Posted by missliz on June 14, 2002, at 3:21:45
Hi, I'm new, I'm upset. I did a trial of Parnate- Nardil was a miracle drug for me for about four years till it turned on me. The Parnate was equally impressive in my head, but after eight weeks it was just too obvious that I was in serious heart trouble. Of course the psych MD just told me to take more Valium- turning gray and keeling over are classic symptoms of anxiety. (sarcasm) Fortuneately my medicine doctor has more sense and sent me for an EKG, a very scary messy one.
I'm off the Parnate, feel pink again, but I'm so anxious and the nasty phobias are creeping back in. My anxiety is so bad I've needed massive (for me) doses of Valium for the last four days. It's the chest pain type of anxiety, and so it's extra terrifying since I'm scared about my heart. The pain is different than it was on the Parnate and I have a GAD diagnoses, a heart scare, and withdrawal from a powerful antidepressant so it makes sense but has anyone else ever had this ?
Most of my adult life I've been a competetive athlete and I know how to take an exercise pulse, I know how to use my heart rate moniter, and I think I know my body well enough to tell when something is wrong. I guess my feelings are hurt that the psych guy basicly told me I was nuts when there was a very real problem. I'm having a halter(?) monitor and an echo next week to make sure there's no lasting damage.
So has this happened to anyone else or am I the one in a million? Dr. Shrink is all hot to put me on selegiline next, but I wonder if It will be more of the same given the amphetimine metabolite thing? I'm running out of things to try.
Thanks
missliz
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