Hey, this is not directly connected to IBS - but I´m at my wits end what to do. I´ve been suffering from horrible bouts of anxiety for the last four months - difficulty breathing, chest pressure, fast heart beat, and the worst time is at night, I can´t fall asleep, even after 2-3 hours I´m still awake, I´m anxiuos, my muscles tense up, and the chest pressure is the worst part of it. I´ve got a pretty difficult time in college, with all the exams and workload, and the anxiety has gotten really bad. I´ve been taking Bromazepam for a few weeks but it doesn´t seem to help anymore ... and all the stuff that everyone recommends like going for a walk, taking hot showers, listening to music, breathing excercises, they just don´t work for me at all. I´m seeing a psychiatrist but I don´t really feel like it´s helping at all - she tried some antianxiety meds on me, even antidepressanst - but I got such horrible reactions from them that I couldn´t take them. At first she seemed nice and understanding - but lately I got the impression that she doesn´t even believe me, or doesn´t understand the severity of my problems. I can feel that she doubts what I´m saying and the other time she even asked whether I think I really need meds for my problems ( god, if I didn´t need them why would I be there???) and that I don´t look depressed at all. I got really angry - I know there are worse problems in the world than mine and I know I shouldn´t be so stressed out about stupid school and stupid exams - but unfortunately this is how my mind and my body react to stress. No matter how much I try not to think about it it doesn´t help, the anxiety is still there
If you have any advice please help - I´m starting to feel really helpless. Evu