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[Littlemissbedford]

hi im new to the group and suffer health anxiety. ive just started taking medication and would like to talk to anyone who suffers anxiety as i feel alone. i constantly check myself for signs of health conditions and panic myself over everything. i have various symptoms and came for suport, thanks

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Hello & Welcome

You are not alone this Community is made up of members that are either suffering with anxiety or have suffered so you have plenty of people to talk to tha will understand

I am glad you have gone and asked for support from your Doctor the medication can take several weeks to take effect so bear with it

See how you go on the medication but always keep in mind your Doctor can refer you for Counselling which is another thing that can really help as we have to retrain the thinking pattern that we have got into that has created this

Try and set yourself small goals to break the habits of checking for things wrong , when you feel yourself about to do it tell yourself " No not this time , this is anxiety , I don't need to do it " and with each little achievement you make that is one step closer to getting back control over this anxiety

Take Care x

[Agora1]

Hi stargazer80, Welcome to the Anxiety Forum Support Group. You are in the right place as all of us have felt alone with anxiety. You will find a wonderful group of men and women of all ages who will tell their stories of what they are going through or have been through. Always keep an open mind to what you read as everyone is different. Health anxiety is high on the list of symptoms we have dealt with. We welcome you to share your story and feel confident in support, understanding and trust.

[Littlemissbedford]

thank you both for your kind and understanding replys. a bit about me i feel silly. i constantly check myself for lumps, and anything elce that doesnt feel right. i panic on a daily basis, dont sleep very well and am a nervous wreck. I worry about dieseases and cant seem to settle down

[robynnicholson]

hi stargazer, welcome to the group, I also have health anxiety, as do many people on here.I tend to focus on my breathing WWAAAAYYY to much. I am on trintellix (about 2 months now..first 5mg, and recently 10),Do you mind me asking what medicine your doctor has you on? And please remember the medicine takes time to take affect. we have to be patient,,which is hard for us with anxiety take care

[Littlemissbedford in reply to robynnicholson]

hi robynnicholson im currently taking citaloplam 10mg once a day for the first week, then 20mg a day after. i started to feel very sick and anxious yesterday which would have been my 3rd day, also cant sleep all night, and my anxiety went up abit today. also had a bad headache first thing this morning. my dr said it cold take about two weeks to start to work, but the side effects are full on