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IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER & glutten sensitivity?
I have generalized anxiety disorder, and I'm wondering if people have experienced what I have.
It's interesting to see the evolution of the disorder. First I was convinced I had heart problems, and that it was causing my symptoms, which are typically chest pressure/tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches, and weakness.
I had countless EKG's, ECG's, a holter-monitor test, and blood work. All came back fine.
Now I am worried about new things.
I have a question. I was diagnosed years ago with Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Anxiety Attacks and Agoraphobia. I had a discussion tonight with a friend who keeps saying I do it to myself. I have had this along with a diagnosis of ADD as well as Bipolar 2 and then Clinical Depression. I was wondering if Anxiety is really something that can be controlled by the mind or if it really does need to be treated with medication?
It does happen that one grows 'used' to the drug and it takes a higher and higher dose to receive any medical benefit and often at the risk of increased side effects,
You say that you tried an antidepressent----- I'm wondering how long ago. There are medications available now that work really well for GAD and have a favorable side effect profile. The duel receptor types of medications that work on both serotonin and norepinephrine-- SRNI's.
My wife is a psychologist and she said it sounded like Generalized Anxiety Disorder. That sounded odd to me because these symptoms were occurring with and without any anxiety (and I would normally feel anxious anyway since I didn't know what the hell was wrong with me). Since then I have had more depression and anxiety (with no real cause, in cirumstances where I wouldn't normally be anxious), and when I do my ears feel full and I don't know which is causing which.
I was diagnosed with GAD 16 months ago but I have experienced anxiety symtoms since I was 18 now I am 51. Therapy has done wonders for me to understand the way my mind processes anxiety symptoms and has taught me how to deal with them. Also the frequency of my panic attacks have decreased since going through therapy and coming to this forum has helped . My concern for you is your need for a Dr. you can trust. Maybe you should consider going to a Dr. that has a good reputation.
I wasn't sure if you were asking a question or if that was a title for a book you're writing.
Symptoms of GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
1) Daily anxiety and worry about common activities or events for longer than 6 months.
2) Restlessness
3) Fatigue
4) Difficulty concentrating
5) irritability
6) muscle tension
7) Difficulty sleeping
Generally you need to have at least 3 or more of the above symptoms to be diagnosed with GAD.
I do hope this helped.
I was diagnosed with panic disorder mild level and generalized anxiety. I can't take this anymore! I don't enjoy my life, even though I love my life right now. I feel unreal as if I am viewing my body from outer space. I feel like I am about to die..... I've been going through that for 11 years and I am only 24. However, it has increased in the past 4 months and it happening to me everyday after sunset til I sleep. The doctor prescribed me seroxat 25.
it sounds exactly like GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) that is exactly how I found out that i suffered from it. I felt worried all the time and could not sleep, I was taking ambien to sleep through the night and all was good, but then it turned to light headedness, dizziness and other syptoms that you describe above. Make sure you get diagnosed properly, and get to a specialist if you are diagnosed with GAD.
I have suffered with generalized anxiety disorder all my life including during my early childhood. My paternal grandmother and all of her sisters had tremors that worsened in their later years. She was also a chronic worrier and would literally wring her hands as a symptom of her anxiety. My father who had tremors of the hands and wrists was also an anxious person and it was manifested in his restlessness.
I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder especially exegerated hypochondria which then leads to depression..I've been like this for more than 2 years now! Chills like goose bumps in periods are normal symptoms of this disorder right?
//www.mayoclinic.com/health/generalized-anxiety-disorder/DS00502/DSECTION=causes
Yet I know it's talked alot on here that HYPO causes the other two things... so confused.
I manage my GAD by just being thick headed and stubborn, not talking meds but if its starting to effect my health like this.
Instead they gave me a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I found this to be quite surprising since I have never been much of a worrier. I have tried to found info on GAD symptoms and pretty much everything that I have found has put a heavy emphasis on uncontrollable worrying that interferes with daily life; I've not had that problem, so I'm starting to question the diagnosis.
So, I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar situation.
Hello all,
I have been diagnosed with Generalized anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder, but I have been struggling for months with appetite problems, rapid weight loss, decreased vision, muscle spasms and twitching, headaches, and just about every other symptom of hyperthyroidism, but when I went to the doctor last (a few months ago when it all began) they took a blood sample to check and said that my levels of whatever they check for were normal.
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