The "OMG I'm dying" hypochondria/mental health thread

[markolas]

The anxious hypochondria came back just as I came off of the Zoloft. I have this constant feeling that something is physically wrong with me, but I can't really pinpoint symptoms...I just feel "off." And it's making me edgy all the time.

I feel like I need to get out of the house, but get out and do what? I don't want to go for any damn walks. The weather is dreary and depressing. I feel like anything I could possibly do would bore the hell out of me.

[skcin]

Sorry I missed all this, was offline for a bit.

You're confusing kidney stones with a urinary tract or bladder infection. Kidney stones cause intense back pain, usually unrelated to the actual act of peeing; UTI's cause burning in the penis/urethra when you pee. The blood in your urine could be the stone scraping around in there.

The cranberry juice does actually have to be cranberry - highly acidic. There's no proof that this works (it's more of a folk remedy) but some people swear by it & it sure as hell can't hurt.

So I think that there IS something wrong with you. It's possible that it's not all in your head. But it's highly HIGHLY unlikely that it's something serious like cancer. I know you don't have insurance, but wouldn't the $100-$200 you'd need to shell out for an urgent care visit be worth your peace of mind? To find out that it's a stone or an infection that can be treated & taken care of?

[markolas]

I went to urgent care back in Sept. He did a urine test which came back w/ blood - said he wanted to wait a week and do a 2nd one, and if there was still blood, he'd send me to a urologist. 2nd urine test came back normal. He seemed totally unconcerned about any of it. I don't want to go back just to have him send me to a urologist.

I've had no blood since Thursday, but I do have back pain (I had no pain, back or otherwise, in September), which is more uncomfortable than intense, and I think it's related to me sleeping/sitting in weird positions and not moving around enough. Anyway, I don't feel as "off" as I did earlier. I have major seasonal depression, and the gray, rainy weather we're currently enjoying makes me want to slit my wrists.

[mezzoforte]

Originally Posted by markolas

I went to urgent care back in Sept. He did a urine test which came back w/ blood - said he wanted to wait a week and do a 2nd one, and if there was still blood, he'd send me to a urologist. 2nd urine test came back normal. He seemed totally unconcerned about any of it. I don't want to go back just to have him send me to a urologist.

I've had no blood since Thursday, but I do have back pain (I had no pain, back or otherwise, in September), which is more uncomfortable than intense, and I think it's related to me sleeping/sitting in weird positions and not moving around enough. Anyway, I don't feel as "off" as I did earlier. I have major seasonal depression, and the gray, rainy weather we're currently enjoying makes me want to slit my wrists.

Have you tried light therapy? It works wonders for some people.

[markolas]

Do I just go out and get a sun lamp from Lowe's or Home Depot? Like the kind you use for tomato plants or whatever?

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by markolas

Do I just go out and get a sun lamp from Lowe's or Home Depot? Like the kind you use for tomato plants or whatever?

Google search "lamps for treating SAD"

https://www.google.com/search?q=lamp...e=utf8&oe=utf8

Or, even better: http://sadtherapylamps.com/

[skcin]

A lot of people at my office use light therapy for themselves.

[markolas]

I'll have to bookmark that site. The sun was out for most of the day today, thankfully. Today's worry is high blood pressure. I had a "spell" a little while ago while I was making a grilled cheese & tuna sandwich where I felt like I wasn't getting enough oxygen to my brain or something. I still feel a little bit like that. Is it high blood pressure? Am I going to have a stroke or a heart attack sometime in the next few days? Was I standing too close to the burner?

A couple of years ago, I had a therapist who noticed that I have a tendency to hold my breath. For several seconds at a time. I hadn't realized that I was doing it - I'm more conscious of it now, but there are still times when I'll suddenly need a big gulp of air and I'll realize I've been holding my breath. What is that about?

This isn't called the hypochondria thread for nothing.

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by markolas

I'll have to bookmark that site. The sun was out for most of the day today, thankfully. Today's worry is high blood pressure. I had a "spell" a little while ago while I was making a grilled cheese & tuna sandwich where I felt like I wasn't getting enough oxygen to my brain or something. I still feel a little bit like that. Is it high blood pressure? Am I going to have a stroke or a heart attack sometime in the next few days? Was I standing too close to the burner?

This s0unds like me and I have low blood pressure. Most of the time I'm absolutely fine then once in a blue moon I go faint and have to steady myself. When that happens, I just eat something, have a quick sit down ans carry on with whatever it was I was doing beforehand.

If it's low blood pressure, there's much less of a chance that you'll have a stroke or a heart attack (which is great news for me because I'm a fiend for all the wrong foods)

[markolas]

I took a Xanax and went to bed with my Kindle. I was fine for the rest of the evening.

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by markolas

I took a Xanax and went to bed with my Kindle. I was fine for the rest of the evening.

Anxiety drugs aren't going to fix anything if it is blood pressure related. You need to eat. Something, anything. Just eat.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

This s0unds like me and I have low blood pressure. Most of the time I'm absolutely fine then once in a blue moon I go faint and have to steady myself. When that happens, I just eat something, have a quick sit down ans carry on with whatever it was I was doing beforehand.

If it's low blood pressure, there's much less of a chance that you'll have a stroke or a heart attack (which is great news for me because I'm a fiend for all the wrong foods)

A trick to get low bp back up is to drink a few swallows of real Coca Cola (not diet and not an off brand). The dialysis nurses used that all the time on my dad.

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

A trick to get low bp back up is to drink a few swallows of real Coca Cola (not diet and not an off brand). The dialysis nurses used that all the time on my dad.

It's the buying of the real Coca Cola :/ Usually I'll source out something like a chocolate or a biscuit and I'm absolutely fine. I will bear this in mind though, just in case

Even if I was able to take pills, I'd prefer not to because the thought of perpetually filling my body with chemicals scares me and I'm so forgetful that it'd be 3 weeks between each pill.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

It's the buying of the real Coca Cola :/ Usually I'll source out something like a chocolate or a biscuit and I'm absolutely fine. I will bear this in mind though, just in case

Even if I was able to take pills, I'd prefer not to because the thought of perpetually filling my body with chemicals scares me and I'm so forgetful that it'd be 3 weeks between each pill.

It prob is just the sugar, maybe it works quicker and that's why they use Coke? Idk, it worked though.

I agree about chemicals. When I think of how much we ingest everyday just by eating...

[markolas]

I've felt light-headed/faint all day. Considering going to the doctor. Maybe I'll eat something first, though.