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Q: Major anxiety and somatoform disorder

asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 6th, 2006

Ive had anxiety (ACCORDING TO DOCTORS} for around a year now, ive had about 30 ecgs , fitness tests, blood tests , ecos, and a camera inside my heart to see if its all fine.......
All tests have come back fine but I still feel like its something else, I cant seem to belive anxiety and stress can do this to your body, ive tryed prozac wich didnt help, and now im on propranolol as the doc says even tho its a beta blocker it can help with anxiety, my left chest feels tight and irratable all the time, left arm feels funny, sometimes get a sharp pain inside round the heart area , dizzy spells ,cant sleep, cant get a good breath, and they still say its anxiety, this is really getting me down and ruining my life, im 27 and all family and trinds say ignore it its not real but it feels real to me dont know wot to do or try next anyone do u really belive i have anxiety or could it be something else?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on November 29th, 2006

Anxiety & Stress Answer A1796

You can be relieved that all diagnostic procedures showed fine result. When all diagnostic examinations indicate good health, then the only possibility left is anxiety (neurosis). There is one anxiety disorder that exists called somatoform disorder (hypochondria). During this type of neurosis, psycho-emotional difficulties are transformed into symptoms of a somatic (real) disease. The first step to treating somatoform disorder is accepting that you are not ill from any somatic disease. Antidepressants like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) require 3-4 months to start acting on the body. You can try to ask for a prescription for an anxiolitic drug (diazepam, bromazepam etc.) for temporary relief of the symptoms. Psychotherapy from a mental health doctor is also very useful for treating somatoform disorder.

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