Fearful and scared - don't know why

hartbroken · Jan 20, 2012, 09:49 AM

I'm always scared, or at least very fearful and anxious.

I thought it might be irritable bowel syndrome playing tricks on me, since IBS is tied to the brain/gut axis. Stomach irritabilities can make a person anxious, fear, and a few more because the nerves are tied to the brain.

They did a CT scan of my stomach and intestines, and it was normal.

That leaves me with the fact that I'm scared for some other reason. I don't know what I'm scared of. Things spook me out. I've been diagnosed with bipolar schizoaffective. Am I delusional? or hallucinating?

Gentle music helps me calm down.

I'm just wondering.

bertieb · Jan 20, 2012, 11:30 AM

I get scared too. Right now I have been getting shakes in evening and when I wake up. Sometimes I feel like I'm waking up to a panic attack. Once I start my day I get ok because I have to get my child up and to school and go to work. I wonder if I have bad dreams I don't remember? If I have a medical issue I really freak and can think of nothing else. I go back to medical dr. in February for a follow up on an issue and I think I'm starting to worry about that. I'm proud I haven't worried over the last 4 months while waiting on follow up though. That is progress! I've been reading books on trying to rechannel my thoughts and there are some good blogs on here and articles that might help you. Good luck, you aren't alone!

Perna · Jan 20, 2012, 11:37 AM

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The possibility of a psychiatric (psychosomatic) illness often arises in patients with IBS because the symptoms frequently are subjective, and no objective abnormalities can be identified. Psychiatric illness may complicate IBS, but it is unclear if psychiatric illness causes IBS. If there is a possibility of psychiatric illness, a psychiatric evaluation is appropriate.

From: http://www.medicinenet.com/irritable...rome/page4.htm

Have you changed, added/subtracted any meds recently? One of the side effects of Abilify is anxiety: http://bipolar-disorder.emedtv.com/a...e-effects.html

hartbroken · Jan 20, 2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Perna

From: http://www.medicinenet.com/irritable...rome/page4.htm

Have you changed, added/subtracted any meds recently? One of the side effects of Abilify is anxiety: http://bipolar-disorder.emedtv.com/a...e-effects.html

It's been about 2-1/2 months ago I stopped taking Zoloft, which made me pretty comfortable until it stopped working. Then we tried Wellbutrin or Prozac, and Prozac worked the best. So I've been on Prozac 1 month. I've always been kind of a spooked out kid/adult whatever...

Perna · Jan 20, 2012, 01:17 PM

There are kids (probably like you and me) that are just born anxious.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...s-1981022.html

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