Jadeinda
11-19-2013, 01:13 PM
Hi,
I have a son that's just turned 2 and since being pregnant I have not felt right mentally. I didn't go to a Doctor over fear of what would happen and I dealt with it as best I could. I'm pretty sure I had postnatal depression and anxiety, but I know I shouldn't diagnose myself. I do have a lot of symptoms of anxiety, but they were terrible up until recently. The smallest thing could set me off into panic mode and I couldn't breath and my heart would be pounding. For the rest of the day I would feel ill. This happened only when I was left alone with my son which was a lot!
I get lightheaded and weak once in a while. I smoke and drink a lot of tea which doesn't help.
My partner left his job a few months ago and does most of the work with our son now and I feel way more relaxed, so I was quite confused the other day when I was told I most likely have anxiety. It started a week ago when I woke up with heart palpitations. I do get them once in a while for seemingly no reason, but they lasted all day this time which was unusual. I went to my Dr who did all the tests and told me he would call me in a few weeks for an ECG (Heart tracing) and that he found nothing wrong with me and I'd have to have a blood test and wait for the results. I saw a different Dr the next day and he said the same thing. A few days later I felt unwell and went to A&E. I had an ECG and they said my heart was fine. Then a consultant checked me over for ages and said she couldn't find anything physically wrong with me. She could tell that I was uncomfortable and worried and my partner explained that I am like that a lot. She asked about my pregnancy and how hard it's been with my son and came to the conclusion that I have anxiety. I have to wear a heart monitor for 24hrs to be 100% certain, but she thinks it will come back with nothing.
I feel very lightheaded and ill right now and I actually feel less worried than I have in almost 3 years so I'm wondering why it would flare up like this now when I feel like everything is fine! Although being ill for the last week has made me worry again. Does this sound like an anxiety? How can it make me feel so ill physically?
I have a son that's just turned 2 and since being pregnant I have not felt right mentally. I didn't go to a Doctor over fear of what would happen and I dealt with it as best I could. I'm pretty sure I had postnatal depression and anxiety, but I know I shouldn't diagnose myself. I do have a lot of symptoms of anxiety, but they were terrible up until recently. The smallest thing could set me off into panic mode and I couldn't breath and my heart would be pounding. For the rest of the day I would feel ill. This happened only when I was left alone with my son which was a lot!
I get lightheaded and weak once in a while. I smoke and drink a lot of tea which doesn't help.
My partner left his job a few months ago and does most of the work with our son now and I feel way more relaxed, so I was quite confused the other day when I was told I most likely have anxiety. It started a week ago when I woke up with heart palpitations. I do get them once in a while for seemingly no reason, but they lasted all day this time which was unusual. I went to my Dr who did all the tests and told me he would call me in a few weeks for an ECG (Heart tracing) and that he found nothing wrong with me and I'd have to have a blood test and wait for the results. I saw a different Dr the next day and he said the same thing. A few days later I felt unwell and went to A&E. I had an ECG and they said my heart was fine. Then a consultant checked me over for ages and said she couldn't find anything physically wrong with me. She could tell that I was uncomfortable and worried and my partner explained that I am like that a lot. She asked about my pregnancy and how hard it's been with my son and came to the conclusion that I have anxiety. I have to wear a heart monitor for 24hrs to be 100% certain, but she thinks it will come back with nothing.
I feel very lightheaded and ill right now and I actually feel less worried than I have in almost 3 years so I'm wondering why it would flare up like this now when I feel like everything is fine! Although being ill for the last week has made me worry again. Does this sound like an anxiety? How can it make me feel so ill physically?