Panic is off the scale.... admission to hospital today

Hi everyone

I haven't posted for a while as I've been trying to keep my head busy.

In case nobody remembers me, I joined the forum following a diagnosis of GAD and health anxiety. I'd been suffering chest pains for some time. The doctors flipped between costochondritis, fibro, anxiety, vitamin d deficiency wanted to test for h pylori but all settled on the fact I have health anxiety.

My gp started me on lyrica and propranalol to help with the pain and panic but I think all the lyrica did was make me worse. I managed to stop that around a month ago.

I went to see a different gp about 6 weeks ago who immediately tested my vitamin d to see if that was the culprit for my symptoms. Lo and behold I was really deficient. However, last week I went to see my gp again to ask for more PPI (lansoprasole) and she ordered a gastroscopy. Days layer the appointment arrived and my procedure is in 6 hours.

I'm so scared. I'm dry retching, I have diarrhoea, I've woken up at 4am on the dot every night for a week having a panic attack. I don't want to go. I'm so tempted to cancel.

I can handle the thought of the procedure but I'm terrified to know what's going on. I don't know if I'd rather not know.....

I can't even handle this anxiety. I've convinced myself they're going to find cancer and because they've made me wait over a year for these tests that they won't be able to do anything to help me...

Thanks Hibee x

Wow JL...great job!!

I am so proud of you for going and facing your fears!

Okay, both of those conditions are very treatable, so know you'll be in good hands, and feeling better with the plan your doctor makes for your treatment.

Keep us posted, so we can keep you in support. 😊

S.C.

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"Courage is not the abscence of fear, it is feeling afraid and doing it anyway!"

"Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles...it empties today of its strength."
Corrie Ten Boom

Panic Syndrome recovery due to CBT

Thanks for your replies.

I.am insanely relieved. I'd recommend sedation if you have the camera. I went without and wish I'd have been a bit more relaxed.

So proud of you for going through with it, and *hopefully* getting the answers you needed!

What did they recommend as far as treatment?

Sending you encouragement and so happy for you!