Has anyone been prescribed anxiety meds to help them negotiate the emotional roller coaster that comes with this diagnosis, and if so did they help a little?
Hi Pricilla
Yes, I was prescribed anxiety medication just before my original diagnosis and was advised to stay on them during treatment. I found they definitely helped me in taking the edge off my anxiety and being calmer-I was suffering from anxiety anyway.
They take time to get into your system, so it wasn’t an instant fix for me.
Have a chat with your gp and they will be able to assess if you need them.
Sarah xx
I got sleeping tablets because I found if I got a good nights sleep I could cope with the next day. I did get anxiety ones as well but haven’t taken any yet. I was told not to take them day before op as not good with anaesthetic.
I found if I got through one appointment then put it out of my mind , lived life as normal until the next one I could forget about it. Now I’ve had lumpectomy and sentinel node removal which was fine, feel great, no pain, very little bruising, I’ll forget about it until next hospital visit. I just keep repeating worrying won’t change anything and that does help. Good luck x
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