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Anxiety, stress and depression

Posted by jt5369 @jt5369, Jul 13, 2019

I don’t even know where to bring. The last 2 1/2 months have been nothing short of easy. Beginning of May was my first er. Visit from experiencing panic, anxiety and bad acid reflux. From there they did a ekg and decided to keep me over night as percussion since the egk came back funky. Here I am 37 years old and never had a problem before. Next morning they proceed to give me stress test in which I never wanna do again. Fast forward I have been back to the er 5 other times for numerous things, all stemming from anxiety issues. Pain in stomach, dehydration, racing heart, I have had countless blood work, egk’s , 2 ct scans of abdominal, ct of head, ultrasounds , stool samples, upper scope , hida scan and ultrasound of heart. Everything coming back good. Still no answers. For two month now I have been taking dexilant for heartburn/gerd, Xanax and propranolol. Recently my doc prescribed me Zoloft where I had every known reaction possible to the medication ,to the point where I lost 10 lbs in one week from all the nausea. After 5 days I was told to stop the prescription. Now I have done the genesite dna rest to see what depressants can work with my chemical makeup. I am really hoping for answers but still waking up with racing heart, and all around not feeling a 100%. Somethings got to give. Recently my boyfriend talked to a nurse who works with a Gastro doc and she said I may have visceral hypersensitivity. Does anyone knew much about it or have any insight what is going on with me? I am really at a loss on what to do. I am trying to remind myself I am ok but at times it can be hard.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Aug 21, 2019
In reply to @lisalucier "Hi, @trellg132 - wanted to let you know I've moved your post on anxiety when you..." + (show)
@lisalucier

Hi, @trellg132 - wanted to let you know I've moved your post on anxiety when you lay down here where others are discussing anxiety, stress and depression. Hoping that @gingerw @jt5369 @aliali @thankful @amberpep @parus will have some input for you related to this experience with body position and anxiety.

trellg132, are you feeling that you are thinking over things more deeply when you are lying down than while sitting or standing? Anything else that has occurred to you about the connection?

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@lisalucier Thank you for tagging me in this conversation. @trellg132 the first thing that came to mind, is that as we lay down, we have fewer distractions and less sensory stimulators. So, our minds may latch onto things that cause our anxiety, and we start to overthink things, causing stress and anxiety. Could this possibly be part of what is going on when you change body positions? Have you tried mindful breathing, relaxing your body and mind to quiet the disturbing thoughts? It's worth a try! Often at night, I will try to sleep but my mind doesn't want to quiet. Sometimes writing down everything on my mind, any issues that have arisen, and telling myself that it is time to rest/sleep helps out. Sometimes using calming music helps, or making sure my environment is conducive to rest/sleep. Can you try this and let us know how it works for you?
Ginger

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trellg132 | @trellg132 | Aug 21, 2019
In reply to @gingerw "@lisalucier Thank you for tagging me in this conversation. @trellg132 the first thing that came to..." + (show)
@gingerw

@lisalucier Thank you for tagging me in this conversation. @trellg132 the first thing that came to mind, is that as we lay down, we have fewer distractions and less sensory stimulators. So, our minds may latch onto things that cause our anxiety, and we start to overthink things, causing stress and anxiety. Could this possibly be part of what is going on when you change body positions? Have you tried mindful breathing, relaxing your body and mind to quiet the disturbing thoughts? It's worth a try! Often at night, I will try to sleep but my mind doesn't want to quiet. Sometimes writing down everything on my mind, any issues that have arisen, and telling myself that it is time to rest/sleep helps out. Sometimes using calming music helps, or making sure my environment is conducive to rest/sleep. Can you try this and let us know how it works for you?
Ginger

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Yea that's about rite an I will surely try this out thanks alot

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