June 25th, 2010

Ms. Moonbeam asked: Do you ever suffer from depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue and or fibromalgia pain? If so have any or all of these symptoms caused you to be unable to get out of your house or prevent you from driving or loss of desire to do aanywhere?
I was just wondering if anyone could be experiencing any or all of the same symptoms I have. The culmination of depression, CFS/Fibromalgia and anxiiety has caused me to lose interest in anything and I panic at the thoughts of having to get dressed a leave my home. In fact, I do not even look forward to visitors. Am I losing my mind? What is wrong with me? How can I overcome this? I **** to think I have to live like this rest of my life.I do not enjoy TV. I read occassionally or use my computer.
I am on medication for my depression and seeing a couselor but nothing seems to help. I have no energy or desire for anything. I am just sleepy and tired all the time but cannot sleep. How can I overcome this illness?
Cherry
Categories: Mental Health |
Tags: Chronic Pain, Depression Anxiety, panic attacks | 4 Comments
June 24th, 2010
gerald/heather h asked:
i have two large cysts on my ovaries, and a bunch of weird symptoms – flushing, anxiety attacks heart palpitations, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, tiredness and pains in my liver area,these symptoms all started after i found out about the cysts, im 30 yrs old, what are the chances it is cancer or that it has spread ? my doctor says he wont know until i get surgery next month,,,,, anxious here….
Marquita
Categories: Cancer |
Tags: High Blood Sugar, Ovarian Cancer, Tiredness | 5 Comments
June 24th, 2010
stef asked: i have had the same symptoms for 3 days straight. it really frightens me. i panic only because i feel like i am not getting enough air. i went to the emergency room 2 times and i feel like i cant breathe right now, but i dont want to go back cuz i know they are just going to send me home. i feel like my chest is tight and i dont have enough air… is it just my head telling me i dont have enough air even though i do? Can i die from this or stop breathing? please help cuz the emergency room ran tests on me and told me everything was fine. im going to the doctors on friday… but i want relief now. at the emergency room they had me on oxygen, but i get nervous and upset everytime i go home cuz i feel like if i have another episode i wont have any relief cuz i wont have the oxygen. what should i do?
Gladys
Categories: Respiratory Diseases |
Tags: Anxiety Attacks, Breathe Right, Emergency Room | 3 Comments
June 24th, 2010

make a wave asked: ok so since i was about 8 i’ve been simply terrified to sleepover [I'm 13]
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I’m an only child who slept with my mom or dad until I was about 7-9
& my mom wouldn’t let me go to sleepovers until I was like 7
so I’m a bit attached to them
the first ones weren’t so bad
I’ve always taken a long while to fall asleep & have always gone to bed later than most kids my age shoud
that means I’d always be the last one awake
everyone including their parents would be asleep by 11-12 pm
yet it’d be 3 or 4am & I am the only one awake just being scared for those hours
the house would be completely motionless & silent except for me
& that feeling of complete loneliness gives me such chills I very much dread
plus I get homesick, and I have trouble finding a situation I’m comfortable with & like sleeping in a bed
when I was like 10 or 11 I went to sleepaway camp 3hrs away from my home for a week (it took maybe 2 days to not be so scared)
-i haven’t been on a sleepover since then-
but my anxiety & stress before going was so great that I developed hyper acidity
I know I shud just go to a sleepover to conquer this
but everything time someone even talks about a sleepover I get very anxious & can feel my heart racing (just thinking about it does that)
so is there anybody who can relate/help cure this?
anybody who has this & understands?
thanks
also usually I’ll have fun (depends though)
but when it’s time to start getting ready for bed the anxiety really kicks in
i usually do bring like a pic or something but sometimes they just make me sad & homesick
i feel kinda silly being a teenager who can’t sleepover -something most love & i dread
& i’m worried this will carry on when I’m older & i won’t know what to do when it’s time for college
Joan
Categories: Health Issues |
Tags: Anxiety, Dad, Mom | 5 Comments
June 24th, 2010

Stephanie asked: I have a 14 months old german shepherd, Chief. He has separation anxiety and we dont know how to overcome this.
We let him roam the house, but then he began to destroy everything in site. Even after dog proofing the house, he still managed to find soemthing to get into.
We had a cage for him, which he had bent the wires, crys all the time when he is in it, broke one of his teeth, and broke the metal welding on the cage to the point where he could escape with it being closed. He was only put in the cage when we left the house.
since he destroyed that cage we threw it out and let him roam the house again. And he began to destroy the house yet again. We put him on separation anxiety pills and it helped for a while and then we got him fixed. Now we are in dog training and the trainer told us to try crating him again and put him back on the pills. So we have a crate but he doesnt see it as a “den” like he should.
We take him for 45 min walks before he goes in and fill up two kongs with peanut butter and give him a bone. We feed him in there and yet he does not go in it to lay down voluntarily. Now does he seem happy to lay in it.
He currently has his cage opened to him whenever he wants to go in and when we leave the house he roams the house and has asscess to his crate. I do not want to crate him for the rest of his life when we are at work and i dont want him to stay on his pills forever either.
If anyone knows some actually tips that can help me cure this lovable dog, make his crate more appealing to him or either stop his destructive behavior while we are away, that would be great! thanks!
max time he is left alone is 4 hours
John
Categories: Health Issues |
Tags: Dog House, German Shepherd, Peanut Butter | 3 Comments
June 23rd, 2010
Tox asked: I have been sore throughout my body on-and-off the past few days. My legs hurt sometimes (my thighs), my back sometimes, my neck and jaw sometimes, my stomach sometimes and my arms sometimes.
I don’t have any other symptoms. Somtimes I feel nauseated but not too often. I take levothyroixine for my hypothyroidism.
I went to the ER the other night and they took an EKG and chest x-ray and they apparently came back normal. They said that my heart rate for my EKG was high but that it was normal since I went in with the symptoms of an anxiety attack. Also, when I first went in, my blood pressure was high but has since gone back down to normal. The doc even listened to my heart and said that everything was fine.
Has anybody else had symptoms like this? What should I do? My father had cardiomyopathy and it freaks me out that I am getting it. Any advice helps!
I am a 24-year-old male. The doc said that I was too young to have a heart attack.
NAKISHA
Categories: Heart Diseases |
Tags: blood pressure, Heart Attack, Heart Problem | 6 Comments
June 23rd, 2010
encanto21isla asked: I been having an anxiety problem for about 7 months now. I think it is a fear of people now and I do not know why. I also can not stand my job and I avoid things that I use to do in the past like, clubbinh, interacting with other people etc. It not the type of anxiety that my blood pressure goes up or down, nor my heart races, or i sweat. it’s a mental state of anxiety, like if i have a mental illness that is real disturbance and it is taking control of my life. Will hypnosis work?
Little bit of history of myself was diagnosed with early lyme disease cured. and army iraq veteran for almost 5 years now.
Lourdes
Categories: Health Issues |
Tags: Anxiety Problem, blood pressure, Lyme | 3 Comments
June 23rd, 2010

harmonyplz asked: For years now I have been having problems off and on. At first I thought I could be having a heart trouble…then because of my age..(33) .many people have told me that the symptoms I am experiencing is probably anxiety or panic attacks. After a couple of years of these symptoms these problems seem to be getting worse. I am going to explain what I go through and if anyone has any idea at all what this could be PLEASE let me know. I know I am going to get a lot of answers telling me to see a doctor…but the plain fact is I don’t have health insurance…I am on unemployment and can not afford to see the doctor…so short of me having a heart attack there is probably no chance of me going to the doctor. Just knowing what this might be would help me greatly then I could look to home remedies and or lifestyle changes to make it better.
Most of these symptoms happen at night…when I lie down for bed…I am not sleeping yet but just getting relaxed…usually my eyes are closed and and then all of a sudden I experience blood rushing all through my body…I feel the rush from the center part of my chest to my head and down my arms and legs. My hands and feet start to tingle. I feel almost as if I am falling or about to lose consciousness…almost like I am going to black out. I feel like I could stop breathing and even sometimes I sit straight up in bed to take a gulp of air. Usually during these times I check my blood pressure and it is kind of high…not to high..but last night my readings were 147/90. There is a tightness in my chest and some pressure but not pain really. Just discomfort. Sometimes it feels like I am choking or my throat closing in…I even feel fluid coming into my throat sometimes and find it hard to swallow. I do have chronic heartburn but usually not in the evening. Sometimes I feel very dizzy or lightheaded and sometimes my feet go numb as if I am having circulation issues. Other times I have a dull pain in my upper left chest area almost in front of my shoulder..above my ****** and I feel like I have to move my arm and shoulder around to work out the tightness.
These symptoms have been happening to me for a few years now…sometimes I can go months without having them other times I have them every night for months. I truly don’t believe I am having anxiety attacks even though the symptoms are similar…quite frankly I am not an anxious person…I am very laid back and take things as they come. I do not overly worry about things and I am not generally stressed out.
I really hope someone out there can point me in the right direction. I am a mother of two boys and really don’t want to go to bed one night and never wake up…I am scared…and I know I need to get ot the DR’s but I just can’t afford it. Please if anyone knows what this is let me know. Thanks so much!
Forgot to mention heart palpatations and flutters too.
Rachael
Categories: Heart Diseases |
Tags: Consciousness, Dull Pain, Heart Attack | 2 Comments
June 22nd, 2010
elizabeth asked: ever since i had a panic attack, things have just been different. I feel possibly its symptoms of anxiety and depression. What should i do to try and get my life back to the way it was?
even when im around my family..i feel like there all dissapointed in me so its weird. I know they love me but i have made some bad choices lately and hadnt been acting like myself. how do i get there respect and trust back..and not feel so weird at the same time?
Jessica
Categories: Other - Family & Relationships |
Tags: Dissapointed, Panic Attack, Symptoms Of Anxiety And Depression | 1 Comment
June 22nd, 2010
Jake M asked:
I’ve been having symptoms of numbness in my upper left arm, my face feels a little numb, I get rapid heart beat, and sometimes hot flashes all randomly throughout the day and at night is when it starts to get a lot worse. I was prescribed Klonopin today. and I was wondering how long it takes to get in your system. I am taking half a miligram breaking the pill in half and taking a half twice a day. I’ve been really scared that something is wrong with me and I was wondering if all the symptoms I listed above are normal to keep happening during the day? Also, I took my Klonopin earlier and it made me feel a bit better and about 3 hours later it was worn off. Does anyone know why? I just need some advise and relief that things are gonna be okay. Half the time I don’t know what to do. I can barely even eat right. I get spasms in my neck when I start to eat. I don’t know. Can anyone give me any advise?
Quintanna
Categories: Other - Diseases |
Tags: Anxiety Attacks, Lot, Rapid Heart Beat | 3 Comments