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Anxiety or more?

I am a 31 year-old female Non Smoker married 14 years with three children. I don’t drink alcohol or caffeine I’m very aware of what I eat and feed my family and having 3 girls keeps me quite active and busy but otherwise I don’t have a regular exercise program.

I was diagnosed with GAD in February 2004 at the time I was going through an extremely rough patch in life where my grandmother had passed away my family was going crazy and I had just lost my job under very bad circumstances. I have several times experience anxiety attacks and always made it through them. I would have described them as extreme shortness of breath and pressure in my chest. Sometimes with tingling in my fingers, feet, and lips. At the time I was taking 150 mg of Effexor, 10 mg of Xanax, and 5 mg of Ambien per day. I was on these medications from February 2004- July 2004 when I became pregnant with my third child.

Life for the past 2 years has been really good. I’ve been off all medications and have felt like a normal human.

December 15, 2006 I went to see my doctor because I had been having trouble sleeping and was hoping to start the Ambien again because it really helped before. When I don’t sleep well I don’t function well. The doctor gave me the Ambien and suggested that I take Ativan also thinking that my GAD might be getting worse again. I have had no unusual stressors and everything has been pretty darn good.

December 25, 2006 I had a major attack of some sort. I was on vacation having a wonderful time and all of a sudden I was lightheaded, couldn’t breath, my chest hurt, sharp pains into my shoulder and armpit, cold sweats, and blacked out for a minute. It took a few minutes to get through the worst of it but the lightheadedness and shortness of breath didn’t stop. I was dizzy and extremely tired. After trying to rest for a few hours I got up and took an Ativan. Didn’t seem to change how I felt.

January 1, 2007 I had another major attack that was similar to the first I blacked out for a minute and my lips were numb the rest of that day. About 1 hour before the attack I had taken an Ativan.

January 3, 2007 I went back to my doctor and told him what had been going on. He was sure it was my anxiety and started me back on Effexor 75 mg. I stopped taking the Ativan because I was worried that it may have caused the attacks. Also, I had a fever of 102 (but didn’t feel feverish or achy just the problems I’ve described) so I was given Amoxicillin to clear up whatever that was.

January 15, 2007 I had another major attack. The Effexor has helped some. This time I didn’t freak out and feel that I was going to die. I wasn’t worried about making it to the ER or scaring my children and husband. But the pain was still there. I just kept thinking, “I lived through it last time, I’ll live through it this time too.” I didn’t black out but I did get a little fuzzy and numb.

Since the second attack I have had daily shortness of breath, chest/lung pains, minor headaches, and I get dizzy and numb with the shortness of breath.

January 25, 2007 I went back to the doctor still wondering what the heck is wrong with me. He remains sure that this is just my anxiety. I also requested a different sleeping medication hoping to wean off of the ambien so hoping to have something a little faster acting. (The ambien was taking 2-3 hours to kick in but otherwise working fine). I was taken off of the Ambien and given Xanax .5 mg to take before bedtime. Again, I had a fever still not feeling feverish or achy. I was prescribed a zpac this time. The zpac made me extremely nauseous but I made it through it. Also, my blood pressure was a little high (never has been before) 150/85. I’ve been taking the Xanax as prescribed and I’m waking up every 1-2 hours at night not breathing. My chest/lungs hurt and I’m not sure if it’s because of something going on or if I’m trying too hard to catch my breath upon waking.

I can’t function without sleeping so I know I need to get back on the Ambien. But could this be panic attacks? They’re totally unlike any other panic attacks I had in the past. I don’t understand why I keep having this fever and I feel fine. I’ve never had trouble breathing or blacking out before. I feel like a paranoid hypochondriac and don’t want to continually be in the doctor’s office but I also feel like I have a legitimate reason to be there. Should I go back? Is there anything I should specifically request to be tested for? It’s been over a month since this started so it couldn’t be anything too serious right? Should I see a different doctor?

Thank you in advance for any help! :)

Answers:


Re: Anxiety or more?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2007, 11:56:03 PM »

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Hello rlhkms6

Welcome to the forum. Was reading your post regarding your GAD. Not being able to sleep is one of the most typical symptoms and you can even have a host of physical problems associated with it. Anything from shortness of breath, tremors, hot flashes, stomach problems not to mention the constant worry. What is important is you feel confident in your Dr and what he is diagnosing you with and prescribing for you. Have you had a total physical exam to rule out other causes? Anyone can and should get a second opinion if they feel its warranted. That is up to you.
If you do indeed have GAD there is alot of help out there along with your medications. Medications should be taken exactly as prescribed. You can get a referral to a mental health professional who is trained in this disorder and cognitive behavioural therapy, stress management and self help techniques. Also there are self help groups where you can share your thoughts with others dealing with GAD.
I certainly wish you the best and do let us know here on the forum.

Purple98Lady

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Please note that I am not a medical professional. This forum is for support and educational information only.I'm having some crazy feeling side effects. I literally feel like I'm going insane. I'm afraid to do most anything. The medications don't seem to be helping much of anything. I don't want to leave my house. I don't want to talk on the phone. I'm even feeling nervous making this post. I've never had these feelings before. I don't really know if the medicine is causing this or if I'm really going nuts and in need of something stronger. I still have all of the other symptoms in addition to an occasional cough with brownish mucus and now this terrible fear. I'm afraid to call my doctor for fear that they will just think I'm crazy and tell me to go away. What do I do? Any advice would be helpful especially if you'll tell me I'm not crazy. :)
Thanks again.Hi again,

I am so sorry you feel as you do. Since your last post , did you go back to your Dr.? Is your Dr a general practioner? Have your medications been changed recently? Who diagnosed you with GAD? I'm not so sure of medications causing you this many problems and would tend to lean toward the GAD. GAD can cause a multitude of symptoms and really debilitate.
DO NOT be afraid to call your DR. You have every right to get a solution, discuss your meds with him, tell him of your fears now even leaving your house. If he is not a mental health professional, ask for a referral to be seen by one.
I am not a medical professional but I empathize with you. You will have to be proactive in your own care as well, ask about cognitive behavior therapy to help change painful and intrusive patterns of behavior and thought, learn relaxation techniques. All can be done with mental health professionals and along with your medications, so you can return to a more you state of being.
You are not crazy, you have as you say been diagnosed with GAD. There are many treatments and combinations that do improve a persons capability in dealing with their symptoms. Friends, family members and a good support group where you can voice your fears with others who have this condition is most helpful.
Use the link at bottom to search within Dr.Joshua's pages, and to search GAD to learn more about this condition. Make the call, be proactive and start your way to dealing with this condition. You are not alone in this. Do let us know how you do and feel free to post anytime.

Purple98LadyHello and thank you again for your response. :)

After reading my earlier post I was sounding and feeling at the time a little more than crazy and paranoid. I do however have those feelings from time to time lately and I don’t know where they’ve come from.

I’ve been seeing the same family practice doctor for the past 6 years. I’ve always felt comfortable with him but my last visit I really felt that he was pushing me off. Which understandably doctors have rough days too and I have no idea what was going on with him and it happens. But I don’t want to be the annoying patient who doesn’t go away.

I’m not the kind of person to worry over every little problem and insist to be tested for any little ailment. I’ve read plenty about people with GAD and would personally be horrified to have so many expensive and time consuming tests only to find out that everything is fine.

I’ve been reading about the side effects of effexor and I’m not quite clear on what it can and can’t actually cause to happen. If a perfectly normal person takes it is there the possibility of causing increased mental problems? I know that I’ve been diagnosed with GAD but I don’t know that I actually have it. Like I said in my first post when I was diagnosed I had so many issues that I think most normal people would have been under the same amount of stress. I was just given the option of having help to deal with it. And I like the drugs for the most part. I find it impossible to feel anger right now. Which is great. I’m not normally an angry person but I am a married mother of 3 and can get angry from time to time normally. I don’t like the paranoia that I’ve been experiencing and have never felt anything like that before.

On my last visit to my doctor he did refer me to a therapist but I refused. I really don’t think that is my problem and even if it were it’s really not an option for me right now.

The issue is that I with or without the medicine I don’t feel right physically. I realize that some of the symptoms I have had are consistent with GAD and panic disorders. I’ve been reading and searching the internet for causes and can’t find the information that I’m most interested in which is if I were having for example a heart problem would it last this long untreated without causing any other pain or problems? If I had a lung disorder would it last this long untreated without causing any other pain or problems? If there isn’t a good possibility of another cause of this then I really don’t want to waste anyone’s time or money trying to find something that isn’t there. And I’ll accept this as GAD and move on with other treatment options.

I realize that my posts have been rather long. :) A brief synopsis of my symptoms:
-lightheaded
-shortness of breath
-chest / lung pain
-sharp pains into shoulder and armpit
-cold sweats
-blacking out
-dizzy
-fever
-trouble sleeping
-minor headaches
-unusual high blood pressure
New Symptoms since starting Efexor Xanax:
-paranoia
-occasional cough with brown streaked mucus

Thank you so much for having this forum and being here to support and answer questions. I really appreciate it. :)I understand what you are saying. I think you may find people who have similar symptoms and sites speaking about them. But I don't think anyone is going to tell you for sure what your diagnosis is. Only a DR. who sees you can do this. Since your DR. seems to think its GAD, has prescribed your medication and offered you the referral option , what is the harm in trying this. Your taking the medications for this condition.
If you feel it could be heart or lungs talk to your DR. and see what he thinks, maybe he will do testing to be sure to rule this out for you.
Maybe your DR. just doesn't know what eles to offer you if you refuse his recomendations. Its important you feel comfortable with your Dr. but he can only do as much as you allow. Finding another DR. may be an option for you and compare their findings etc. Second opinions are needed at times.
I do hope you can do something that would start your healing process.

What do you think?

Purple98Lady

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