Posted by Kath on June 13, 2000, at 16:35:14
In reply to Scared, but I have to stop all meds!, posted by Jennifer on June 13, 2000, at 2:53:28
Jennifer - I don't have any answers re the meds, & I don't know what Cushing's disease is, but I want you to know that my thoughts & love are with you. It must feel very scarey - like having the rug pulled out from under you, I would think. I'll be thinking of you.
Kath
> I don't know that anyone can really reply to this, but I'm up and feeling scared. Went to a magnificent endocrinologist today at Cedar Sinai Medical Center, after making the rounds with all my other doc's for the last 6 months. I went there because I felt I had Cushing's Disease. She told me out of every 100 that see her, only 1 has it. Well, she did my exam and reviewed my history for 1.5 hrs! She said she was severly suspicious that it was Cushing's, and wondered why nobody else noticed the symptoms...no one ever does when you seem depressed and have panic attacks. At any rate, she needs to do several tests, over a couple months. In order to do them, she needs me to discontinue ALL of my meds. No more Nardil, Aldactone, Xanax, or Pepcid. I'm feeling like this summer is going to be spent in the psych ward. She was very understanding about my reluctance to stop the meds, but I really do want to get to the reason I feel like crap. So I agreed to wean down the Nardil over 4-5 days. The Aldactone is no problem to DC, and I take the xanax infrequently enough that I shouldn't have any withdrawal symptoms. Does anyone have an idea on how fast I can wean down the Nardil and not feel awful? What type of withdrawal symptoms have any of you experienced? The faster I get off, the faster we can diagnose this, and get on with life. Thanks for any advice. Jennifer
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