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What Is The Treatment For Anxiety And Sleeping Disorder?

hi. im new to this eeg test and im gonna need to know some stuff. i been having axinty attacks for year and 6 mouths it started when i saw someone having a sezure and it bother me and i been having attacks wheree i feel funny, everything feels like is moving sleep problems and so much more. it has now got bad where i cant take a bath, go out, and i cant even wipe my own butt when i use the bathroom yes it is that bad becuase i feel funny and i get feelings of everything moving or a spin. The reason im asking about this eeg is becuase i am getting one and im gonna need to know somethings before i go to the doctors for it becuase my attacks has got realy bad where i may not be able to do some of the steps. things i may not be able to do like closing eyes w hen im not asleep with the white light , open eyes and watch light, the 3 min breathing and overall setting in that room. I forgot to say that im getting this test becuase i try meds and they do not work i been on 5 meds for aanxity. Now i told the doctor that i want a eeg done to help me get over the fear that i got about sezure s from someone having it and to makesure that this was just anxity. Now i try to look up stuff that will help me to forget about my fear but it made thing worse. So all that i try never work. The only way to beat this fear is to have this eeg thing becuase my mind will know that thers nothing wrong. when i spook to him he agree with me nowi got some problems since my anxitys have got super bad if some one told me 1 to 10 i say 10 very bad. In order for me to get this egg and get it done right where the test results are clear and right, I really want to have it in a way that nothing will not effect the results. but heres my problem im gonna have to be on meds for my atttacks or else i cannot stand any parts of the test. heres another problem if i get this test and if i was on meds for my anxitys that work it may effect my chances of helping me getting over this fear and getting results. as i understand this eeg test right it will only be good if you have a attack becuase thiis way the test can tell if its a sezure or not. so even do my axnity attacks are bd and got real bad time to time for this to go right the tesy has to be done while im not on nothing and while imhaving the attacks. So im gonna ask you alot of qestions pls reply to every one of them please. i try to find out about this eeg more but it was not claer to me so i need your help and guide im between a rock and a hard place and i gotta get over this fear and this is the only way. here are my qestions. 1. will i be able to take axnity meds when i get the test done, now i understnd that some meds you cannot take so if theres a way to take something with out it effecting the test that will be graet. i did read something about meds to be asleep. 2. i wan t to know how long does each step that i have to do on the test take, let me be claer i want to know every single step. im talking about the flashing lights the closing eyes and all that. please help me on a hard matter thanks.
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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hi..thanks for the query. I am very sorry to hear about all of your problems! Let me assure you that EEG is a very simple & harmless test procedure where a set of points or electrodes are attached on scalp to record electrical activity in brain. this test is usually done in cases of suspected seizure disorders. Going by your description, you do not appear to be suffering from seizure disorder but rather from symptoms of incontrollable anxiety characterised by feeling funny, repetitive flashbacks of seizure event along with host of other symptoms. If you can consult a Psychiatrist, you can receive effective treatment in form of medications like SSRI/Mirtazapine/Trazodone combined with anxiolytic drugs like benzodizepines/propranolol and various relaxation techniques like relaxation, guided imagery, cognitive behaviour therapy etc. I know you have been through a lot & you are managing things bravely...try to stay calm & consult a Psychiatrist. Good luck
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What Is The Treatment For Anxiety And Sleeping Disorder?

hi..thanks for the query. I am very sorry to hear about all of your problems! Let me assure you that EEG is a very simple & harmless test procedure where a set of points or electrodes are attached on scalp to record electrical activity in brain. this test is usually done in cases of suspected seizure disorders. Going by your description, you do not appear to be suffering from seizure disorder but rather from symptoms of incontrollable anxiety characterised by feeling funny, repetitive flashbacks of seizure event along with host of other symptoms. If you can consult a Psychiatrist, you can receive effective treatment in form of medications like SSRI/Mirtazapine/Trazodone combined with anxiolytic drugs like benzodizepines/propranolol and various relaxation techniques like relaxation, guided imagery, cognitive behaviour therapy etc. I know you have been through a lot & you are managing things bravely...try to stay calm & consult a Psychiatrist. Good luck