Dear Samantha:

I don’t think you want to be sick. I think you want a diagnosis, you want to know clearly what is wrong with you. Thing is, the anxiety you mentioned, it is physical and it is exhausting. Medicine cannot detect everything that is physically wrong with us. But non detection doesn’t mean there is nothing wrong, only that it cannot be detected by methods used.

I too was very exhausted most of my life because of anxiety. The chemicals released when anxious are very powerful and they do exhaust us, that fight-or-flight physical preparations happening so frequently are exhausting.

Animals in nature, after they run away from a predator, they rest for a long, long time, not having the energy to eat. They just lie there until they recover.

An anxious person is a person … often running-in-place, running but not moving. It is still exhausting.

When you say that your anxiety is currently under control, how is our anxiety different now from how it used to be?

anita

Dear Samantha:

I used to be on three psychiatric medications at a time, for 17 years for anxiety and such. I am asking not as a medical doctor or health professional but as a person who suffered lots of anxiety, and who took lots of those drugs- what five drugs are you on, is  one of them an SSRI, another an anti anxiety such as Klonipin and another a mood stabilizer/ anti psychotic?

anita

Dear Samantha:

I will be back with you in about half an hour.

anita

Dear Samantha,

I think its perfectly normal that you want to know what your fatigue and hand tremors are about. It doesn’t mean you want to be sick, I think it means that you want to know what this is all about so you can act and make it better.

I used to be tired as well, so much so that I sometimes would just lie on my bed. For me it was iron deficit, which you allready covered. I am sure you went to a lot of doctors allready, do you feel this got better for you?

As for the hand tremors, I agree with anita that this may be rooted in anxiety. Surely you know allready that anxiety can manifest psysically in your body, for me it was a feeling of heaviness in my arms and stomach aches so strong that I thought I surely had an ulcer or something. Have you looked into relaxation techniques like autogenous training? I learned this in a class and its still useful for me. But I also wanted to say if you feel you want a doctor to look into this again then just go for it. Sometimes different doctors have different ideas and different approaches. If you feel its not “just” anxiety but something else, maybe you will feel better if another doctor with a different approach checks you out.

Hi, sorry you are feeling so bad and sick and tired. I too have Ptsd and some health is sues. Luckily they are mostly getting better. I wont bore you with them but pleaee keep pushing until you get a c orrect diagnosis. One problem i had was pain for two years. I wanted certain tests and the doctors said no, that it couldnt be my gallbladder , the pain was on the wrong side. Finally i switched drs and begged for the tests. Guess what? My gallbladder was working only at three percent! They had to hurry me into surgery. If you think something is wrong dont let people tell you it is all in your head! Even loving family members can be wrong. Doctors, too.

Jerking and so forth can be an anxiety outlet. Remember be kind to yourself. Even if you cant overcome anxiety totally that is okay. It is okay to be you with any problems that you may have at this time. Hopefully little by little you will develop good coping mechanisms and you will have hope and joy again. Stay away from negativity. Even if loved ones get on your case, realize you know you best. Take a step back and relax. Go to your appts, ask for answers. Take good care of yourself. Sending you a spiritual hug! Please keep us updated. Holly-Kristine