Hello everyone. I am recently diagnosed insulin resistant and my doctor has started me on metformin 500mg extended released. I’ve been doing some research but i would like to hear from you, what should i know starting this? this will be my first time starting anything like this.
Does anyone else struggle with their health anxiety OCD themes switching all the time? I’ve been dealing with cardio anxiety since February, even been to the ER twice since February for heart related anxiety. I would have skipped beats, left arm pain, chest pain, shortness of breath, and just generally uncomfortable feelings in my chest. Every time i get checked out my tests are normal, so my primary care doctor sent me for an Echo and a holter monitor. Everything came back clear, and i thought that would help me feel better but it hasn’t. Then it switched to stroke anxiety. I would constantly sit in front of the mirror and check myself for facial dropping, smile in my phone camera, lift my arms up and squeeze my fists. I would fully convinced myself i was having symptoms. That’s when i decided i had enough and talked to my psychologist about what to do next. We had a long conversation and she diagnosed me with OCD and started me on zoloft. Over all it has helped me with my panic attacks and improved my mood, but my OCD persists. Last week a bat got in my house, and now it was rabies, and i fully convinced myself i had every symptom to the point my hands would go numb and my vision would go blurry. Now that the rabies anxiety is over, it’s back to the cardiac anxiety, but it’s so strange, because during the rabies anxiety i didn’t have any cardiac symptoms, but now that it’s back, they’re back in full swing. It’s absolutely fascinating how our brains can play tricks on us. I saw my doctor today, she’s putting in a referral for a therapist but it may take a while, and she’s upping my Zoloft for a more therapeutic OCD dose. I guess i just want to know what you think, how i can cope with this, and why my body has to switch from one thing to another? why can i never have any peace?
Hi, I love this group so i thought id share my babies and their story. In the first photo the left is Baby, and the right is Mama. My mother in law works for our local public schools and they do a program where they take care of animals who have been abandoned and in bad situations, and adopt them out once they receive their vaccines and get fixed. Well, there was this bonded pair with no names, Mama had just lost her whole litter and Baby had just lost her mama, she was only maybe a month old. Because of their situations, they were paired and Mama nursed baby. When we got them, Mama was deeply depressed and traumatized and baby was so small. It took a lot of time but i truly believe they healed each other. Mama reaches out for love all the time and loves being pet, which is a stark contrast from when we first got her. Baby is now fat and happy, loves to play and absolutely loves belly pets, and she is the most talkative cat i have ever seen. They love each other so much, they groom each other, eat together, sleep together, play together, and are inseparable even 3 years later.