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Anxiety and Depression: I just want to feel normal again.
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 20, 2019 | Replies (138)Comment receiving replies
I am at a fork in the road. I do suffer from depression which started when I was first diagnosed with lung cancer and copd in 2011. I started seeing a psychologist, every so often and then during the holidays I would get a little sadder so was put on a low dosage of....??? Since then been up and down but never so bad that I could not get up, get going, go out and do things with my family. Well now the next thing is I started in December of waking up with getting the chills and then start shaking. This would last just a few minutes. Now am to the point of it still happening , having 2 or 3 of these episodes in a day or sometimes none at all. I have had a MRI and a EEG and everything is fine...... so why the chills. Getting counseling was mentioned for anxiety but my daughter thinks going to a psychiatrist would be better then seeing my counselor. I think I would be better off seeing my counselor. How do I decide which one would be better for me. I also want to find out if my thyroid is functioning properly. Could this be a possibility? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi!
First off, it is not unusual for a person is an illness such as yours, to become depressed.
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can prescribe meds.
Often these are the people you see every so often to that they can check to see how you are doing and if you need adjustments in your treatment.
A psychologist is a PhD, not a medical doctor.
Therefore, the psychologist cannot prescribe medication.
The psychologist is the one you see for counseling.
I PERSONALLY believe that in order for therapy to work well, you have to have a good relationship with the therapist (and that could take a couple of tries). Also, you need to go on a regular basis to TRY to prevent things from getting too much and blowing up.
If medication is the way to go, the psychiatrist will probably do a blood workup on you to make sure nothing else is going on that can impact the way you are feeling. The psychologist cannot.
As far as the chills. I am NOT in the medical field, but I can tell you that when I would have an anxiety attack, my entire body would quiver like I had the chills, but I was not cold.
Do you actually FEEL COLD?? Or, is your body just quivering?
Hope this helps!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)
@sakota- Morning Joan. Usually when I get the chills it's because my system is off is some way. Have you checked with a Neurologist about any of this, chills, shaking, etc?
As far as choosing between a counselor or therapist it's a roll of the die. Try one and if that doesn't help try the other. But don't settle for "I just don't know." You've had this for a while now and one of your doctors needs to address this seriously. Did your chills start after your immunotherapy started?
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Visit your doctor. Usually chills indicate lack of sleep, eating, exercise, vitamin deficiency,etc..