No longer anxious or depressed

[Araminta]

Cannot be of help. Came off anti depressants three years ago and strangely although I now have lung cancer, I have no anxiety or depression. I take Bisoprolol for blood pressure.

[Dolphin14]

I'm sorry to read of your diagnosis.

But happy to hear you are no longer suffering anxiety and depression. It's nice to know some people can leave those two behind them.

Take care of yourself.

[Ironj]

It’s a difficult time mentally finding out you have cancer , I know the feeling. How long have you known about your diagnosis and what stage ? If it’s something your not comfortable talking about I respect that. I wish you the best I’m sure your in good hands to get it under control. Best wishes John

[Araminta in reply to Ironj]

Thank you, John. I am lucky that I am able to have a targeted treatment which means I just need to take a tablet each day. I was diagnosed last April but since then my tumour has twice reduced and I am stable. I can still live a relatively normal life and am staying hopeful and positive, but I don’t think I would have been able to cope with cancer and the awful anxiety and depression I suffered for six years.

[Ironj in reply to Araminta]

Happy to hear your on a targeted therapy much less toxic to your body and reducing the chance for any secondary cancers. I was diagnosed 2 years ago will SLL it’s a type of lymphoma. I don’t need any treatment at this time it may be 10 -20 years prior to any treatment or maybe never it’s a very slow growing cancer I found by chance. It’s the same type of treatment if I needed it now it’s with a pill called a BTK inhibitors. My problem is I do suffer from health anxiety so it’s rough sometimes when I think about the fact I have cancer. Best wishes and I hope you have a very long a deep remission. John

[Estee80]

Sorry to hear about the cancer. Please how were you able to overcome anxiety?