VERY frustrated, at my wits end about my health

Hello,

Thank you for responding. I have been seeing a Psychiatrist for a long time now. Been on a lot of different medications. They seem to help, then they go generic, then not help anymore, then Dr. Kodali will increase my dosage, I get more side effects, then she changes the medicine. I used to be on Wellbutrin 200mg twice a day, I was having severe anxiety, heart flutters and chest pain, I spent 2 days in the hospital for thinking I was having a heart attack (this was just last month) to come to find out, my heart is just perfectly fine. Also was told that the Wellbutrin is a "stimulent" and shouldn't have been given to someone who is anxious to begin with. The Xanax, I was on it for 4 years and was so addicted. She wanted to put me in St. Mary's rehab but I did the dry out myself, with the Librium. I did pretty good, almost 2 weeks off Xanax. But the pattern I see, is about a week before my period, I get more anxiety, the 2 days before my period are unbareable. I mean the panic and anxiety and that crazy feeling that someone is spreading that Icy Hot stuff all over my body, I can't describe it any other way as that, it's scary for me. Jumpy like I want to run outta my skin, along with the breast tenderness, it really hurts to hug my kids, especially my youngest, who just runs up to me after getting off the bus and she's this overzelious, precious big hugger, and I felt so bad that I almost kinda pushed her away, not push, but you know braced myself type thing. I can't stand that it feels like they are engorged, like it brings back memories when waking up from an all night sleep and you REALLY got to nurse your child. THAT feeling! I express what seems like breast milk, I am not sure what that is but my Gyno calls it Gallactorrhea, and doesn't seem concerned, although she did say to not stimulate them by expressing it, and that is hard, cause the pain goes away some and I feel that feverish feeling subside some. I go back to my Gyno next month, anytime after Nov. 1st she said for insurance purposes, cause I had a cancer scare, first stages of cervical cancer, had the cone biopsy and she removed some of my cervix and did the Endometrial Ablasion on the lining. In April, had a recheck, it hadn't come back and I go every 6 months now. I am gonna tell her to possibly check to see if I am going into menopause early??? Or if my hormones are off? Something isn't right here. Anyway, I appreciate your response and again, thank you!

Tracie

Thank you, Linnsa. I finally went to my gynocologist and she said that I have Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and that I am Perimenopausal and she gave me a script to get Progesterone Cream from a Compounding Pharmacist that also has naturalpathic meds there. WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! OMGosh, I can't believe it. I haven't had to take a traqualizer in a few weeks now. I see her on the 26th of Nov to do my routine check up for my cervical cancer. I had it last year, in April it hasn't come back and I get checked every 6 months. I am confident that it hasn't come back. I am on 20 mg of Paxil and I only menstrate only about 1/2 day once a month and it's a spotting. I don't drink pop mostly water with a cup of coffee in the morning and maybe some decaf herbal tea in the late afternoon. But my pain and chest flutters and that crazy sensation of the Icy Hot feeling, all gone. What a difference. I am so happy right now and am actually enjoying my life and my children. I stop and smell the flowers so to speak and just slow down, and I can concentrate to read and watch some TV with the kids. I still can't  do fast action shoot em up pictures, I am too nervous for that kind of stuff, but at least I am not having them panic attacks that stop me in my tracks.

I want to thank you for responding and for caring. Many, MANY blessings your way!

Tracie