I have a general check up today with my Dr. for my heart medication and the Lexapro I started, but I recently posted that last week I had woken up with pain in my center chest and under my right rib and was worried it was a gallbladder condition. I still have the pain off and on and I'm so scared she is going to tell me she thinks that it is something like that and send me off for testing. I am so scared of something bad, and I"m hoping that it is just IBS, or some colon problem, but I also know that she can't tell without doing testing. My panic is overwhelming. I've taken Xanax the last few days trying to cope with my anxiety, but it isn't helping. Any suggestions please?

miche31 - I'm so sorry you are having so much anxiety over your doctor's appt. I really don't have any advice, but I wanted to say that I completely know how you feel. When something is wrong with me, I just don't want to have to deal with it and the thought of going to the doctors and going for tests and stuff just overwhelms me. I burnt my hand this morning with boiling water and I totally overreacted. I was sure it was blistering (it wasn't) and I kept thinking they were going to have to do a skin graft or admit me into the hospital. Then I was thinking that I'll miss work and who will take care of my kids...on and on and on. Anyway, it hurt for a couple hours and now it is fine, isn't even red anymore. I just cannot deal with anything. I was never like this before my anxiety set in. I used to be calm, cool and collected when something major was going on....not anymore. Good luck at your appt today.

miche31:
I know what you are going through but be thankful you do have an appointment to see your dr. and find out what is going on and praying that it is all o.k. for you. The anxiety controls all of our emotions and we get ourselves all worked up over everything I know but if your dr. feels you need further testing be thankful he/she is checking out everything.

Today I am having a horrible day WAITING for my dr. to call about a drug she put me on for sinus tachacardia that ended up making my BP go sky high and feeling horrible, dizzy, etc...no word and it's almost 1 p.m. Don't they realize the anxiety we go through waiting, waiting ? I have taken 1/2 zanex too and it helps for a few hours. Could just FREAK out.

Sorry to go on about me, good luck to you and keep me posted on your appointment. Hugs

A few years ago my mother had pain underneath her arm. She was very sure it was something really bad. She now tells me that she thought she was going to die. Needless to say it was just a cyst. Most people, I think, panic when they know there is something wrong. The good thing in your situation is, is that you're not ignoring it! Having your pain checked is the best thing you can do. Try to do some things to get your mind off of it. Best of luck to you, I'm sure you're fine! God Bless!!!

So guess what! My Dr.'s office just called and said my Dr. got called away on an extreme emergency and they have to reschedule, 2 WEEKS from now!!! I told her I wanted her to check out the pain I've had for a week now, and they told me they could not get me in any sooner and that if I felt it was an emergency to go to the ER. I can't believe it. I don't have money to go to the er to be told that it is ibs or anxiety. I guess if the pain gets severe I will, but for now will just keep trying to take it easy and pray the pain will go away. It actually eased up earlier for about an hour, so hoping that it is starting to slowly go down. I am also restarting the Xanax that I have, it helps at least mentally, maybe it also was what helped the pain relief earlier, but I tried it last week with no results, so who knows. I just didn't want to start my Xanax up again because she was cutting me off after this bottle.
Dinney, when I started my bb it took 3 weeks before the horrible side effects went away, the ones you described I had, but they did get better, but took awhile.
Michelle

michelle...sorry your having a rough time. there is nothing worse than waiting on a dr's appt. especially one your nervous about. i hope you feel better and everything gets better. how are your doing on the lexapro. i am still taking it too. I guess i am alright wish it would do a little more but oh well. good luck

Michelle~
I am SO sorry about the cancellation of your appt., you get yourself all worked up for nothing, sucks ! Don't you love it when they say, "well if it gets worse go to the ER", here in little town Ks. that costs about $800 to walk into the ER with nothing else done. Hang in there, is there not another dr. in the clinic that could see you for pete's sake ?

Did your blood pressure go up while on the channel blocker at first too ? That scares me when it's supposed to Lower the blood pressure, like what is up with me ? I could deal with the dizziness and all the other side effects but the HIGH bp scares me. Stroke, heart attack. Still haven't heard from her and it's 3:30.

Keeping you in my prayers Michelle and keep me up to date ..

teacher2be- the Lexapro is allright, I guess I'm the same as you, the depression is gone, but the anxiety, panic and ocd are still there. It comes and goes thruought the day. Wish it was better too. My stomache is feeling a tiny better, but hey, I'll take anything. I started the Xanax again, so I wonder if it is helping the pain. I guess it very well could be IBS, because Xanax is what I use when my IBS gets real bad, it helps relax things. I keep trying to remember your experience when you thought your ibs was gallbladder, so that I don't freak out over things.

dinney- I actually am on a beta blocker, not calcium channel blocker. My Dr. said that they do the calcium channel blockers only after the bb's dont work, or if there is a specific reason why they would do that one first. My blood pressure actually went lower at first, and now is back to normal. I hope you get yours corrected soon. There are so many meds out there to try, so if this one doesn't suit you, don't give up. That is weird that your having high bp, but remember, high bp is caused by anxiety too. My ER costs the same, and yes, there are places in the other towns that have walk in clinics, but I guess I'll just wait until I am keeling over before I go in. I hate going to Dr.'s as it is. Good luck to you as well!! Let me know what your Dr. says. Michelle

miche31~
Thanks so much for your response and encouragement. First of all, my sister just had her gall bladder out on Wednesday, her first and only symptom was horrible pain right under rib cage around into her back, went to dr who had her get a sonogram and they saw the gall stones, surgeon said it wouldn't get better so did surgery and said there was alot of sludge. She is recouping now (did laproscope which was good)..

I called my dr. last night at about 5 and the nurse said that I was to keep taking the verpamil sp? and that the symptoms I was having were because my blood pressure did go up, not the pill SO took one last night at supper. Today doing fairly well (it's only 8 a.m.) and determined to stick this out praying it takes care of the rapid heart rate and "if" my blood pressure has been high at times, takes care of that also.

Keep me updated on yourself and again God Bless all those we can talk too.