Still struggling with physical symptoms.

[Summer1708]

So I posted a while back my struggle with postpartum anxiety. I’m right at a Year now next month postpartum. My experience and symptoms have been terrible. On a daily basis I have some symptom. I stopped Zoloft cold turkey and passed out at work three days after! I don’t know why but it was weird when I came to seconds later. I couldn’t speak move I would come and goes in and out of a catatonic state. That was in August!! Horrible experience!! Was started on lexapro now on 20mg. I still struggle with daily symptoms! I feel it does not work! Symptoms include heart palpitations, pressure in my head, lightheadedness, dizziness, sob the list goes on! I lately have been dealing with a lot of head pressure. Neck pain in between shoulder blades. Bouts of dizziness out of no where! And it scared the crap out of me! Swear I have meningitis or a brain tumor or aneurysm! Before my baby I never felt this way or had any of these strange feelings!! Sometimes I’ll have this strange sensation that is hard to explain, it feels like a weird flush all over me. And I feel like I’m going to faint. It passes quickly but leaves me terrified! Testing has been done... heart monitor for 2 weeks, heart echo, multiple ekgs, ct of chest, sinus, and temporal. Blood work. Chest X-ray. A three night in the hospital for a suicidal thought. Horrible experience.

I’m a good person normal person never had anything like this in my life. I feel like I’m being tortured. I pray everyday I get better and these feelings and sensations leave me be. Anyone feel the same I would love to hear your experience! To just know I’m not the only one!

~summer

[Hidden]

I feel lightheaded , dizzy, and flutters in throat, as well as a constant headache and shoulder pains among many other symptoms but those are my most concerning ones. My most annoying and worrying symptom is fatigue and the feeling like I'll pass out when I'm outside mainly. My fatigue is interfering with my life, I can barely do anything at all. My last child is now 6 I had fatigue on and off since my first but this time it's lasted longer than ever and brought all the other symptoms along with it. I have had tests; blood checked my thyroid levels, anemia, liver, kidney all through the blood as well as enzymes and electrolites , ekg, ECG all normal. So as I was researching I have figured that I have anxiety. Mainly health anxiety and that gives all kinds of symptoms. I never ever knew anxiety can give you all these physical symptoms and many more until recently. But if im honest I'd rather deal with that than with a physical life threatening illness. My next appointment will be for a neurologist for my headaches and a sleep study for my insomnia. I know your concern and frustration .

[Summer1708 in reply to Hidden]

I have an appointment with a neurologist as well for the headaches to! In April!! But your right I’d rather have these anxiety symptoms than a real physical illness. Thats a good way to look at it!

But it sure does get the best of me sometimes!

[Jackie3009]

I have bad experiences with all Antidepressants. Tried Lexapro but probably didn't give it long enough. Was on Pristiq caused major anxiety and suicide thoughts. Back on Effexor ( taking for 16yrs) as of 10/01/18. Slightly better but major insomnia, sweating and constipation. My plan with working with a Counsellor and walking is to eventually getting OFF PILLS. They are the PROBLEM. Good luck everyone.