Hi everyone
im kelle im 26. ok heres my story. last sunday i started to get flu like symptoms. chills, body aches, actually my body aches all over, nausea, abdominal pain, sweaty palms,no appetite, very weak and tired. I have felt this way all week and i still feel this way. only everyday i feel worse instead of better. this is day 10. i also have anxiety and depression. i went to the ER yesterday where they told me i had viral gastroenteritis. they said if i dont see improvment come back, and they will check for mono. what im freaking out about is i dont see improvment. each day i feel horrible and im so sick waking up feeling this way. all i do is cry and wonder why isnt my symptoms leaving, what is going on..all week my anxiety has been through the roof cause i dont feel myself getting better. i am a wreck. everyone is telling me its my anxiety causing me to feel so bad. they say if i just get out and forget it i will feel better but im so exhausted ai dont feel like it. i was on lexapro for 6 months and it didnt do anything. i just started prozac again. im just drained. and scared. I was wondering if anyone can help me out..Thank you
Kelle
xoxo

two things to do, you have to eat and you have to get out. try bland food first, may be you can use some sickness drugs before eating, eat small amounts frequently. Go out to a nice place and have something small to eat. That will break the cycle

Hi everyone
im kelle im 26. ok heres my story. last sunday i started to get flu like symptoms. chills, body aches, actually my body aches all over, nausea, abdominal pain, sweaty palms,no appetite, very weak and tired. I have felt this way all week and i still feel this way. only everyday i feel worse instead of better. this is day 10. i also have anxiety and depression. i went to the ER yesterday where they told me i had viral gastroenteritis. they said if i dont see improvment come back, and they will check for mono. what im freaking out about is i dont see improvment. each day i feel horrible and im so sick waking up feeling this way. all i do is cry and wonder why isnt my symptoms leaving, what is going on..all week my anxiety has been through the roof cause i dont feel myself getting better. i am a wreck. everyone is telling me its my anxiety causing me to feel so bad. they say if i just get out and forget it i will feel better but im so exhausted ai dont feel like it. i was on lexapro for 6 months and it didnt do anything. i just started prozac again. im just drained. and scared. I was wondering if anyone can help me out..Thank you
Kelle
xoxo

Hi Kelle,

It's the way nyou are thinking about things that are causing your upset and anxiety. have you heard of Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT)? It teaches you tools that allow you to think more clearly (and less anxiously). I was on meds for years before finding CBT and now I am off all meds and feeling the best I have ever felt in my life. I suggest you look into it further. I also hope you feel better physically soon too!

Billy

tp kel
lexapro and prozac are both the same type of antidepressants

if lexapro didnt work, prozac probably wont either and you may do better on another type of antidepressant such as effexor or mirtazepine
agree that books on CBT, relaxation and stress managment will help you cope

antidepressants dont work at all in about 30% of cases, some docs refuse to accept this