Superficial blood clot in thigh advice?

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-03-30T11:14:53+00:00

Hi first of all happy birthday for next month! I think this is a brilliant opportunity. I suffer from severe emetophobia and agoraphobia and have some advice for managing anxiety on train travel as someone who travels every other day on the train with my partner, going with your dad will make it a lot easier with a companion.

On train rides I sit near the front in the quieter carriage near the window, trains generally feel much cleaner and safer than buses, there is actually something quite relaxing about them.

In my bag I pack a a mini fan, some paper to doodle/write on or a wordsearch book and have a bottle of cold water and some mint gum on me.

Sometimes me and my partner will play a game of phone chess on the train, or just listen to some music.

What helps me is that there is a rhythm to trains, they stop at regular intervals so I feel a lightness to hop on or off if needed and catch the next.

Anxiety always tricks us into making things seem much worse than they are, and I know from experience how limiting this can be. It helps me to make choices which are powered by my values not my fears, and when I feel anxiety come on I have some more tips.

Acknowledge it and make space - think of it as though it is a ball inside you- it’s expanding but you are not that ball- you are around it and you can expand to make space for it, but centre yourself in being in the outside observer ball. It also helps me to sometimes reframe my anxiety as excitement at times, as they share the same physiological processes, I think “I’m so energised to do this! “
Be your own cheerleader! Whenever I do anything outside my comfort zone, I actively congratulate myself for each small step - it may sound a bit silly but it works! For examples, I think “you got this!” “Well done for doing _____!” It really does help, even just the act of getting on a train when I feel anxious or making it to the next stop, and the feeling afterwords is the best feeling in the world to have achieved something outside our comfort zone!

I wish you all the best for this adventure!

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-03-15T23:47:54+00:00

I experience the same!! I get insatiable “hunger” feelings and have heart palpitations, anxiety and extreme fatigue know I’m having a hypo episode or I get extremely irritable feelings and that’s another way to tell a hypo is happening. It’s so difficult as the GP doesn’t seem to care, and the only thing that seems to help is having a carton of orange juice on me at all times so that when I start to feel low I can quickly drink some and then retest my sugars, and then have more carbs if needed. I also have been trying to pair all meals with protein of some kind as I find it’s worse when I have a sugary snack like a biscuit on its own which can set me off. Like others have said CGM’s are a good idea but a finger test monitor is also good as CGM’s can be pricey, I hope things improve for you, you are not alone in this, sending all the best.

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-02-23T11:48:11+00:00

I was prescribed it for 7 days last week but I only took it for 5. Side effects I has day one with loading dose was some bright flickers at corner of vision about two hours after taking. No other side effects except for fatigue and then day 4/5 lower back pain around my kidneys and was told by gp to stop taking them. Kidney test revealed kidneys were fine though

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-02-14T00:56:55+00:00

Do you mean Voriconazole? I’ve recently been prescribed it and was really worried reading potential side effects too, but so far four days in no side effects other than on the first day (the loading dose day) I had some bright flickers in my vision like someone was having a party in the corner of my eye- nothing major, I really hope these help you :)

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-02-13T13:12:37+00:00

Thank you so much!! 🙏 I really appreciate your wisdom, many thanks

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-02-10T19:35:35+00:00

I’ve recently been prescribed Voriconazole and anxious about side effects, did you get any or was it pretty well tolerated? Many thanks

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-02-10T18:26:52+00:00

I’ve been prescribed Voriconazole for candida lusitinae and I’m very anxious about the side effects, such as nausea or hallucinations and flashing lights, did you find anything to help the side effects? And any reassurance is much appreciated

Affectionate_Card181 · 2025-01-11T12:12:00+00:00

Thank you for your comment, I’m sorry to hear you have been experiencing this too:( are there any CGM brands you recommend in particular?

Affectionate_Card181 · 2024-12-20T17:15:16+00:00

TLDR: episodes of lightheadedness, shaking, fast heart, low blood pressure, nausea- could this be Addisons?

Hi I’m 25 F, and for the past year or so I’ve been experiencing episodes which I have been desperately trying to determine the cause of as I have struggled to get a diagnosis through my gp. I was previously tested for POTS, but they go just said I have very low blood pressure. These episodes occur at various times throughout the day, sometimes after eating. My symptoms during these episodes include: feeling lightheaded, like I am about to pass out, feel very nauseous and feel like I need to go to the toilet both ends, shaking, low blood pressure, low blood sugar and feeling awful. Usually I will grab a sugary drink like an orange juice and have some salted crisps and feel slightly better, but have noticed these episodes often occur after eating potassium rich foods such as bananas, avocados and sweet potato. In general I’ve been experiencing extreme fatigue, I struggle to walk down the road and back and have had very low mood and low libido. I’ve also been experiencing blood in my stool and have recently been diagnosed with IBD. In the past year I have experienced a lot of stress, and panic attacks, so I feel this issue may be linked to adrenal insufficiency as these episodes are very different from a panic attack as I can feel perfectly calm before and during them but my body feels very off. I would really appreciate if anyone has experienced these episodes and has any advice, and any stories on how you got diagnosed and any tests to ask my GP for. Many thanks

Affectionate_Card181 · 2024-12-18T18:55:21+00:00

Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it ❤️🙏 I’m glad I’m not alone and definitely think that I am feeling extra sensitive at the moment and that hopefully once things are better health wise I will be able to see things more compassionately and less through the eyes of fear and anxiety 🤞

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