Depression And Anxiety

[rpowell01]

Went to see my Doctor today. I told him I refuse to believe I have Anxiety. He looked at me and said "Listen you have Anxiety and that is what is causing your heart palpitations and blood pressure to rise and giving the tingling in your feet and hands". I guess I have to accept I have anxiety because 3 Doctors told me I have it now.

My question for filing a secondary claim are depression and anxiety the same? I know I have been depressed for the last 14 years because of the chronic pain in my neck and back but do they classify them the same or different. I want to file for both but don't know the diagnostics the way the VA uses.

[evandc]

You don't need a doctor. You are working overtime researching & healing all the illnesses of the world. I have to ask do you want help or a percentage or to be correct. Just what is the bottom line? Go ahead & tell me I don't know you, but sometimes people far off can get a different picture than those standing near you. They don't want to upset you further. I have diagnosis for more things than I can remember. I don't give a rat's ass what they they put down any longer. Just get me some help. The percentages & all that will take care of themselves over time.

Take a deep breath & get the help...It does you zero good talking yourself into a heart attack or worrying over what the doctor writes down or connecting the dots. I wish you nothing but good health & peace.

Don Evans

S/C PTSD, Cancer(AO)& IHD(AO)

Edited January 17, 2011 by evandc

[rpowell01]

verk hit it right on my head. Everything you just said is my life. The problem I have is I live in a "Po Dunk" county and whenever you say Nexus Letter to a Doctor here they look at you like "what is that". Who can write a Nexus for Anxiety? Can a Neurologist write one for Anxiety?

I have finally went to one today and he ordered every test known to man, MRIs, CT, CTA and Nuclear XRay on my brain, chest and back, along with a complete Nuclear XRay for any bone fractures. This is more than what the Army and VA has ever done for me.

I guess I have to accept I have Anxiety. Yes exercise is my next step but I know the pain of that is going to be bad on my back and neck but I know I have to soak it up and move on.

evandc great motivation thanks and I am moving forward....

Sorry for the bold letters I can't get them to shut off if they are on.

[john999]

A severe pain/anxiety attack can seem like a heart attack. I, myself, have ended up in ER thinking I was dying due to anxiety. It is hard to distinguish the symptoms at times. You want to be damn sure it is not a physical problem first.

[LarryJ]

My first anxiety attack happened at 30,000ft somewhere over Arkansas..................was not "pretty". Nope.

[rpowell01]

john999 I have a stress test and echocardiogram scheduled to rule out any heart or artery blockage. My Cholesterol Levels are normal and every other blood tests came back fine. Wouldn't something on the blood work and even 3 EKGs at least show some sign of heart problem or artery blockage? But again I have seen some weird stuff before that had Doctor's scratching their heads.

Maybe I am just being a hard arse and denying the truth of having it. The symptoms have basically gone away taking Valium (Xanax didn't help at all). I have felt better in the last month than I ever have in the last year. Like my father who also has it he says keep the medication in your system and you will be fine. Today the Neurologist gave me Baclofen and right now I am feeling pretty good, for once...

[rpowell01]

Well my CT and CTA came back normal. I didn't know a CTA can see artery blockages which he said my heart if fine and getting enough blood to it?

I also had a Nuclear Bone Scan which showed that I did at one time have a stress fracture (this type of scan neither the Army nor the VA ever did) and now have degenerative disc disease throughout my back. He said he was concern of the progression of this because of my age which is not normal by his words.

Funny thing though, the private Neurologist wouldn't give me any copies of the results whenever I asked. The Neurologist wouldn't go into detail about my condition so I am a little confused as to why???? I also asked him if he writes IMOs and he said no but the Neurosurgeon he is referring me to does. He said I could get copies from the Neurosurgeon. Maybe he wants the Neurosurgeon to tell me everything? I asked him what was caused the CTS and the pain I have in my arms & legs and he said it was my neck and lower back causing it. Then that was the end of the appointment. He basically said everything that is happening to me, what I feel with the chest pains and the rest is coming from my neck. I find this a little disturbed because he did not allow me copies to results/reports. But, I go for a MRI tomorrow (Saturday) for my Cervical Spine (again, just had one last year) and one for my brain. It is the same imaging company so I guess I will ask them for copies whenever I go there tomorrow. I don't know maybe he wants the Neurosurgeon to explain everything to me. But, I know I am not going to allow him to touch me under a knife unless he writes the IMO and gives me copies of my records/reports. I find this odd...

Back in December they increased my C Spine and Lumbar to 40%. But, they said I never filed for Thoracic. So, I had to file for it and have a C&P Examination come February 9th. My Thoracic is the worse of the 3 because of the spasms I have all over that area. Man, whenever that Army Doctor told me at age 26, 14 years ago that it is degenerative I wish I knew then what I know now what that meant. I would have been more careful to my carefulness I have already been. ö

Edited February 5, 2011 by rpowell01