Out of Focus

[megafauna]

Hey, all, first post here.

To preface, I’ve never really dealt with anxiety at all, it’s mainly been depression my entire life. Then I got pregnant, had my daughter, and was still doing pretty good—no depressive episodes or anything.

Now, over a year postpartum, I’ve started struggling with both anxiety and panic attacks.

If this helps at all, I found out my husband was cheating on me about 2 months ago. Immediately after that, I started having issues.

Having extreme lower back pain, to the point where I had an ultrasound done (they thought it was a cyst), a CT scan, bloodwork, the whole 9 yards and found...nothing.

I’ve had an uncomfortable tingling in my arms and legs that’s caused me to go to urgent care and my GP only to be told my bloodwork is normal and there’s nothing to worry about.

The most recent (about a week ago), I had such an intense headache that I wound up in ER. CT scan and bloodwork showed nothing, so they gave me some medicine for my headache in an IV and sent me on my way. Ever since then, I’ve felt completely out of it and not myself at all.

It almost feels like I’m high every second of the day. It’s extremely frustrating because I’m used to being so sharp and clear.

And now I feel like I can’t even enjoy my day to day living because I feel so out of focus.

Also, don’t know if this is relevant, but I’m also still breastfeeding.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Rachel2535]

I went through a similar period in my life. I went to some of the countries best doctors and it took them 7 years to figure out what I had. When you put stress on top of the symptoms though it is so hard to understand what it is that is going on. I am sorry to hear about everything you are going through right now. Do you have a good support system? I know without my friends from church and those that helped me with my kids during my depression I wouldn't be here. Please know i am praying and thank you for reaching out. Hold fast.....you are not alone. -Rachel