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Hmmm...where to begin. Well, I am a 31 year old mother of 2. I have had an extremely stressful decade including but not limited to deaths of 2 close family members, sickness of my new baby requiring surgery, difficult pregnancies, 5 major surgeries, 4 job changes, complete damage to our home, not knowing where we were going to live for three years while battling it out with insurance companies, and much much more .....
So.....when my doctor suggested that I might have depression I laughed it off and said I was just reacting to life. Who was she to tell me I was depressed? She didn't know how strong I was. Well eventually, I felt like I lost control and agreed to take the anti-depressants. I gave two of them a good run over the course of four months but they made me an insomniac with super depressed, paranoid thoughts. I stopped taking them and accepted the constant fight or flight feeling I was experiencing as my new "normal".
Fast forward a year and I ended up with gastro problems, sleeping issues, an increase in frequency and severity of migraines, freezing cold hands, nightmares, tremors, breathing difficulty, hot flashes, cold sweats, etc.... After many tests and medications my Dr. referred me to a headache clinic. I thought "what are these people going to do for me?" But, I was at my wits end and decided to give it a try. After the first meeting (a consultation with a physician and a psychiatrist) it was determined that I have Migraines, GERD, Muscle Spasms, and (to my horror and surprise) Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
I couldn't believe it! I was outraged. I thought no one is going to take me seriously now. There is going to be GAD on all my charts and people are going to think I'm just over reacting to things. Well, thanks to reading this site, I have calmed down a little. I have my first official meeting with the psychiatrist and I am hopeful he can help me. I look forward to sharing my journey and leaning on you for support. I am excited I found this site.
TTNF
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