Anxiety Question

[987!]

I know this has NOTHING to do with nursins but someone please help me, I will take as many opinions as possible. I am a pre-req student who just had a research paper and a presentation due the same due. I cam home Wednesday and realized that I had screwed up horribly on my aper and had to re-do the WHOLE thing which took me 5 hours and I also had to do flashcards for my presentation which i was terrified to go up and talk in front of the classroom. I am was nervous and shaky that night. When I finished my report I ate a few crackers and ended up throwing up because of my nerves.

The next day (yesterday), i was sick to my stomach with anxiety about the presentation. I was shaking all day, diarrea, and even went home from work early because I had such sctrong fatigue I guess from the anxiety. I did the presentation I was fine afterwards.

Now it is the next day and this mornig I was fine but this afternoon I am shaky again - feels like anxiety and I am EXTREMELY exhausted. WHat is this? What is wrong with me, I feel like crying? I had a thought maybe that I had so much anxiety and now my chemicals are balancing out and now depression is what I am feeling? I went through 3 months of depression about 2 years ago and never want to experience it again (It also started with an anxiety attack). Any thoughts? I feel fatigue, like I am in another world, I have no expression and am just blank and want to sleep. What is happening to me?

[vashtee, RN]

Maybe you should see a physician?

[LydiaNN]

Call and make an appt. to see your physician. Then, eat a balanced meal, do something fun or relaxing and go to bed early and get plenty of sleep.

[Trophywife81]

Kuklara, school can be very stressful. I have found that in order to be successful at school, you simply have to take care of yourself.

1st: Take a deep breath; it's going to be okay. It really is!

2nd: Go out for 20-30 minutes of exercise. The endorphins will make you feel good, and the extra oxygen to your brain will help you think more clearly. I also find that when I exercise regularly, even if it's just walking around campus in between classes, I can "deal" with life/school with less stress.

3rd: Go buy yourself a bottle of bubbly, rent a favorite movie, and give yourself an evening off. Just veg out...you need to de-stress so that you can devote yourself full-tilt to the things you have to do (but do tomorrow :) )

4th: If this is a continuously recurring problem, maybe you should talk to a psychiatrist. There is no shame in taking anti-anxiety meds, anti-depressants, or whatever you need. Life's too short and there are too many good experiences to be had to let something like school get you this down!

Good luck, and take care.

Laura

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Sorry to hear you are having a bit of a rough time, unfortunately the only advice we can offer (as per TOS) is to go and see your own PCP. Hope you get sorted soon