Posted by johnj on June 1, 2003, at 11:05:42
In reply to Re: Larry, Zinc/Selenium/Vitamin C questions » Caleb462, posted by Larry Hoover on June 1, 2003, at 9:17:28
HI Larry,
Well I had to back off the remeron and am down to 15 mg. I just couldn't shake the heavy headed feeling. I did have 4 days of feeling good, but something just wasn't right. I experienced this before so I am not totally suprised. It is almost like a paradoxical feeling.
I made an appointment with the local university at the anixety/depression clinic. I think I will be able to get a good DX since my pdoc really doesn't seem interested in talking with me. I am hoping they have a good pile of references and can point me in a the right direction.
I stared some zinc and selenium today too. Last Friday I was out working and had a big lunch(mexican). About 2 hours later I had a ton of anxiety while driving. The same thing after lunch yesterday that lasted for about 30 minutes and left a knot in my stomach. Then a spaced out feeling after dinner. I did have a blood glucose test over a year ago, but don't think it told much since I had it on an empty stomach in the morning. I am not sure how this is related to depression or anxiety. I can only guess it is blood sugar levels??? Any guesses? Could this explain why working out disrupts my sleep? It is hard to find a doctor that will listen. Usually I get the "hmmm, excercise helps depression" speech and believe me I have tried all kinds of excercise.
You mentioned before that you tried trazadone. I was only looking at it since I would not have much withdrawl(or so I think) if I stopped it. And it may have some AD effect. Has temazepan worked well for you on a long term basis?
I had a suprise call from a friend at my old job of which I left 5 years ago. We kept each other sane and got along so well. I just happened to be at my mom's house and he called. We got to talking and he said he started paxil 1 year ago due to anxiety. We are very much alike. He called to see how I was doing. He doesn't know I was on meds at the time when we worked together. I was in remission at the time and had few problems for 5 years or so. He said the paxil has helped him a great amount and he takes 10 mg, a very low dose. I found it very strange since I had just made the appointment at the univeristy and out the blue here comes this call. We hadn't talked in two years. He said paxil has taken the edge off and he doesn't feel overwhelmed anymore. He sounded very good. To be honest, I am scared of the ssri's. I only tried lexapro for a few days and didn't care for it. Have you ever tried paxil. Anxiety is my #1 issue which leads to depression. I don't know how different paxil is than benzo's. I was hoping for cymbalta to try, but I am not sure how much longer I can wait. I am not so bad if I get out of bed but the last two days I have laid around til 9 or longer. I am really looking forward to the clinic an getting started on something to help me mold my thoughts in more tune with reality. Thanks a bunch Larry. I look forward to your thoughts on CBT. Hope things are going well for you.
johnj
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