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Health anxiety, fear, scared to take medication
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Hi everyone I’m hoping I’m not alone but I could do with some advice & support.
anxiety has been a problem on and off all my life but I always managed to pull myself together, now days I’m anxious, nervous all day and ride the waves of panic but it’s getting harder to pull myself together with natural ways, I’m calling my doctor few times a week, had blood tests and ECG that all came back normal and my doctor is wanting me to take two different medictions, I’m just too scared, scared of all the what if’s, scared it will make me worse, I don’t drink, don’t do drugs I don’t like that “out of body” feeling. I’m always on edge waiting for something bad to happen, always thinking the worse (heart attack, stroke, Brain aneurysm, cancer)
I have a good support around me but they are getting tired and abit frustrated with me.
I have a canceller who I was seeing regularly for more depression and I’ve just made a appointment to speak with her now with the anxiety
Sorry it’s long but I guess what I’m asking is anyone else have health anxiety but scared to take medication and nothing else seems to be helping?
I’m feeling alone,lost and like this will never get better I’m losing hope and feeling crazy
thank you.
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Hi!
Have you tried reframing this and try to think about all of the positive changes these medications can have in your life?
I was scared to take my adhd medications because of the side effects but once i actually listed the positive effects taking the meds could have on my life (and consulting with my psychiatrist), I felt much better about it.
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