it around so you can take the medication that might be able to help you. ANDI Andrea’s Pop and Contemporary Art Extravaganza http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/6104/PopArt.html Andrea’s Lawrence Brothers Website http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/6104/joeylawrence.html Andrea’s Monkee Website http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/6104/index.html
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – All my life I have been controlled by certain fears. For one fears of being sick. This seems unnatural I know. But if I have the thought(which is all day everyday) that I may be getting a cold, a bladder or kidney infection or when I have nausea it makes me have panic attacks. This, I believe is the soul reason of my panic attacks,really drives me insane. It’s all I think about anymore. It comepletly controls my life. I feel as though I can’t even enjoy my life. I don’t enjoy my life as long as this is always on my mind. Afraid to take medications for fear they might make me sick. I don’t know what to do. I’ve been seeing a Phycologist and been on Xanax from my family Dr. Phycologist put me on Paxil but I have an enormous fear to take it after things and side effects I’ve heard. I’ve read books and done lots of researching and I haven’t heard to much about my phobia. Can someone tell me about it? I realize most all medications have side effects. I don’t sleep, barely eat…I even worry about getting food poisoning every time I eat. PLEASE HELP!
Hi Beth, After reading your post, I believe you might be suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a very treatable disorder. However, that is just my opinion, you need to be diagnosed by a professional. Many of us here have a medication phobia, I am one of them. When my anxiety is really bad, I won`t take tylenol. My pdoc wanted me on Paxil, and I was terrified too……. When I looked at the situation that I was in, I had two choices, one was to try the med and give it a chance, the second option was to went on the Paxil and it turned my life around. I understand your fear to take it because you have heard of the side-effects. Many times when someone here makes a statement that Paxil was horrible for them, I always ask what the dose was that they started at, and most of the time it was too high. If you start Paxil at 5mgs, and wean on it slowly, and take the Xanax as needed, it makes the weaning process much easier. And it is normal for most anti-depressants to cause a temporary increase in anxiety, it will pass. You have nothing to lose, and so much to gain by taking Paxil. I am so happy that I was able to put my fear aside and take Paxil, it was a great decision on my part. I am enclosing a url on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, hopefully you will identify with it and feel some relief. Take care!! http://panicdisorder.about.com/msubmenu7.htm?pid=2791&cob=home Jackie
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All my life I have been controlled by certain fears. For one fears of being sick. This seems unnatural I know. But if I have the thought(which is all day everyday) that I may be getting a cold, a bladder or kidney infection or when I have nausea it makes me have panic attacks. This, I believe is the soul reason of my panic attacks,really drives me insane. It’s all I think about anymore. It comepletly controls my life. I feel as though I can’t even enjoy my life. I don’t enjoy my life as long as this is always on my mind. Afraid to take medications for fear they might make me sick. I don’t know what to do. I’ve been seeing a Phycologist and been on Xanax from my family Dr. Phycologist put me on Paxil but I have an enormous fear to take it after things and side effects I’ve heard. I’ve read books and done lots of researching and I haven’t heard to much about my phobia. Can someone tell me about it? I realize most all medications have side effects. I don’t sleep, barely eat…I even worry about getting food poisoning every time I eat. PLEASE HELP!
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