https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/health-anxiety-struggles/m-p/435443#M33498 Hi. <BR /> <BR />I'm new to this forum. I have been struggling with GAD for as long as I can remember. Just recently I had a scare as my heartrate was super low and I've been feeling tired, like I don't have enough energy to breathe. My GP has done numerous tests and can't find anything wrong but it's starting to concern me. I spent 24hrs in hospital for monitoring and they refered me to mental health who were unable to offer any help as I was not in a crisis situation. <BR /> <BR />I'm feeling really lost and scared. What if there is something wrong, what if it is anxiety and I have this feeling and exhaustion forever. I don't know what to do. Or where to go to for help. I'm seeing a psychologist but that's 1hr every 2 weeks....I experience this feeling for hours everyday and I can't bare to keep worrying about it. <BR /> <BR />Is there anyone with a similar experience? It really doesn't feel like the anxiety I'm used to, this is so foreign to me. Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:07:15 GMT S_michelle 2019-06-22T01:07:15Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/health-anxiety-struggles/m-p/435443#M33498 Hi. <BR /> <BR />I'm new to this forum. I have been struggling with GAD for as long as I can remember. Just recently I had a scare as my heartrate was super low and I've been feeling tired, like I don't have enough energy to breathe. My GP has done numerous tests and can't find anything wrong but it's starting to concern me. I spent 24hrs in hospital for monitoring and they refered me to mental health who were unable to offer any help as I was not in a crisis situation. <BR /> <BR />I'm feeling really lost and scared. What if there is something wrong, what if it is anxiety and I have this feeling and exhaustion forever. I don't know what to do. Or where to go to for help. I'm seeing a psychologist but that's 1hr every 2 weeks....I experience this feeling for hours everyday and I can't bare to keep worrying about it. <BR /> <BR />Is there anyone with a similar experience? It really doesn't feel like the anxiety I'm used to, this is so foreign to me. Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:07:15 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/health-anxiety-struggles/m-p/435443#M33498 S_michelle 2019-06-22T01:07:15Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/health-anxiety-struggles/m-p/435444#M33499 <P>Could it be that there’s something big coming up in your life? </P> <P>I have moments where I can’t get out of bed, my hearts either racing or feels very slow. I’ve been going through this for the past 5 or so years.</P> <P>It always seems to spike when there’s a big event in my life. I went through the same thing with doctors running tests, and hospital stays. A psychologist does help a little but what really got me through was a good psychiatrist. With the help of him and my psychologist I’ve seen huge improvement.</P> <P>The hospital psychiatrists didnt seem to help apart from feeding me benzodiazepines, so I went to a private one who actually listens and for the past year we’ve been trying to find the right medication. It’s all been trial and error but I don’t think I’d still be here if it wasn’t for him. Anxiety is hard because everyone feels it differently so I can’t say I know exactly how you feel, but I can say that with the right help life gets better.</P> <P>Good luck and I hope this helps <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Sat, 22 Jun 2019 09:15:46 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/health-anxiety-struggles/m-p/435444#M33499 Liam1991 2019-06-22T09:15:46Z