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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed
He basically said my severe constipation and nausea is as a result of the extreme stress I’m under regarding my move and dealing with the pandemic. He also said my medications can play a big role in it. He explained things well but I really just wanted to get out of there. He prescribed me some kind of nausea med and told me to up my mirolax and told me to come back in 8 weeks.
I am missing my therapist terribly today. I thought I was doing so well until last night. I hope the feeling goes away once I meet with the new one on Monday. And I really really hope she isn’t like this gastro doctor or my gynecologist. My mom said I need to give her a chance since I built a relationship with my last 2 therapists one for over 3 years and the last one for almost 2 years each.
My pulse was 117 at the doctors. No one seemed concerned though. I’ve been getting a really bad racing heart for awhile. I wonder if it’s the increase in Geodon.
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I can certainly say that extreme stress affects my digestive system and heart. It's amazing how many things stress affects. It's such a doozy! Lately my "routine" has been affected, plus I am always prone to acid reflux. Always have been during stress periods. I should buy stock in Alka Seltzer. I used to take Nexium sometimes, but had to stop because it caused a rash on my face.
I take a beta blocker for tachycardia. My heart rate has been perfect (or almost) because of it. But I, too, had a period when it raced constantly. This past year my blood pressure was also skyrocketing. One time I was a bit hypomanic and it was well over 200/100 something. The urgent care noted it but didn't sound concerned, but when I got home and googled it it said it was almost crisis level blood pressure. Since then I've taken blood pressure meds and it seems stable at 120/80. You'll get past this.
Good luck with your new therapist. I know that you are struggling with the idea of the change. I don't miss my recent one much, but my new one seems to be iffy. She cancelled my upcoming appointment last time I saw her saying she had an online class then. She said she'd contact me with a new date, but I have yet to hear from her. I suspect I may not. Ever. She's either careless or didn't have the courage to just tell me I should look elsewhere. If the latter, that annoys me. I like people to be forthright.