How can I be sure that I am being treated for the correct ailment? I go to the Dr. because I cannot sleep and they are treating me with Mirtazapine and Hydroxyzine for anxiety and depression.
I sue my health app to check my heart rate and stress level and even when it low I still feel weird. How can I be sure that what I have is anxiety?
Hi troublesleeping,
your doc and you know it's anxiety when the symptoms/concerns add up to anxiety, AND other things to cause your symptoms have been ruled out. So if you've told your doc everything you are experiencing, he/she has run the tests (usually just some blood work) that pertain to your symptoms and physical exam findings, and they are all normal, and your doc concludes it is anxiety, then it's anxiety. Anxiety causes an endless list of strange and uncomfortable symptoms. And it can snowball- causing exaggerated and even more symptoms. It's hard to believe that anxiety can cause us to feel all these strange and scary things, but it most certainly can. Symptoms: calmclinic.com/anxiety-guid...
You are feeling weird even after your doc told about your condition. Here are some self-assessment test questions, so that you can find answers all these and analyze yourself.
Do you experience worry that difficult to control?
Does this worry make you feel irritable or fatigued?
Does it interfere with your sleep or concentration ability?
Do you get repetitive thoughts that are upsetting?
Do you experience a strong fear causing panic, sweating, nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pains, fast beating heart, or fear of dying?
Try to answer each question and decides you are having anxiety or not.
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