Flashbacks

[LeoAnon]

I was just laying in bed and a feeling reminded me of my past. Now I'm having so many memories and flashbacks pop up in my head from my trauma and it's really overwhelming. I'm remembering things I've had buried deep in my mind that I totally forgot about. What is this? 😪

[AnxM]

What you describe has been creeping up on me from the beginning of this year, and has become progressively worse through the months to the point where I cannot switch off the flashbacks and have become so anxious that I have acid churning in my stomach, a constant tight feeling in my chest, and anger and anxiety so great that I would hit myself.

I believe that it is tied to my hormones because my cycles started changing when it started. I have just gone to the lab to get a hormone test as well as a diabetes test. My GP, who ordered the tests, prescribed me with Lexapro, and she really wants me to take it because she said one year is too long to be suffering like this.

I agree, but I am nervous to go on meds. I am waiting for the lab results. She did say that even if the anxiety was triggered by hormonal changes, hormone therapy alone would not fix the problem. I would still need SSRIs.

I have not been able to get decent sleep in the past few nights, so I might just go and get the prescription soon.

Sorry I don't have any advice for you. I hope you manage to find peace.

[LeoAnon in reply to AnxM]

Thank you for your reply. I think I want to get on an SSRI too.

It made my whole body get cold with the chills and shakes and I felt the pain in my heart. Its been years since I've felt this way and had these memories flooding my mind. What a whirlwind..

[AnxM in reply to LeoAnon]

I am going through the exact same thing. I had struggled with traumatic stress 16 years ago. I thought I had moved past it, but apparently not. I know that Covid is a trigger because my trauma is related to medical issues. But I think that hormones have a part to play. I can't switch off my brain - it keeps looping over and over, and yes, the pain in my heart. Literally feels like it is getting broken inside.

It's my own personal hell.

[AnxM in reply to LeoAnon]

Perhaps you can talk to your GP or therapist about getting an SSRI.

[pink318]

Hi- I’m very sorry you feel this way. You can talk to your doctor and discuss your symptoms. I hope you will feel better soon.

Praying for you that all will be well.