I have no idea what is wrong with me. I went to my primary care and he was ready to provide some anxiety meds and behavioral therapy but wanted me to wait a little longer.

It started last Monday. Maybe it was building up before then. But Monday afternoon when stressing about a paper, I just collapsed. I started worrying about the most random things. Finding a job, passing the BAR, retirement, where I’ll live, if my family will be poor, etc, etc. I have never worried about anything seriously in my life. But I was flipping out. I started crying in school. Calling my girl friend crying.

Anyway I thought the three items that have affected me are: two projects and finding a summer job. I found a summer job, after multiple rejections. The two projects are due next week, but I am on the right track with them.

But I am still freaking out. I am looking up how to pass the bar. Worrying about classes I never worried about it. The anxiety isn’t as bad itself, but now I have physical symptoms.

The worst is the morning. Every morning I wake up with a terrible vomit feeling. My doctor prescribed something to calm down my stomach but I haven’t taken it yet.

To add to it, I don’t feel like doing anything. I haven’t worked out in two weeks, and while I usually feel good at night, the morning’s to mid-afternoon are awful. It’s taking a toll on me and my girlfriend.

So here are my questions:

1. Does this sound like I am suffering from an anxiety disorder and/or depression? And how long does this usually last?

2. If I get prescribed some sort of Xanax, Lexpro, will I be able to function and study normally?

3. Could my morning sickness somehow be something else and how do I get it to stop?

Thank you.

Tags: Anxiety Disorder, behavioral therapy, depression, finding a job, girl friend, girlfriend, last monday, lexpro, meds, monday afternoon, morning sickness, passing the bar, primary care, random things, rejections, retirement, stomach, summer job, vomit, xanax

Last night, I was having an acute anxiety attack to the point of heart palpetations and dizziness and turned myself into St. Anthonys hospital cause I couldn’t calm down. I have temporary health coverage with Assurant health; monthly premium is . I read my policy and I don’t think it will cover my incident from last night. So I’ll have to pay out of pocket. Here’s how the treatment went:
It’s was about midnight when I walked into the ER. They checked my vital signs and then admitted me to a room where they prescribed a dose of Xanax; which really helped! Of course, three nurses and the doctor were asking a billion health questions as usual which got on my nerves. Then they wanted to take me over to a counselor for a psychiatric evaluation. I was waiting about 3 hours in the ER room cause staff was busy and falling behind. It was about 4:00 in the morning when I was finally taken over to the counselor; she evaluated me and called the psychiatrist and said that I was good enough to go home–thank god I didn’t have to be admitted to the psych ward, I’d be in debt forever! I was finally discharged and able to go home around 5:45 am. So my total time for staying was about 6 hours tops; I’m not even sure if it counts as overnight. About how much of a debt would I incur from this incident?
Oh, I cannot call the billing office until Monday afternoon, so thats why I posted this question here.

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I have no idea what is wrong with me. I went to my primary care and he was ready to provide some anxiety meds and behavioral therapy but wanted me to wait a little longer.

It started last Monday. Maybe it was building up before then. But Monday afternoon when stressing about a paper, I just collapsed. I started worrying about the most random things. Finding a job, passing the BAR, retirement, where I’ll live, if my family will be poor, etc, etc. I have never worried about anything seriously in my life. But I was flipping out. I started crying in school. Calling my girl friend crying.

Anyway I thought the three items that have affected me are: two projects and finding a summer job. I found a summer job, after multiple rejections. The two projects are due next week, but I am on the right track with them.

But I am still freaking out. I am looking up how to pass the bar. Worrying about classes I never worried about it. The anxiety isn’t as bad itself, but now I have physical symptoms.

The worst is the morning. Every morning I wake up with a terrible vomit feeling. My doctor prescribed something to calm down my stomach but I haven’t taken it yet.

To add to it, I don’t feel like doing anything. I haven’t worked out in two weeks, and while I usually feel good at night, the morning’s to mid-afternoon are awful. It’s taking a toll on me and my girlfriend.

So here are my questions:

1. Does this sound like I am suffering from an anxiety disorder and/or depression? And how long does this usually last?

2. If I get prescribed some sort of Xanax, Lexpro, will I be able to function and study normally?

3. Could my morning sickness somehow be something else and how do I get it to stop?

Thank you.

Tags: Anxiety Disorder, behavioral therapy, depression, finding a job, girl friend, girlfriend, last monday, lexpro, meds, monday afternoon, morning sickness, passing the bar, primary care, random things, rejections, retirement, stomach, summer job, vomit, xanax