I had the EXACT same sternum discomfort for months..after an endoscopy I found out it was just a simple annoyance of the stomach lining. (gastritis). My anxiety was gone in a day because i knew it wasnt cancer! I had the lump in the throat syndrome also for months, my gf called it my throat monster. Its called (Globus Hysterectus) and as soon as i educated myself to understand that the brain can actually manifest physical symptoms from anxiety. The lump in my throat went away in 2 days because i wasn't worried about it anymore. I've been trying the "cancel-cancel" technique and forcing myself to think and interact the physical real world instead of fears of what may or could be... thank you so much for helping people. PEGGY!! and #2 ha~!
Thank you. I have anxiety and recently had an actual health scare that was totally unexpected that landing me in hospital. Since then I have struggled with health anxiety.
Amazing!!! Thank you so much. My health anxiety is so bad like every day. Air hunger is my main problem. But I'm trying to work on it. With intention as ye mentioned. 😊
Peggy! I have had health anxiety my whole life and really didn’t understand how much it negatively impacted my life. “It’s not me it’s my OCD” that’s great! This video really helped me so much thank you both 🙏🏽
it's amazing how many supportive sites and videos i am finding on health anxiety . thank you for sharing... as it makes me feel "normal" and gives me positive thoughts to feeling better.
I have had severe HA for 5 years after which it slowly dissipated. What helped me was realizing that I’m dealing with a mental health issue, this realization happened after the cycle repeated enough times, for example I would have a sensation in my chest and I’d obsess over it for weeks after which the obsessions would shift to another part of my body like the brain or stomach etc. and recycle. Noticing these shifts and that I have survived these obsessions(what I feared didn’t come true) made it as plain as the nose on my face that it’s my mind that’s out of wack. Of course the problem didn’t end there, but that was the beginning of the end. I brought an end to it one night when I was obsessing over insomnia, that I have it and that I’ll die from it, on my fourth sleepless night I was in complete horror, I laid there looking at the ceiling not knowing what to do, then I whispered to myself that I don’t care if I die, and I meant it.. this managed to break the loop for a time being, and when the same thoughts arose I didn’t react in any way, I felt free and blank and fell asleep in 30 minutes. What helped me overcome these irrational fears and obsessions was first of all understanding that they’re irrational, and then challenging the anxiety to kill me, telling it to bring it on and prove itself for once, try it and you’ll see that these fears don’t add up to much…
I just had a panic attack a month ago and it dealt with me not seeing my dad any longer after always being with him. The fear of me being alone now. After that attack I have been on constant anxiety and now depression. Started my first dose of sertaline and couldn’t sleep. Please pray for me 🙏🏼
I will pray for you. There is a prayer line called Silent Unity. They will pray for you 24 hours a day for 30 days. The service is free. Please call 1-816-969-2000. You will be glad you did
I have an unresolved health issue that I am CONVINCED is forever (based on negative tests to alternate issues, and Google). My anxiety has paralyzed me.
Thank you for this. I will start doing these everyday. I am a former addict and alcoholic as well and used drugs to mask my anxiety for years until it didn't work anymore. All I want is to not be anxious anymore but I know I need to work for it
Peggy 2! My 'health' anxiety centers on one unavoidable fact: I'm aging. And, as Douglas inferred, things happen when one gets older. A bit about me: I am a depression and anxiety survivor - as well as a chemical abuse survivor. Additionally, I've been in a pretty serious funk over my job lately. And get this: my job is working with people struggling with both mental illness AND chemical dependency issues. Oh, the irony. Especially the mental illness aspect as I've been sober for about 1 1/2 years - but that is still a major challenge as well. A friend once told me it is not healthy to constantly give of oneself unless one also takes - takes time to recharge and renew. I found this video helpful. I feel there are some things I can 'take' from this session. I understand I need to develop some new habits. Thank you, both, for what you do! JD
Thank you for this video. Totally relate to what Noah has talked about regarding this topic. I also had an episode very similar to what he described , it also related to alcohol abuse and a bodily symptom not experienced before. I googled for hours about it while my level of anxiety continued to rise and I started to imagine even more possible horrible possibilities! It’s extremely debilitating and for me, became extremely obsessive. I’d wake in the morning with a sense of dread ( because while the original symptom, a pain in my left rib, didn’t go away for a time) , now I started to imagine that I’d overlooked other symptoms that pointed to a diagnosis of pancreatitis or worse yet, pancreatic cancer! During my obsessive googling, I stumbled upon something that led me to believe that it might not be my pancreas at all, but might ,in fact, could just be my spleen. Reading further, I discovered, to my horror, that an enlarged spleen ( maybe the reason for the rib tenderness and pain) can actually be an indication of a blood disorder, such as lymphoma! This craziness lasted for more than a week. The pain in my side is , thankfully, gone, but I was only able to get beyond this anxious bout by exercising, meditating and listening to RUclips videos such as this, which are immeasurably helpful. I’ve had health anxiety before but not to this degree, so it took some effort to rein it in. Peggy!
Oh my god Noah you were me!!!!! my man, I'm a CG artist , I sit most of the time a day and mostly miss or delay my important meals of the day and suddenly like for a week (assuming its acid reflux cause of my job searching deppression), I had this burning sensation in my mid chest. I did exactly as you did.. like googling symptoms, thinking about my lifestyle, these medical conditions that my dad had back then blah blah and guess what I came to a conclusion that I'm having pancreatitis!!😂..man I started suffering mentally and like you said it began to devastate me in every way possible, until I watch this video, you guys have no idea that how much I'm grateful for about your guidance in overcomin mental issues Mr.Bloch (Peggy) and Noah, I'm forever in your debt ❤️
peggy!!! thanks for this guys. ive spent my whole live running from always feeling sick.. deep rooted fear of death yet I continued to smoke pot and try to be care free like everyone else. always needed a drug in my body to make me get out of my anxious mind.. lots of trauma from being sick which made me more sick and a neverending cucle of despair because I am scared to die. I actually have nerve damage to mt lingual nerve which really sucks. and have .. a dentist screwed me up and I had infection run up my jaw and they cut it out of the side of my face but for someone with an anxiety disorder the ramification of it were terrible. so now I am beginning my journey with therapy and support. I am fearful of medications but they can help with my condition. it is so hard to distiguise was is my real pain now and what is caused my my anxiety from the pain> so it is a combination of therapy and medicine and courage. ive been scared my whole life and it is time to heal the body as much as I can thru the mind with proper nutrition meditation and acceptance... this will take as long as I takes.. one day at a time..I am an addict in my mind and always will be an must understand that.. the only thing worse than my addiction is my fear. starting therapy in 2 weeks... thank you so much guys and god bless...
Peggy all day! My niece, Margaret is one of my favorite people and favorite reasons to still be on earth and I call her...you guessed it... Peggy! Thank you for sharing this. I think I may have experienced something similar with dental/oral heath. I believe(d) they are rotting and falling out of my head for some reason, to the extent that I would go back and forth between over-cleaning and under-cleaning/avoiding it depending on which side of the extreme I was on. Maybe this is slightly different, but it managed to really mess me up.
Gary Simone TRT is great as long as you have great doctor. My husband is in it and he himself does his own shots twice a week. Make sure you are not getting too much at one time or too little. And make sure your doctor is humane.
Hi...mine is health: age 66, cardiovascular: 8 stents & left descending artery 100% blocked but right artery branching smaller arteries supplying blood to bottom of my heart...so, maintaining w/ meds but anyday I may have an attack & need bypass. Great anxiety & diagnosed w/ dysthymia depression, PTSD & anxiety...other serious med issues: diabetes, osteoarthritis, back disc, stenosis & IBS...just a few issues Peggy
Noah pls we need to here from yoy with the questiobs wr have It gives so many hope thank you I started mt T today and scared How soon to feel results especially with mood Ya i know all different but ......tks
I find it hard to keep myself busy when i'm experiencing physical pain and discomfort in a certain area(not physical symptoms from anxiety). When i'm doing something i'll feel it and then my mind will start running.
Where to even to begin haha...mornings and nights are the hardest, as my brain automatically screams to me...you have something wrong! It’s mentally and physically exhausting. I have learned that that the brain can manifest physical symptoms, which is crazy. Right now, I can’t get over the 1-2 eye floaters I have, even though I think I have had them for years, but I’m obsessive over them.
Douglas I have extremely severe health anxiety revolving around a very rare disorder known as somatic symptom disorder. This is when the brain produces excruciating physical pain to the rest of the body and nervous system. Although I am not diagnosed with it. Sometimes it becomes so severe that I convince my self that I have it.
I have a fear of food poisoning and am very suspicious of eating. This almost killed me two years ago because I was hardly eating at all and didn’t realize I was starving myself to death. Peggy2
I’m here because I’ve been in a rabbit hole for two weeks. I have something going on which could be a simple virus or tooth issue but I assume it’s cancer. Staying off the internet is extremely difficult. I’ve had myself in tears
Good on you for staying off internet years ago I would study medical book and that was before internet which is worse it is an awful thing to suffer from God bless
I expereince severe muscle pain from anxiety. It feels like having a fever like symptom but I check and no fever. My whole body feels like a rubbery layer. I tried cold gel bags but it does not work well. Any tools for it ?
Dana Raquel I know what you mean! I just started Lexapro and I read I am not supposed be taking with desvenlafaxine. I don’t know 🤷🏻♀️ the psychiatric prescribed it to me plus Lithium. I don’t if the side effects are hurting me more.
Hey Douglas, I was wondering what do you think the best medication for severe anxiety is? I know there’s some really dangerous ones and I’m curious to know which is safest. Thank you
All of the benzodiazepines work about the same. There is a medication called, Buspar which is non-addictive and does not cause dependence. You might want to talk to your doctor about it.
I started experiencing muscle twitches after horrendously horrible anxiety attacks four months ago. I've had anxiety problems since my teens. I've cut down on caffeine and sugars. It has kinda helped me. But the anxiety is still there. I take 3mg bromazepam every day. I worry I have MS, ALS, brain cancer or tumor, etc. I've literally worried about every rare and scary disease. Google made it worse for me.
@@DouglasBloch thanks a lot! I'll look that up now. I recently joined a support group called 'Benign Fasciculation Syndrome Support' and there are literally thousands of other anxiety sufferers experiencing twitches that wax and wane. That helped. I am ordering your book! Please keep making more videos on anxiety. Bless you!
I have this obsession that whenever I read about some writers or artists who killed themselves, (MY latest obsessions are David Wallace and Ryunosuke Akutagawa) I become intensily afraid that one day I might also get fed up with everything and seriously contemplate suicide. Ruminating about this makes it hard to enjoy life. Btw, I am treated for existential depression, or at least that's what I think I have, and obsessive thoughts by using medications but up until now I have not been seriously suicidal, just suffering from fear that I might not be able to endure my condition and end up like those people. Any insight on my condition would be greatly appreciated!
It would be good if you were seeing a therapist on a regular basis to talk about this. Your fear of suicide is may be a phobia. If you create a safety plan with your therapist, it could relieve your fears. For example, if you really felt that you were going to harm yourself you would go to the hospital to stay safe.I am currently writing a book on suicide prevention
@@DouglasBloch I don't see how a therapist would solve my thinking that everything is pointless and meaningless. I mean I am on antidepressants and have a psychiatrist but it no longer helps. I am starting to think that existential depression is uncurable and actually 'normal' if you would my call suffering that. Anyway, thanks for your response, it means a lot. I hope I can hold on long enough for some relief to arrive.
Time, intention. I wish there was a support group close to LA. It’s needed. I need it. The anxiety I feel is debilitating. My whole life I wanted to be a an actor, a working actor on tv and film. Right now life is challenging with wonderful kids and my loving husband. The bills and debt all of a sudden overwhelmed me in January and on top of that I have had 12 episodes of depression. I decide I could binge on wine if of November and December. Eeeek! And then my hormone doctor gives me Doxycycline for Acne. Well after two weeks I plummeted in severe depression. I think of all the worse scenarios. Never making it as an actor and don’t have any energy right now for it. And that financially well you get the picture. Dark thoughts. Suicidal thoughts. I feel like my dreams are gone. I don’t know my purpose. I feel silly. I used have a lot of makeup clients. I am an amazing makeup artist and now nothing. But then I think could I do it even I got a gig? I need to heal. Please help Noah and Doug. I need hope. I just can’t believe I am here again. It makes so sad and angry and the anxiety starts sometimes without a thought just BAM!!! It hits!!! I force myself out of bed. I take .05 Ativan at night. Finally at night I feel calmer. During the L-Thea ine. I have crying spells about 7 times a day. I thought the Lexapro would help along with Pristiq. And at night I take Lithium. Sometimes I think this is too much. I am also trying TMS. God give me joy and wellbeing!
Keep trying different things. After 18 years of being depression free I had a breakdown at the age of 66. I got better through the use of ECT. I am now turning 71 on Saturday (that's tomorrow) and I feel quite well. There is always hope. Tomorrow's a new day. My favorite four words are "this too shall pass." You might want to take a look at my book healing from depression: a body mind and spirit recovery program. I hope you're working with a good psychiatrist.i
I don't see people one on one. You might want to look up the anxiety and panic treatment center in Portland. The man who runs it, Robert McLellarn, is very good.
In the video, Noah said that if you're still listening after 20 minutes to write the word Peggy in the comment section. Normally my videos are no longer than seven or eight minutes
I am girl. I am dealing with depression. I fight every day. I listen to you videos. They give me hope when I don't have
Keep holding on to hope. You can get through this
I had the EXACT same sternum discomfort for months..after an endoscopy I found out it was just a simple annoyance of the stomach lining. (gastritis). My anxiety was gone in a day because i knew it wasnt cancer! I had the lump in the throat syndrome also for months, my gf called it my throat monster. Its called (Globus Hysterectus) and as soon as i educated myself to understand that the brain can actually manifest physical symptoms from anxiety. The lump in my throat went away in 2 days because i wasn't worried about it anymore. I've been trying the "cancel-cancel" technique and forcing myself to think and interact the physical real world instead of fears of what may or could be... thank you so much for helping people. PEGGY!! and #2 ha~!
My health anxiety involves worrying about health issues that I do have.
Thank you. I have anxiety and recently had an actual health scare that was totally unexpected that landing me in hospital. Since then I have struggled with health anxiety.
Amazing!!! Thank you so much. My health anxiety is so bad like every day. Air hunger is my main problem. But I'm trying to work on it. With intention as ye mentioned. 😊
YES, Douglas! Remember me, C. who always is so OCD over my health? THANK YOU for this video, you and Noah are Saints!
Interesting to see you two together! Yep, Peggy still here with you!
Peggy! I have had health anxiety my whole life and really didn’t understand how much it negatively impacted my life. “It’s not me it’s my OCD” that’s great! This video really helped me so much thank you both 🙏🏽
You’re welcome
Super awesome to see you two together. Conviction, the belief........
GOD BLESS U BOTH!!! THANK U BOTH FOR ALL U DO!!!
You’re welcome
it's amazing how many supportive sites and videos i am finding on health anxiety . thank you for sharing... as it makes me feel "normal" and gives me positive thoughts to feeling better.
I have had severe HA for 5 years after which it slowly dissipated. What helped me was realizing that I’m dealing with a mental health issue, this realization happened after the cycle repeated enough times, for example I would have a sensation in my chest and I’d obsess over it for weeks after which the obsessions would shift to another part of my body like the brain or stomach etc. and recycle. Noticing these shifts and that I have survived these obsessions(what I feared didn’t come true) made it as plain as the nose on my face that it’s my mind that’s out of wack. Of course the problem didn’t end there, but that was the beginning of the end. I brought an end to it one night when I was obsessing over insomnia, that I have it and that I’ll die from it, on my fourth sleepless night I was in complete horror, I laid there looking at the ceiling not knowing what to do, then I whispered to myself that I don’t care if I die, and I meant it.. this managed to break the loop for a time being, and when the same thoughts arose I didn’t react in any way, I felt free and blank and fell asleep in 30 minutes. What helped me overcome these irrational fears and obsessions was first of all understanding that they’re irrational, and then challenging the anxiety to kill me, telling it to bring it on and prove itself for once, try it and you’ll see that these fears don’t add up to much…
It's big know know! Good to see you Noah.
I just had a panic attack a month ago and it dealt with me not seeing my dad any longer after always being with him. The fear of me being alone now. After that attack I have been on constant anxiety and now depression. Started my first dose of sertaline and couldn’t sleep. Please pray for me 🙏🏼
I will pray for you. There is a prayer line called Silent Unity. They will pray for you 24 hours a day for 30 days. The service is free. Please call 1-816-969-2000. You will be glad you did
Peggy... Thank you for your help.❤️
Peggy :) Love all of your videos Douglas, your books and videos have helped my mental health tremendously.
I'm so glad that the information has been helpful for you
I have an unresolved health issue that I am CONVINCED is forever (based on negative tests to alternate issues, and Google). My anxiety has paralyzed me.
Have you talked with a mental health professional about this?
@@DouglasBloch I have, and it helped.
Peggy!! And I also suffer from severe health anxiety. This video really helped me. Thanks for the book recommendation.
Thank you for this. I will start doing these everyday. I am a former addict and alcoholic as well and used drugs to mask my anxiety for years until it didn't work anymore. All I want is to not be anxious anymore but I know I need to work for it
Thank you for inspirational messages Mr. Douglas Bloch "Peggy 2"'and Noah...
You are welcome.
Peggy! Peggy 2!Great natural video with info and humour.Thanks!
Peggy 2! My 'health' anxiety centers on one unavoidable fact: I'm aging. And, as Douglas inferred, things happen when one gets older. A bit about me: I am a depression and anxiety survivor - as well as a chemical abuse survivor.
Additionally, I've been in a pretty serious funk over my job lately. And get this: my job is working with people struggling with both mental illness AND chemical dependency issues. Oh, the irony. Especially the mental illness aspect as I've been sober for about 1 1/2 years - but that is still a major challenge as well.
A friend once told me it is not healthy to constantly give of oneself unless one also takes - takes time to recharge and renew.
I found this video helpful. I feel there are some things I can 'take' from this session. I understand I need to develop some new habits. Thank you, both, for what you do! JD
Thanks for your great feedback
Thank you for this video. Totally relate to what Noah has talked about regarding this topic. I also had an episode very similar to what he described , it also related to alcohol abuse and a bodily symptom not experienced before. I googled for hours about it while my level of anxiety continued to rise and I started to imagine even more possible horrible possibilities! It’s extremely debilitating and for me, became extremely obsessive. I’d wake in the morning with a sense of dread ( because while the original symptom, a pain in my left rib, didn’t go away for a time) , now I started to imagine that I’d overlooked other symptoms that pointed to a diagnosis of pancreatitis or worse yet, pancreatic cancer! During my obsessive googling, I stumbled upon something that led me to believe that it might not be my pancreas at all, but might ,in fact, could just be my spleen. Reading further, I discovered, to my horror, that an enlarged spleen ( maybe the reason for the rib tenderness and pain) can actually be an indication of a blood disorder, such as lymphoma! This craziness lasted for more than a week. The pain in my side is , thankfully, gone, but I was only able to get beyond this anxious bout by exercising, meditating and listening to RUclips videos such as this, which are immeasurably helpful. I’ve had health anxiety before but not to this degree, so it took some effort to rein it in. Peggy!
I’m glad you succeeded. Remember my favorite motto, “this too shall pass.”
Oh my god Noah you were me!!!!! my man, I'm a CG artist , I sit most of the time a day and mostly miss or delay my important meals of the day and suddenly like for a week (assuming its acid reflux cause of my job searching deppression), I had this burning sensation in my mid chest. I did exactly as you did.. like googling symptoms, thinking about my lifestyle, these medical conditions that my dad had back then blah blah and guess what I came to a conclusion that I'm having pancreatitis!!😂..man I started suffering mentally and like you said it began to devastate me in every way possible, until I watch this video, you guys have no idea that how much I'm grateful for about your guidance in overcomin mental issues Mr.Bloch (Peggy) and Noah, I'm forever in your debt ❤️
You're more than welcome.
peggy!!! thanks for this guys. ive spent my whole live running from always feeling sick.. deep rooted fear of death yet I continued to smoke pot and try to be care free like everyone else. always needed a drug in my body to make me get out of my anxious mind.. lots of trauma from being sick which made me more sick and a neverending cucle of despair because I am scared to die. I actually have nerve damage to mt lingual nerve which really sucks. and have .. a dentist screwed me up and I had infection run up my jaw and they cut it out of the side of my face but for someone with an anxiety disorder the ramification of it were terrible. so now I am beginning my journey with therapy and support. I am fearful of medications but they can help with my condition. it is so hard to distiguise was is my real pain now and what is caused my my anxiety from the pain> so it is a combination of therapy and medicine and courage. ive been scared my whole life and it is time to heal the body as much as I can thru the mind with proper nutrition meditation and acceptance... this will take as long as I takes.. one day at a time..I am an addict in my mind and always will be an must understand that.. the only thing worse than my addiction is my fear. starting therapy in 2 weeks... thank you so much guys and god bless...
Peggy all day! My niece, Margaret is one of my favorite people and favorite reasons to still be on earth and I call her...you guessed it... Peggy!
Thank you for sharing this. I think I may have experienced something similar with dental/oral heath. I believe(d) they are rotting and falling out of my head for some reason, to the extent that I would go back and forth between over-cleaning and under-cleaning/avoiding it depending on which side of the extreme I was on.
Maybe this is slightly different, but it managed to really mess me up.
Pegie 2 .England UK. Bn15 0bj.Thanks for your talks.mskes a big difference in my life with support Thank you guys.
Noah has the TRT helped with this. qould enjoy hearing more. i start soon
Gary Simone TRT is great as long as you have great doctor. My husband is in it and he himself does his own shots twice a week. Make sure you are not getting too much at one time or too little. And make sure your doctor is humane.
Awesome. Pretty useful vedio.thanks Douglas
Hi...mine is health: age 66, cardiovascular: 8 stents & left descending artery 100% blocked but right artery branching smaller arteries supplying blood to bottom of my heart...so, maintaining w/ meds but anyday I may have an attack & need bypass. Great anxiety & diagnosed w/ dysthymia depression, PTSD & anxiety...other serious med issues: diabetes, osteoarthritis, back disc, stenosis & IBS...just a few issues
Peggy
Noah pls we need to here from yoy with the questiobs wr have It gives so many hope thank you I started mt T today and scared How soon to feel results especially with mood Ya i know all different but ......tks
I find it hard to keep myself busy when i'm experiencing physical pain and discomfort in a certain area(not physical symptoms from anxiety). When i'm doing something i'll feel it and then my mind will start running.
Where to even to begin haha...mornings and nights are the hardest, as my brain automatically screams to me...you have something wrong! It’s mentally and physically exhausting. I have learned that that the brain can manifest physical symptoms, which is crazy. Right now, I can’t get over the 1-2 eye floaters I have, even though I think I have had them for years, but I’m obsessive over them.
Totally Peggy!!! Thank you both...
Love you both! Thank you!
Douglas I have extremely severe health anxiety revolving around a very rare disorder known as somatic symptom disorder. This is when the brain produces excruciating physical pain to the rest of the body and nervous system. Although I am not diagnosed with it. Sometimes it becomes so severe that I convince my self that I have it.
My brother has the same condition and he is diagnosed with it. He has used various strategies to manage the pain
I have a fear of food poisoning and am very suspicious of eating. This almost killed me two years ago because I was hardly eating at all and didn’t realize I was starving myself to death. Peggy2
I’m here because I’ve been in a rabbit hole for two weeks. I have something going on which could be a simple virus or tooth issue but I assume it’s cancer. Staying off the internet is extremely difficult. I’ve had myself in tears
Are you getting any help from help from a counselor combating these thoughts?
@@DouglasBloch I have a counselor but I haven’t approached the subject yet. Now is the time. I can’t keep doing this to myself
You are absolutely correct. We need to reach out to others in order to heal
Good on you for staying off internet years ago I would study medical book and that was before internet which is worse it is an awful thing to suffer from God bless
How did it turn out? I’m having a similar issue in my mouth!
I have bad anxiety myself it’s my symptoms that make me worse
Very impressive video. Wonderful information. Great job.
Good job guys
Peggyy thank you for this video
that was great extremely helpful thankyou
This is amazing thank u
I'm glad you liked it.
🌿👀 Peggy! I need to watch this channel more often, thank you gentlemen. I have anxiety about everything. 😛 Peggy two!
Heidi hey heidi what do you mean when you have anxiety about everything ?
Peggy! Thank you for this video it is really helpful. :)))
Yes I have but didn't realize it wasn't just me
Peggyyyy!!! This talk was brilliant
I expereince severe muscle pain from anxiety. It feels like having a fever like symptom but I check and no fever. My whole body feels like a rubbery layer. I tried cold gel bags but it does not work well. Any tools for it ?
Have you tried physical therapy or therapeutic massage?
But what if you’re having to try new medications and don’t know what’s effecting you / side effects ?
You should talk to your doctor about the side effects and see what he or she says
Dana Raquel I know what you mean! I just started Lexapro and I read I am not supposed be taking with desvenlafaxine. I don’t know 🤷🏻♀️ the psychiatric prescribed it to me plus Lithium. I don’t if the side effects are hurting me more.
Hey Douglas, I was wondering what do you think the best medication for severe anxiety is? I know there’s some really dangerous ones and I’m curious to know which is safest. Thank you
All of the benzodiazepines work about the same. There is a medication called, Buspar which is non-addictive and does not cause dependence. You might want to talk to your doctor about it.
Douglas Bloch oh ok thank you very much, also what are your views on antidepressants for anxiety?
The back tension keeps me nervous
Super dooper Peggy! Hahahahaha! Can u discuss also how to minimize if not get rid of chronic worrying? Thankee 😍😍😍
I started experiencing muscle twitches after horrendously horrible anxiety attacks four months ago. I've had anxiety problems since my teens. I've cut down on caffeine and sugars. It has kinda helped me. But the anxiety is still there. I take 3mg bromazepam every day. I worry I have MS, ALS, brain cancer or tumor, etc. I've literally worried about every rare and scary disease. Google made it worse for me.
I have found that taking magnesium helps me relax. I did a video called "three steps to overcoming worry" that you might appreciate
@@DouglasBloch thanks a lot! I'll look that up now. I recently joined a support group called 'Benign Fasciculation Syndrome Support' and there are literally thousands of other anxiety sufferers experiencing twitches that wax and wane. That helped. I am ordering your book! Please keep making more videos on anxiety. Bless you!
Absolutely Peggy 2....
PEGGY 2
This video was really entertaining, helpful and useful. Going to download the app he mentioned right away. :)
I have this obsession that whenever I read about some writers or artists who killed themselves, (MY latest obsessions are David Wallace and Ryunosuke Akutagawa) I become intensily afraid that one day I might also get fed up with everything and seriously contemplate suicide. Ruminating about this makes it hard to enjoy life. Btw, I am treated for existential depression, or at least that's what I think I have, and obsessive thoughts by using medications but up until now I have not been seriously suicidal, just suffering from fear that I might not be able to endure my condition and end up like those people. Any insight on my condition would be greatly appreciated!
It would be good if you were seeing a therapist on a regular basis to talk about this. Your fear of suicide is may be a phobia. If you create a safety plan with your therapist, it could relieve your fears. For example, if you really felt that you were going to harm yourself you would go to the hospital to stay safe.I am currently writing a book on suicide prevention
@@DouglasBloch I don't see how a therapist would solve my thinking that everything is pointless and meaningless. I mean I am on antidepressants and have a psychiatrist but it no longer helps. I am starting to think that existential depression is uncurable and actually 'normal' if you would my call suffering that. Anyway, thanks for your response, it means a lot. I hope I can hold on long enough for some relief to arrive.
Time, intention. I wish there was a support group close to LA. It’s needed. I need it. The anxiety I feel is debilitating. My whole life I wanted to be a an actor, a working actor on tv and film. Right now life is challenging with wonderful kids and my loving husband. The bills and debt all of a sudden overwhelmed me in January and on top of that I have had 12 episodes of depression. I decide I could binge on wine if of November and December. Eeeek! And then my hormone doctor gives me Doxycycline for Acne. Well after two weeks I plummeted in severe depression. I think of all the worse scenarios. Never making it as an actor and don’t have any energy right now for it. And that financially well you get the picture. Dark thoughts. Suicidal thoughts. I feel like my dreams are gone. I don’t know my purpose. I feel silly. I used have a lot of makeup clients. I am an amazing makeup artist and now nothing. But then I think could I do it even I got a gig? I need to heal. Please help Noah and Doug. I need hope. I just can’t believe I am here again. It makes so sad and angry and the anxiety starts sometimes without a thought just BAM!!! It hits!!! I force myself out of bed. I take .05 Ativan at night. Finally at night I feel calmer. During the L-Thea ine. I have crying spells about 7 times a day. I thought the Lexapro would help along with Pristiq. And at night I take Lithium. Sometimes I think this is too much. I am also trying TMS. God give me joy and wellbeing!
Keep trying different things. After 18 years of being depression free I had a breakdown at the age of 66. I got better through the use of ECT. I am now turning 71 on Saturday (that's tomorrow) and I feel quite well. There is always hope. Tomorrow's a new day. My favorite four words are "this too shall pass." You might want to take a look at my book healing from depression: a body mind and spirit recovery program. I hope you're working with a good psychiatrist.i
Noah! You're Dr Paul's son! I knew I recognized you!
Also I live in portland and have really bad anxiety/health anxiety. Do you specialize in anxiety? Also what insurance do you take? God bless you guys
I don't see people one on one. You might want to look up the anxiety and panic treatment center in Portland. The man who runs it, Robert McLellarn, is very good.
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Hey Douglas is there a way I can contact you?!
Send me an email
Douglas Bloch what is your email I am so sorry I need to contact you I would like to talk
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Douglas my man! Still planning on an episode about microdosing?
Keep reminding me
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With all these drugs, the. AMA sure isn’t maintaining their oath to do no harm. 😔
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Yes he does. Go to BigKnowNo
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In the video, Noah said that if you're still listening after 20 minutes to write the word Peggy in the comment section. Normally my videos are no longer than seven or eight minutes
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