Undiagnosed Can Anyone Relate...please!

[sallysellsseashells]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! What happened to my post, it's got all stuff in it I didn't put there. Thanks a lot Microsoft Word!

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All fixed now.

 

[sallysellsseashells]

crazygirl3000, please forgive my posts for being weird. The content is serious, and in no way a joke. Unfortunately I have made some form of editing Error in Microsoft Word (should call it Microsoft Work), as I like to be sure my spelling and gramar are ok, before sending posts (usually). I don't know how this has happened, but please understand I am not mocking you. The second post - the emoticoms are a refference to me right now, as I realise I've made a mistake.

If you see no error in the posts, it may be because I've edited them. I am just sending this message in the meantime, in-case you are online.
Sincerely,
S.

P.S. Update: there is no error there now. Have edited all 3 messages.:clap:

 

[redheaddanyell]

I had a huge trauma when I was 13 and I am now 29. I have had what I call mini traumas since and every one of them seem to bring back the feelings I had when I was 13. This time it has been my girlfriend leaving me and the first parole hearing of the man who victimized me when I was 13. So I dont know if I have delayed PTSD but it seems the be different everytime. Somethings are the same....but mostly it is different. I have struggled with alcohol for the last 2 years. Never had a problem before...that was triggered by my previous girlfriend dying of cancer. Now I am having panic attacks where I feel like I am going to crawl out of my skin. Oh and I am smoking a hell of a lot more. But I am staying of the sauce....I just have to beat that one....oh and my ex-girlfriend....yeah she bought me a flask. Go figure.
So back to you....its not going to go away until you face it head on. It will resurface until you take control. I tell myself that every day.

 

[SammyKline]

you are not alone

Hi crazygirl,

I'm so sorry to hear about the death of your fiance.

I think your body's response is appropriate to what you experienced, and your symptoms are (imo) probably anxiety related to PTSD. I watched both of my parents die up close, my father from cancer, my mother (recently) from kidney disease, and I am also in a relationship with someone who has a very severe case of PTSD related to a childhood incident.

I think the most important thing for you to realize is that you are not alone.

Unfortunately PTSD is common in our world, although we sufferers commonly feel isolated.

You should also be very careful about what you are putting into your body, (drugs, legal and not, alcohol, etc) and the patterns you may be developing as ways to buffer the pain.

you need to be gentle on yourself and never forget that you are loved. maybe this will help you through the most difficult times.

Sammy

 

[Vorzha]

Hi there :)

Do you think that maybe there's an off chance that having your hubby deployed/receiving future deployment orders could be what's got you so anxious? (Assuming that the issue is indeed, not merely physical)

But yes, I relate to the dizziness. <wrinkles nose> Its a pain in the arse, isn't it? (I am a dancer and a pilot, and when that hit, I was absolutely terrified under my very cool exterior.) The good news is that it slacked off when the stress levels went down and I ate properly. :)

Hang in there?

 

[jenirose]

Just a thought... But I myself have been off Lexapro for a few months now and also have had similar issues with dizziness, my physiatrist refuses to admit it can still be from the lex although I have found several other people online with the same issue after stopping it. My phycologist however agrees it probably is as does my GP, I didn't have the issue until about maybe a month maybe 6 weeks or so after stopping the pills, I've thought about giving in and going back on them to make it stop but I really don't want the side effects and would rather take something like Buspar that treats the Anxiety and leaves the rest of my brain alone. But I don't have depression as a major issue either, for someone who does the lex, cymbalta, ect route may be worth it. Anywho talk to your dr it could be left over withdrawals, in which case it should stop at some point at least that's what they are telling me, Good luck!

 

[intothelight]

Please note this thread was started in 2008.