Waking up every morning sweating,very nervous and shaking why?

Posted by janicejoplin6 @janicejoplin6, May 6 7:31pm

Started several months ago, waking up sweating,shaking and very nervous and weak. Tried several anti anxiety , medications with no results. Need help symptoms last most all day. Been taking .5 mg Ativan twice a day.

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I’m having a difficult time getting help with my symptoms, I hope to resolve this soon by trying to find a new doctor. I have known for some time that he was failing me with help but I continue to hang on, sometimes I go to the hospital for help when I get desperate but the wait is so long, last time it was 6 hours. I’ve been with my family doctor for 24 years and he was very good for the most part but in recent years I noticed a difference, he took more time off sometimes leaving another doctor to cover for him, his personality also changed, i.e., less patient, abrupt response to my concerns, often leaving feeling like a nuisance to him. My eldest son is also his patient and he has mentioned that he noticed a change too so I realize that it’s not personal. I believe he plans to to retire next year and has already done so part time, this year also difficult because it can take two months to or more to get a phone appointment. I have more medical issues now, I’m 73 and a two time survivor of cancer in the past 5 years, our health care system is sadly failing with lack of medical staff, we have over a million people in our city that don’t have a doctor, many are going to the hospital or walk in clinics for help but it’s a poor system. I have an upcoming phone appointment soon and I’m going to ask for a referral to an outpatient clinic for my depression and anxiety, I seriously need someone to take more interest in my mental health and perhaps some therapy instead of more meds, and have nothing against meds and use them for my problems but it’s very important that the doctor stays connected to me afterwards to help me cope with the side effects because it’s a very counterproductive situation.

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