ANXIETY - H PYLORI

[ande495]

I have been through a rough time lately, my father-in-law died a couple ofmonths back and the whole thing was very stressfull for all of us, a few weeks ago i stated feeling very tense and would find myself tensed up without realising, i stated being constipated and when i ate i got bloated and had indigestion, i went to the docs and he sent me for a blood test, they took three tubes for different reasons i guess, i went back last week and all my bloods came back normal, but he told me i had Helicobactor pylori, he put me on a weeks course of multiple anti biotics and lanzaporole, i have a day left to take and the course is done, but i am still getting bloated, especially after meals, i have very bad anxiety at the moment and i am breathing very shallow and i can feel myself swallowing air as i exhale, if i can get myself to relax and breath normally it isn't so bad, are all the bloods being normal a good sign? can this all be anxiety related?
I am on 30mg of citalopram a day.
One thing i have noticed, if i suck on boiled sweets it stops me breathing funny, i ate a decent sized meal tonight and normally i would feel anxious and breath funny, but i had a couple of boiled sweets after and i didn't get so panicky.

[ande495]

Thankyoufor your reply, if by celex you mean the citalopram then i have been on it since last september.

[nursegirl6572]

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Anxiety/H-Pylori-infection/show/1766163#post_8114518

I responded to the thread (link above) all about h pylori.  I think you will find the info helpful.  Anxiety symptoms can mimic those of common medical ailments, and vice versa.  How long have you been on the Celexa?  If fairly recent, it may take some more time before it really starts working.  How about therapy?  Have you ever tried that to help address your anxiety?

If your anxiety isn't being well managed, my advice is to let your doctor know.  Changes may need to be made in your meds.

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