I'm not sure exactly what is wrong with
me. Lately I have been experiencing
episodes where: I get really nervous
suddenly, my heart begins to race and beat
harder than I think it should, my chest
begins to feel really hot, and my whole
body starts to tingle. I get scared;
afraid that i'm going to have a heart
attack or something. It is interfering
with my performance in school and social
activities.
What could this be ? Am I suffering from
anxiety? If so, what do I do about it?
Is this something else?
I also need to add 2 other things that may
be factors : 1. I have anorexia/bulimia
and am severely underweight. 2. I am
taking antidepressants.
Any help or comments are appreciated.
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robotman21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 17
Posted: 01-27-05 17:06pm
Anxiety can definitely cause the symptoms
you mention..
I'd say you want to go back to your doctor
and explain the symptoms you're having -
if it is anxiety which it very well could
be, maybe there's a better medication for
you.... If it isn't anxiety then it may a
relation to the fact that you sa you're
severely underweight.
Just wondering, has the antidepressent
been helping with the anexoria?
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robotman21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 17
Posted: 01-27-05 17:14pm
Anxiety can definitely cause the symptoms
you mention..
I'd say you want to go back to your doctor
and explain the symptoms you're having -
if it is anxiety which it very well could
be, maybe there's a better medication for
you.... If it isn't anxiety then it may
be a relation to the fact that you sa
you're severely underweight.
Just wondering, has the antidepressent
been helping with the anexoria?
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emptyalive
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Wisconsin
Ironically Posted: 01-27-05 19:10pm
You know what's ironic? This medication
(effexor) actually lists anorexia as a
side effect. I'm only taking this
particular antidepressant because I
haven't responded to anything else. I
think she's (my nurse) is hoping that it
will make me 'happier' thus make me feel
good about myself and want to eat. I,
however don't ever see this happening and
I told her that. I'll know more about
it's effects in a couple weeks. I need
to give it an appropriate amount of time
before I make any conclusions.
Thanks for the advise, too. I'll tell my
doctor about what's been going on. I
think it definitely needs to be mentioned.
