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Fear anxiety
I had IBS digestive distress lose stools and sometimes normal with anxiety still I have when periods approach its worst .. that anxiety has made my life upside down very worst panic attacks anxiety I had and still fear has not gone away .. when fear comes feeling like something bad is going to happen to me feeling like going to hospital again and again for checkup why is it so why fear comes again and again cannot keep my mind free feeling scared to walk alone too thinking that something will happen to me now cannot go along cannot stay carrying with me petril md and amitone 10mg with gastric tablets along with me wherever I go I m taking stop IBS tablets also with shelcal hd and dv 60uprise
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What you describe sounds like panic attacks with anticipatory anxiety, and the gut symptoms of IBS very commonly go hand in hand with it, each feeding the other. The fear of collapsing or needing hospital during an attack is a classic and very treatable part of panic disorder, and premenstrual worsening is also well recognised. Importantly, panic attacks feel frightening but are not dangerous.
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Please arrange a proper psychiatric assessment; cognitive behavioural therapy for panic works very well and medication, if needed, should be reviewed and adjusted by a doctor rather than carried around as a rescue tablet. Do not stop or change any prescribed medicine on your own. Alongside, practise slow diaphragmatic breathing during an attack, keep regular sleep and meal timings, cut down caffeine, and do some daily physical activity. A basic check with haemoglobin, thyroid profile and vitamin B12 and D is reasonable to exclude physical contributors.
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Do seek prompt medical help if you have chest pain lasting more than a few minutes, fainting, black stools, blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss, or any thoughts of harming yourself. You are welcome to discuss this further with me on a Practo online consult, or come and see me at Synergy Multispeciality Hospital, Miraj.
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