Dealt With Recent Death/ Are My Symptoms Anxiety Related? Posted: 11-02-07 15:27pm
I was away 2 weeks ago due to the death of
my father-in-law. Two days later my dog
had to be put to sleep. That night I
started getting hunger like pains... These
eventually go away. I did have a minor flu
but now these are the major problems.
I have not been able to sleep at night as
I keep feeling as if I am going to die.
This keeps me up till 2 or 3 am sometimes.
I have a sore throat, ear ache and
headaches... I am not prone to them but I
have them all the time as well as back and
neck pain always now. My eyes hurt and at
work I am constantly tapping my feet etc.
and it is very hard for me to focus on
anything but the matter at hand (my
possible illness.) all the test results
are turning out negative for anything. I
do have peridontal disease (advanced
gingivitis) but I plan on getting that
fixed very soon. Is it possible the
headaches, ear, neck, back, irritability
and panic attacks at night are due to
stress? Anyone else ever have similar
symptoms?
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 11-03-07 06:04am
You gums can affect your ears and throat.
The bacteria spreads as they are all
connected ei...Ears, nose and throat. Also
known as ENT.
I can feel you pain and you are deffenatly
greeving loss. Greeving effects people in
many different ways. Anxiety is one of
them. Depression is another. We all have
to cope this it at one time or another. I
don't know how close you were to your
father-in-law, but that in itself is a
trumendous loss for you. You have to grab
hold of yourself and stay strong. The
greeving process can take a short or long
time to get over as it is a very
individual thing. The loss of you dog (a
family member) is a very hard thing to
grasp and get over.
My advice to you would be, let all of this
take it's course, then if you still feel
out of control, get some help to get you
throught it.
Carrie
Can anyone else add some help here?
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Amenist
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Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 11-04-07 00:20am
Another thing that has been bothering me
are headaches. They are always dull and
achy, but the one that hurts the most is
the one in the back of my head. Are these
anxiety related? is it possible? I had CT
and MRI done last yr and everything turned
out ok. Should I have them reviewed etc?
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 11-04-07 05:55am
I personally don't think you need to redo
the MRIs unless you doctor has a reason to
do them again. Yes, headaches go with
stress and anxiety. Your whole body is
effected in some way or another. Now, if
the headaches persist with being in a
normal state of mind and functioning well,
I would ask about your eyes. Do you wear
glasses. Might be time for a change in RX.
Try to undestand, you have been through
alot and many changes in your life.
Surroundings etc. That along will take a
toll on you health.
Unless your doc wants to re-do them, I
would have to say no if they are recent
enough.
