I need help and mostly talk to people

[mariethornton]

Hi, I am new here, my name's MARIE .
I am French I live in the UK with my English partner so sorry in advance if I made few grammar mistakes. We have a 7 months old baby she is just the world to us.
If I am here its that I have not been well for over 4 months now. I feel dizzy almost every day and a general 'not feeling well'. I seen my GP about 5 or 6 times about it now. and they can't really say what I have (although all of of them told me that I have nothing sinister about the fact that I am not feeling well..they are not concerned for them it will pass) as my blood test is fine and everything else too.
For them I am just suffering from anxiety after birth, stress and tiredness etc. although my little girl is actually such a good girl ( she's been sleeping through the night since she is one month old!!) and I do sleep well at night but still I can't help feeling like something is really bad with me but no one seems to understand or want to help although on my last GP visit I was given antidepressant which to be honest I haven't take yet as I don't want to go down that route but perhaps really I should start taking them ?
I am just tired being like this all the time even so I am trying to act like everyday nothing is wrong with me but still the dizziness is almost everyday there etc. I am tired of being like this, I tried to talk about it through Netmum.com but no one ever came back to me which made me feel even more isolated, ignored and upset.
Really I just want to hear someone that feel exactly the same as me, someone to tell me that its going to pass, someone to talk about it really. I just hope I get a reply I really hope because I dont know what else to do or who to turn to for help.
Thanks

[frogface]

Lots of people - myself included - have experienced that horrible dizzy feeling. Anxiety is a horrible horrible thing to deal with and it is a real condition. I refused anti ds for a long time, hated the idea of them but they did save my life - more than once I believe. It's your choice to take them, no one can force you but if it was for a lung infection you'd take medicine so...

Keep talking, it does help. And congratulations on your lovely daughter.

[monica]

Welcome Marie

I'm sorry life is such a struggle for you atm. Although I'm not a health care practitioner I know that PNI can bring with it the type of symptoms you're describing - I experienced exhaustion, feeling foggy headed as if I wasn't here amongst other symptoms. All my test results were negative including blood tests, several eye tests, ft scan of sinuses .

It's really positive that you've had many tests and that they're negative altjough frustrating that you don't know why you're feeling this way.

Do you have any help and support ? It must be so hard dealing with these symptoms whilst looking after a baby no matter how good they are. Maybe having some time for yourself doing something you enjoy could give you a boost. If you're able try to do some exercise even gentle types - that helped me hugely . I wouldn't discount medication - antidepressants turned my life around . I resisted for several months then started citalopram and most of my symptoms went. The anxiety I felt turned into depression and recovery wasn't easy but I did get through it. I'm sure you will too . Please keep talking as we do understand x