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My third check-up with the doctor

I wasn't feeling really well for the past days. My head hurt so much, it felt so heavy. My lips had some spasm. My arms too. On Friday morning, I went home because I wasn't feeling well. My hands and feet went cold, my body felt so heavy, and my heart rate went up. I asked my sister to get my blood sugar count and it was only 55. I ate lollipop and then rice with hotdog. I ate lunch after and went to sleep because my head felt so heavy like something is pulling it down. I decided not to go back to the office because my body was so heavy. I wasn't dizzy like before but I felt so tired. Came Saturday and Sunday but I was still feeling the same. I haven't done anything productive. I went to work on Monday but I didn't go back to work in the afternoon because I still wasn't feeling well. I told my family what I was feeling and they told me to get another check up so I asked the doctor's secretary. On Tuesday, I was still feeling the same but I survived the day. ...

I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Never in my mind have I thought that I was going to a psychiatrist. But I did. It was my last option. I already did several tests that produced thankfully normal results except for the Mitral Valve Prolapse diagnosis part. I was supposed to feel okay but I didn't. I was always light headed and nauseous. I always felt the same everyday for two months. I would wake up with cold hands and feet and vomit in the morning, when I eat, and when I brush my teeth. It was so exhausting. I decided to apply for a 30 days sick leave from work because I was not in my best condition. I felt so dizzy that all I could was to lie down. I didn't want to leave my bed. I lied down while I watched TV and still lied down when I ate. I thought I would be able to recover after having some rest but I didn't. I eventually had to request another 30 days sick leave because I did not have any improvement. I already thought of quitting my job because I felt so hopeless. My family was always there for me, ...