Anxiety, or artery blockage?
Lars
11 years ago
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I went to the doctor on Friday because I have been having semi-blackout spells, especially at 7:30 PM when I close . Wednesday I had to brace myself against the wall to keep from falling while I was becoming almost unconscious, and I felt that this was somehow not normal for simply closing the curtains. I do have to reach upwards to adjust the loops of the curtains, meaning that my hands will be above my head, but that alone should not make me black out, IMO. So on Thursday I made the appointment to see my doctor, whom I had not seen since DM's funeral.
The doctor thinks that I have been going through a lot of stress, considering the surgery I had in August coupled with the two trips to Texas and the tragedy that I am having to deal with. He did extensive tests of my blood pressure, and that has been fine, especially after my surgery, and so he thinks that my black-out spells are due to stress and anxiety. He recommended that I take Xanax in the evening to see if that would alleviate the blackouts. I told him that wasn't sure that I would want to take Xanax, since I'm not familiar with it, but I told him that I had taken Librium for similar symptoms with good results, and so he wrote me a prescription for that. I just started taking the Librium today, and so I will see if it helps stop the blackouts. If it does not, I have an appointment a week from Tuesday, and the doctor will then order scans to find out if I have any artery blockage if I am still having the spells. I have a fear that that might be the real problem, and I would want to get it treated before I have a stroke, or whatever the blockages cause. I had thought that I was going to get back to normal and be a new person after my hyperthyroidectomy, but that was not to be.
Tomorrow morning Kevin and I plan to go on a hike in the Santa Monica Mountains to see how I hold up. I have not had a good hike since my surgery, and I think I should be able to make a better go of it than when my sister and BIL were visiting and took me up the steep hike at Solstice Canyon. I want to try to find a hike that I have not been on before so that I can get to see some new scenery.
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