I am moumita murmu and I am an anxiety patient. In 2019 I was diagnosed with health anxiety and I went for therapy but that doesn't helped me a lot as my therapy was incomplete and still till now I suffering from general anxiety. I am just fade up. Almost every morning I felt weird my left side of the body feels uneasy. I had a medicine which I intake sometimes when I feel very anxious about having trouble in my body ativan 1 mg which was given by my psychiatrist. Now I want to know that what is actually happening with me and my body? Do I have any heart issues or all this is only anxiety. I am just fade up.
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Dear lybrate-user, your doctor had checked up your heart before diagnosing you as health anxiety. Anxiety shows up in the body through autonomic nervous system. The heart attack symptoms also will be similar. That is why you develop anxiety regarding your heart or general health. Do you have any of the risk factors for heart disease, like smoking, obesity, diabetes, high bp, cholesterol changes or family history? Please complete the therapy session. It will help you slowly over 18-20 sessions. At this young age of 29 years, you should take therapy and get out of ativan.
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Hi, I am so sorry that you have to go through this all. Many people suffer from anxiety for prolonged periods and it's really unfortunate. I would advice to re - start therapy from a professional and do it on a regular basis for a while. You'll see the changes. Don't give up so soon. You are too young and therefore time is on your side. You can make up for whatever you have lost so far. I would also suggest to go for a body check up to rule out any the possibility for any other complication. It will help to put your mind at ease. Also, remember that anxiety doesn't play with your mind only but people feel many bodily symptoms too. Therefore, its not wrong to say that anxiety affects us mentally only. Taking psychoeducation from a psychologist before your therapy starts would be useful for you and make you feel calm. You may contact me too. Take care and stay strong.
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Health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder needs to be treated with ssris or snris along with short term benzodiazepines, along with cbt for a period of 3-4 weeks to show improvement. Consult an astute psychiatrist. 1 mg ativan, sorry to say won't produce any effect. Good luck.
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