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56. My spouse was just diagnosed with anxiety

Fri Feb 3, 2017, 07:40 PM

Feb 2017

after experiencing tremors, pains, and what seemed to be heart problems. In the weeks after the election we both felt sick and couldn't sleep, but this was something new. The doctor prescribed zoloft which seems to be helping. I can't share the Drumpf idiocy/outrage of the day any more lest I aggravate things.

A psychologist friend of mine says many of his clients were adversely affected by the election.

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Katy Tur on Morning Joe just remarked that at her recent doctor's appointment, he told her [View all] PearliePoo2 Feb 2017 OP

Interesting Sherman A1 Feb 2017 #1

I wake up in an alternate universe every morning... spinbaby Feb 2017 #2

I am having exactly the same experience Mickju Feb 2017 #61

Hang in there (wo)man ... mr_lebowski Feb 2017 #74

Thank you! Mickju Feb 2017 #77

Mental health has a lot to do with physical health. kentuck Feb 2017 #3

I wake up mostly pissed off after a very restless night. Not what I'm use to. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #4

Stress had very real TNNurse Feb 2017 #5

Katy certainly deserves a rest/break after what she endured. PearliePoo2 Feb 2017 #10

+1 - Ms. Tur is a badass klook Feb 2017 #12

Wish she could get Chris Matthews gig. Would be nice to have an actual dae Feb 2017 #30

Even better: she was not aware of the physical threat until the SS volunteered to escort her out... Hekate Feb 2017 #55

drumpf's repeal and replace healthcare plan includes killing off as many as possible with stress. democratisphere Feb 2017 #6

Shock and Auggh (n/t) klook Feb 2017 #13

+1 HopeAgain Feb 2017 #28

I'm not at all surprised. I've been feeling anxiety coming on, and head it off before it gets... Nitram Feb 2017 #7

This has been really helpful to me also! PearliePoo2 Feb 2017 #26

Same here.. whathehell Feb 2017 #36

This should be the experience of any Cosmocat Feb 2017 #8

I am having anxiety attacks. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2017 #9

I have been the same way. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #48

I remember how anxious and nervous everybody was on DU during the days of George W. Bush. DetlefK Feb 2017 #11

Are Republicans immune from these anxiety attacks? kentuck Feb 2017 #15

Already forgotten the weak tyrant who came for your guns by not caring about them? DetlefK Feb 2017 #17

They are Authoritarians and simply ignore what's going except for what they're told KittyWampus Feb 2017 #34

"OMG, I'm in the grip of caring people who think things through logically! Aaaaagh!' byronius Feb 2017 #38

They live in an alternate reality ElkeH Feb 2017 #45

Hell, I nearly talked to my own doctor about this at my last visit. Last year, I had been under Nay Feb 2017 #14

I've been to the emergency room, my family doctor, phylny Feb 2017 #18

Believe me, I sympathize completely. I often feel like I'm on the edge of crying. I've upped Nay Feb 2017 #20

My husband and I are feeling the same way.. whathehell Feb 2017 #37

Canada. I have dual citizenship. Hate the thought of leaving my kid and grandkid Nay Feb 2017 #41

Lucky you, but I understand the reluctance to leave behind family.. whathehell Feb 2017 #43

No, I live in Virginia. Can't just pop over the line. Nay Feb 2017 #44

Gotcha. whathehell Feb 2017 #46

I am really afraid for my soon to be 80 year old mom! Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #16

"Katy, your health is the most excellent of any reporter spooky3 Feb 2017 #19

I'm finding it hard to concentrate on anything but the shit show! mtngirl47 Feb 2017 #21

Exactly.My friends and family tell me to stop watching but I can't. coco22 Feb 2017 #57

My doc said she can't even tell me how many women have come to her office and just started crying Native Feb 2017 #22

there is a complex of symptoms that are across the board greenman3610 Feb 2017 #23

See what happens when you don't get them their pony for Xmas? world wide wally Feb 2017 #24

Had MJ on for 5 minutes this morning SharonClark Feb 2017 #25

I did radical noodle Feb 2017 #27

I got an ulcer MFM008 Feb 2017 #29

Wow, I had no idea how many people are experiencing this level of anxiety Ligyron Feb 2017 #31

+1000. byronius Feb 2017 #39

Had a Drs appointment the day after the election... jmbar2 Feb 2017 #32

Thank you everyone for all your comments and real-life stories. PearliePoo2 Feb 2017 #33

Activism is a great stress reliever idahoblue Feb 2017 #35

I'm itching to get out there again. byronius Feb 2017 #40

First Thing Every AM otohara Feb 2017 #42

i'm one of them. barbtries Feb 2017 #47

I was at the doctor's today on an unrelated matter and walked out with high BP meds. Vinca Feb 2017 #49

My sister is seeing this in her college students onlyadream Feb 2017 #50

I find it interesting that people say marching is therepeutic for them butdiduvote Feb 2017 #51

First time ever talking to my internist about my state of mind elfin Feb 2017 #52

Oh hell yes Hekate Feb 2017 #53

I have a doctor friend; she reports the same thing. LisaM Feb 2017 #54

My spouse was just diagnosed with anxiety royable Feb 2017 #56

Katy is a gem! Ernest Partridge Feb 2017 #58

I think we're all expecting to wake briefly in the middle of the night to a loud boom. ffr Feb 2017 #59

I went to bed angry last night. Hulk Feb 2017 #60

I got a physical on Tuesday and was asked how I was feeling, etc., and I said the election Akamai Feb 2017 #62

Went to the doctor yesterday for my six month checkup zwyziec Feb 2017 #63

Went to the doctor yesterday for my six month checkup zwyziec Feb 2017 #64

I have not slept a whole night since the election. I keep having nightmares that wake me up. appleannie1943 Feb 2017 #65

I'm experiencing the same thing since election & in last 2 weeks it's gotten worse - went to the Dr. Pachamama Feb 2017 #67

I ended up crying in the dentist's office and he is so sweet, vanlassie Feb 2017 #66

add me to the list demtenjeep Feb 2017 #68

I love... czarjak Feb 2017 #69

Another one here. Lifelong Protester Feb 2017 #70

Around February/March of last year, I started clenching my jaws and grinding my teeth at night ecstatic Feb 2017 #71

I was told the same by two of my healthcare professionals. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #72

my anxiety attacks have gotten worse. DesertFlower Feb 2017 #73

I know it helps, but let me tell you from friend's experiences ... be VERY VERY careful ... mr_lebowski Feb 2017 #75

i know about it. i've done the research. DesertFlower Feb 2017 #76