ANXIETY.............that just gives me anxiety!

[Crankin]

And +1 to Oak's thought about the prednisone. You were on it a long time; weaning off of it should take along time, too. Everything you described happens when you go off steroids too quickly.

[hebe]

You poor thing. All I can add is don't be too hard on yourself for not riding, it's been a miserable few months for all sorts of reasons, I've barely been on my bikes this side of Christmas. I hope that spring will bring better weather, and hopefully that will help you too. x

[marni]

I second the suggestion that you get your dr. to give you a referral for some couseling. Either a psychologist or a psychiatrist should be able to distinguish between the steroid withdrawal, anxiety and a continuining problem.

If you have to do drugs, citalopram (ie celexa) is one of the better ones for not causing tremors, repetitive muscle tremors.

Good luck with your recovery both physical and mental.

[ClockworkOrange]

I appreciate each reply and the time you have spared in doing so.

Like many, I have gone through all sorts of worries/concerns in my life, generally not directly to do with me but family. I consider I have coped admirably but as I said before, I feel the coping 'thing' has diminished.

Mainly I worry far too much about my grown up son, he has been a nightmare at times but thankfully, he has calmed down and now he and his partner have a beautiful son of their own. I am my own worst enemy, any problems he and his partner might have, I always feel I should be able to wave a magic wand, daft, I know.

If the phone goes generally my first words to him are "whats wrong"? I sometimes feel it is because I was a single parent family from when he was around 13 years of age.

Yup, got to let go but I don't seem to have reached that stage, well not properly anyway!

You see this is not a recent feeling, the problem now is that I cannot control it. Hence after a long chat with my Doctor, she and I both thought this might be the right approach but for a short period.

Only put up this thread to let off steam, so it was a real bonus to have such a response.

Am flying off for a cheapie break to The Algarve, Portugal, celebrating my partners 60th but guess what, rain is forecast for all next week.

Thanks again.