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I have the unfortunate situation where the reason I went onto prozac and benzos in the first place was because of health anxiety and panic disorder. Now, I am having rebound health anxiety compounded by the withdrawal symptoms and I am a complete mess. I am having intrusive thoughts and anxiety so bad there are days that I feel like I am going to lose my mind (today being one of them). I don't know how to cope. And on top of it all I am actually having health issues! I had a kidney stone that had to be broken up last week and I have breast issues that are being watched. I want to trust the doctors but I am having a hard time. I also obsess about things like the ct scan that I had to have to diagnose the stone and how it's going to cause me to have cancer.  I am so far down the rabbit hole I don't know what to do and I am driving everyone around me crazy. Please help.
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I can completely relate. I have terrible health anxiety . In fact even though I'm trying to accept that it is anxiety I'm still not convinced. Nature of the beast I guess. I keep asking what if they're wrong. Like you this withdrawal has set me in a tail spin. I'm not sure what advice I can give because I'm not in a very good place either. I fake most things. I work part time, I have a 7 year old I try to keep going but no one really knows the misery I am in. I would just love to feel normal. Hopefully someone can offer some advice. Just wanted to let you know you're not alone.
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I think health anxiety is the worst type of anxiety there is. You never know if you're in an irrational state of mind or if there is a legitimate cause for concern. I was at the imaging center getting an ultrasound today and the radiologist saw how much distress I was in and held my hand. That's actually the most significant show of kindness that I've had in a long time. The tech then very kindly said that I'm not living my life if I am so nervous all the time. Such an obvious thing but something that I don't feel like I have the most choice over. Its like my mind is on this setting and I don't know where to even begin to change it. And if I did I would wonder, but what if I'm not paying attention and something happens! This sucks so much.
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