PositivePerson
01-21-2015, 02:23 PM
Hi there,
I'm new here. I've been reading posts for a few days now. Today, I finally decided to register/post in hopes that maybe someone can help me to figure out what is going on with my body.
Here is a bit about me. I am in my mid-30's. I have always been a pretty healthy person. I'm a positive person that has never had depression or anxiety in the past. Up until December 2014 - the only pill that I was taking was a daily multi-vitamin. I have always despised taking pills of any kind. Up until the end of December I was working at a small business as a dog/cat groomer/bather. I must tell you that the 2 people that I worked with were extremely negative. They caused a lot of stress in my life. I'm pretty sure that these people played a major part in everything that you will read below. Also, I ended up quitting this job at the end of December.
This is my story.
Last December 10th I woke up with a bit of stomach/back pain. I left work and went to the doctor that day. They did a urine and blood test. I was told that I had a "kidney infection" and was given an antibiotic called Dipro. They told me that they would call with the blood results. When I got home, I did a horrible thing and goggled "kidney infection". This somewhat freaked me out and made me worry. After 5 days of taking the antibiotic, I decided to go back to the doctor. I wasn't feeling any better. The doctor did another urine test and read my last blood results. He told me that there were never any signs of a kidney/bladder infection. Everything looked normal. I had been taking the antibiotic for no reason. He set up an appointment with a physical therapist for my back pain.
Upon waking up the next day (December 16th), I felt extremely shaky. My chest felt heavy and I was in a strange panic. I went to the doctor again. I told her what was going on. I was tested for diabetes and thyroid problems. Everything came back normal with that. She gave me an anxiety medication called Citalopram 20mg. I was also given something called Lorazepam and told to take it if I was in an extreme panic mode. She then told me to come back in 2 weeks so that she could see how I was doing with the new medication.
As I have never taken any sort of anxiety medication, the idea of it freaked me out. The Citalogram caused a bunch of weird side effects. I felt pins and needles in my hands and feet. I was nauseous and couldn't function very well. After 10 days of that, I stopped taking it.
On January 5th, I went back to the doctor. I still had stomach and back pain. I told her what was going on with the Citalogram. She prescribed a different kind of anxiety medication called Fluoxetine. I was to take half of the pill for a week and then start taking the full pill after that week. As far as the stomach and back pain went, she suggested that I might have IBS. She printed off a bunch of IBS information and told me to read it. That was the end of that.
I am now into 2 weeks of taking the Fluoxetine. I know that this kind of medication is supposed to take time to build up in your system. I still have back and stomach pain. My eyes constantly feel dry. My chest feels heavy. I have a weird lump in my throat. I have a constant major acid reflex/heart burn type of feeling in my throat/chest. I feel shaky/jittery. I've been having strange dreams every night. I wake up in the morning and have the hardest time getting out of bed. I feel like I'm going crazy. I have many things that I have to accomplish daily but don't feel like doing any of them at all. I've never felt this way in the past.
I am afraid to go to the Doctor again as I don't want them to think that I'm a hypochondriac. I feel like they're brushing me off and don't really care what is going on with me. This all began with a bit of stomach/back pain and escalated into a big mess. The past month seems like a huge blur to me. This is the worst I've ever felt in my life.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do now? Do I even have anxiety? Should I be taking the Fluoxetine? Could I have had anxiety or depression without even knowing it? How can I start feeling normal again and push myself to accomplish my daily activities? Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read my message. It means a lot.
I'm new here. I've been reading posts for a few days now. Today, I finally decided to register/post in hopes that maybe someone can help me to figure out what is going on with my body.
Here is a bit about me. I am in my mid-30's. I have always been a pretty healthy person. I'm a positive person that has never had depression or anxiety in the past. Up until December 2014 - the only pill that I was taking was a daily multi-vitamin. I have always despised taking pills of any kind. Up until the end of December I was working at a small business as a dog/cat groomer/bather. I must tell you that the 2 people that I worked with were extremely negative. They caused a lot of stress in my life. I'm pretty sure that these people played a major part in everything that you will read below. Also, I ended up quitting this job at the end of December.
This is my story.
Last December 10th I woke up with a bit of stomach/back pain. I left work and went to the doctor that day. They did a urine and blood test. I was told that I had a "kidney infection" and was given an antibiotic called Dipro. They told me that they would call with the blood results. When I got home, I did a horrible thing and goggled "kidney infection". This somewhat freaked me out and made me worry. After 5 days of taking the antibiotic, I decided to go back to the doctor. I wasn't feeling any better. The doctor did another urine test and read my last blood results. He told me that there were never any signs of a kidney/bladder infection. Everything looked normal. I had been taking the antibiotic for no reason. He set up an appointment with a physical therapist for my back pain.
Upon waking up the next day (December 16th), I felt extremely shaky. My chest felt heavy and I was in a strange panic. I went to the doctor again. I told her what was going on. I was tested for diabetes and thyroid problems. Everything came back normal with that. She gave me an anxiety medication called Citalopram 20mg. I was also given something called Lorazepam and told to take it if I was in an extreme panic mode. She then told me to come back in 2 weeks so that she could see how I was doing with the new medication.
As I have never taken any sort of anxiety medication, the idea of it freaked me out. The Citalogram caused a bunch of weird side effects. I felt pins and needles in my hands and feet. I was nauseous and couldn't function very well. After 10 days of that, I stopped taking it.
On January 5th, I went back to the doctor. I still had stomach and back pain. I told her what was going on with the Citalogram. She prescribed a different kind of anxiety medication called Fluoxetine. I was to take half of the pill for a week and then start taking the full pill after that week. As far as the stomach and back pain went, she suggested that I might have IBS. She printed off a bunch of IBS information and told me to read it. That was the end of that.
I am now into 2 weeks of taking the Fluoxetine. I know that this kind of medication is supposed to take time to build up in your system. I still have back and stomach pain. My eyes constantly feel dry. My chest feels heavy. I have a weird lump in my throat. I have a constant major acid reflex/heart burn type of feeling in my throat/chest. I feel shaky/jittery. I've been having strange dreams every night. I wake up in the morning and have the hardest time getting out of bed. I feel like I'm going crazy. I have many things that I have to accomplish daily but don't feel like doing any of them at all. I've never felt this way in the past.
I am afraid to go to the Doctor again as I don't want them to think that I'm a hypochondriac. I feel like they're brushing me off and don't really care what is going on with me. This all began with a bit of stomach/back pain and escalated into a big mess. The past month seems like a huge blur to me. This is the worst I've ever felt in my life.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do now? Do I even have anxiety? Should I be taking the Fluoxetine? Could I have had anxiety or depression without even knowing it? How can I start feeling normal again and push myself to accomplish my daily activities? Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read my message. It means a lot.