Too Much Stress
They say that they believe achalasia is brought on by stress.
This makes me wonder, "Should I try taking some kind of 'anxiety' drugs--such as Zoloft, Paxil, etc?" I've also thought about taking up meditation. If I took 10 minutes out of my day to calm myself down, light some candles, and think about relaxing, it may help relax my esophagus.Stress apparently has always taken a major toll on my body. When I was in high school my menstrual cycle was very irregular. I went through a 6-month time period where I never had one and I wasn't sexually active.
Then again, "stress" is usually what they say when they don't know why these things occur. Sometimes I feel like I know more about achalasia than my doctor does. I bet the best achalasia specialist would be someone that has actually suffered from it. Are you out there achalasia-suffering doctor?
What we need is an achalasia-suffering famous person because they'll start an achalasia research facility and an achalasia awareness campaign.
If I ever become famous, I promise I will start these things.
Stress Quiz
Learning Meditation
posted by Lauren @ 8:46 AM
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2 Comments:
I really do wonder about the stress thing. I have this cursed disease and the high stress job I have is probably in part responsible. Too many all-nighters, too many aggravating people (law related, lawyers are satan!!!)
you mentioned meditating, and i think that's a brilliant idea. I have suffered from achalasia for about 8 years now, nothing really seems to help. I have had the balloon dilation with little success, the botox injections are the treatment i regularly go in for, and they help for a little while, but they don't make a huge difference =(
meditation on the other hand has done wonders. I suggest getting a book on the chakras and a book on yoga, this will not only help you relieve stress from your life, it will help you work on your throat as well.
I hope your situation gets better and I totally agree with you on the famous achalasia thing. There has been so many times i felt like no one cared about our disease, well that needs to change.
-in love and light-
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