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Suggest Treatment For Mild Cerebral Palsy And Anxiety Disorders
Hello Doc First some info about myself. Sorry if this is long. Female 24 years of age Height: 5 2 Weight 160 Has a child that is 3y 7m approximately Previous surgeries: Toe surgery, C-section. Medicines: Lamotragine, Seratreline, an sometimes Benadryl Conditions: Mild cerebral Palsy, Anxiety Disorder, ADHD, and depression. Let me first start from the beginning. This all started shortly after my child was born. I thought it was just after birth symptoms. After a while I got diagnosed with anxiety disorder. My doctor rarely takes me seriously. I feel like it is because of my mental status. However I know the difference between a anxiety/panic attack, and when something else is wrong. No to mention over time these symptoms have grown worse, and more frequent. I also notice Also my meds almost completely stop them from happening. I have been a lot better while on them. I have been taking them for 3 years maybe a little longer.My weight has stayed the same pretty much. I tried eating healthier, and they got worse. I also excursive more regularly. Symptoms: Random pain in different spots Trouble breathing when exercising. Excessive sweating at random times of the day. Getting overheated easily. Feeling sick, and slightly faint if I do not eat regular meals with snacks in between. Almost always have some sort of mucus build up in my sinuses. Feeling hungry sometimes even after big meals. Fluctuating blood pressure that goes up and down. Heart palpitations when exercising. I have been tested for Diabetes. I do not have it. I have had my cheat x rayed to look at my heart. Cat scan to. I am tired of feeling sick almost all the time. These symptoms do not fluctuate around my period. So it is not my menstrual cycle. I hope you can help me figure this out. Thanks Alora
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Hello Welcome to HCM and thanks for providing detailed history.
I can understand your problem. A lot of females develop symptoms of anxiety and mild depression following childbirth. In most of females these symptoms improve by own but in some they may persist in form of anxiety, restlessness or depression. The symptoms like random pains in different spots, breathing difficulties during exercise, sweating, feeling of sickness and fainting etc could occur due to anxiety but before making anxiety as diagnosis we should rule out medical causes like hyperthyroidism, hypoglycaemia etc. In hyperthyroidism such symptoms can occur so first of all you should get your thyroid levels checked to rule out hyperthyroidism.
If medical causes are ruled out then anxiety is most likely the cause of your symptoms. You are taking Lamotrigine and Sertraline already and as per my opinion these are right drugs for your symptoms, but these symptoms are persisting so either the doses of drugs should be increased or the medicines should be changes. SNRI medicines like Venlafaxine can prove useful for your somatic pain conditions and can be replaced with Sertraline. Apart from this pregabalin can be added for pains and ill also reduce the anxiety. Discuss with your psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs.
Thanks, hope this helps you. Take care
I can understand your problem. A lot of females develop symptoms of anxiety and mild depression following childbirth. In most of females these symptoms improve by own but in some they may persist in form of anxiety, restlessness or depression. The symptoms like random pains in different spots, breathing difficulties during exercise, sweating, feeling of sickness and fainting etc could occur due to anxiety but before making anxiety as diagnosis we should rule out medical causes like hyperthyroidism, hypoglycaemia etc. In hyperthyroidism such symptoms can occur so first of all you should get your thyroid levels checked to rule out hyperthyroidism.
If medical causes are ruled out then anxiety is most likely the cause of your symptoms. You are taking Lamotrigine and Sertraline already and as per my opinion these are right drugs for your symptoms, but these symptoms are persisting so either the doses of drugs should be increased or the medicines should be changes. SNRI medicines like Venlafaxine can prove useful for your somatic pain conditions and can be replaced with Sertraline. Apart from this pregabalin can be added for pains and ill also reduce the anxiety. Discuss with your psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs.
Thanks, hope this helps you. Take care
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