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So.. I have gad, depression, stomach pain, acid reflux and insomnia. The biggest current issues are severe headaches and feeling like ants running in my head, and mental confusion. Does anyone have this and how do you cope? Tried paracetamol, decongestants, I'm so desperate close to ending it all..

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Hi it’s Shnookie. Please I beg U don’t feel like U want to end it all. If U truly feel this way, contact the Suicide Prevention Hot line. They R experts and helpful with these issues I have manifestations of issues like a burning stomach and bad headaches.

I do believe that COVID and the negative

financial aspects and questions of where I

will. live in the future have exacerbated

my physical symptoms. Do U go to a therapist and R U prescribed meds? U Can also do deep breathing and listen to

music U enjoy. Music is very therapeutic.

I’m here 4 U. Hugs 🤗 S.

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Hi Shnookie,

Thanks for your message. Tried multiple meds over last year and side effects either intolerable or med didn't help.

Think they contributed to headaches to be honest. First couple of months I had insomnia and anxiety before headaches came later. Doesnt help stomach pain and acid reflux. I speak to a biblical counsellor 1 / wk and tried talking therapies but I feel I need symptoms to reduce for me to engage properly. Catch22 as they seem to be worsening.

Music is a good shout. I do daily meditative relaxation which can sometimes help.

Thankyou. Hugs to you too :-)

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Good luck! Western medicine, Eastern meds, spirituality, whatever combo of course in a healthy manner if it works for U go for it. I have a good friend whose family came here from India and she uses chakras. They R very peaceful. I was the sole caregiver for my mother who eventually died from stage 4 pancreatic cancer in January 2016. I'm Jewish and one day me and mom were in a doctor's office after a hospitalization. A very nice woman who worked in the office came up to us and asked if she could pray for us. My mother was strong in her Jewish identity but appreciated when people of different faiths would open their hearts to her to pray for her health. The woman put one hand on my shoulder and the other on my mom's shoulder. I swear I felt a special healing heat

coming out and my mom did as well. I was so happy that for those 10 minutes, my mom forgot about her pain and her cancer. It's a very fond memory for me. Also I have a question for U. R U being prescribed any anti-anxiety meds. I take Clonozapem, b4 I go to sleep. It is not a sleeping pill but at times helps the body relax and might allow U to

get some sleep. Obviously I'm not a doctor, but was just thinking of sometime to alleviate some of your pains. Hugs Shnookie

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This 4 U JA 105. One of the things that they used to try alleviate the headaches is Morphine. I know very strong pain killer but it seems to work

sometimes

Have you talked to your doctor about the headaches? That sounds awful, to have headaches all day. Is it migraines? My brother in law would get horrible migraines and the only thing that gave him relief was going to the hospital to get oxygen.

Do you have a crisis hotline number to call when things seem overwhelming?

Don’t give up! It won’t last forever, you can get better. God bless.

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Hi Phil-4-13,

Great name.....

Not sure if migraines.. feels very heavy and painful different parts of head sometimes. Think combination of insomnia, anxiety and depression causing them, plus different anti depressants given by GP / psych that haven't worked and have contributed side effects so I've stopped them. Feeling very confused as well doesn't help.

GP says take paracetamol which didn't do a thing. Also amiltryptline is 1st line treatment here in uk but that causes even greater fatigue and didn't clear headache. Oxygen an interesting thought not sure if reserved copd here.

There are crisis hotlines yes... haven't contacted yet . Not sure what to do.

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Hi Ja it’s Shnookie again. Replied above

have they tried acupuncture and tho it’s really strong morphine can help hellacious headaches. That was the medication they used in Europe in The

1940’s

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