Posted by crazychickuk on August 17, 2004, at 20:12:32
Hello chemist and welcome back..
I have a few questions for you, i will try and keep this short.. ok hu humm
3 half yrs ago i started taking 37.5 mg of effexor for mild depression, one night silly me took about 4 or 5 extra for that buzz as all my freinds were on exatsy anyways i had my very first anxiety attack that lasted days and days i obviousley stopped the effexor cold turkey after that night.. i was fine apart from brain zaps etc... anyways i wasnt 100% correct few mnths later around xmas time i had my first panick attack i felt all funny etc etc i was put on valium 2 mg 3 times a day, one day i had a panick attack that lasted days and the valium didnt help any more (doc wont give nothing else) so i was put on celexa but i ended up in hospital on it my blood pressure was very high so was my hrt rate i had the worst ever panick attack as i didnt know what was wrong with me.. i had an mri scan and this obsession about me having something wrong with my brain went away..
I was then put on trazadone which made me panicky and my hrt rate was very low, paxil made my very weird, prozac made me suicidal, (they also raised my bp and hr) so i was sent to a physciatrist who prescribed me zoloft it was wicked for my anxiety it was really good BUT my doctor took me of it on my check up cus my blood pressure was high so was my heart rate...
Then i asked my doctor for remeron i was given remeron and was taking it for 1 half years with no probs apart from the odd day of depression and i knew it was pooping out, and apart from when they changed from tablet to soltab (melt in mouth) i started getting nightmares and panick attacks in my sleep and i was scared so my doctor told me to stop taking them and put me on dothiapen i started taking a very low dose 25mg of dothiapen only for a week though but i didnt liek the affects my hrt was fluttering and my legs were twitching and i felt like i had pins in my head and light was strong!! was strange so i stopped them..
anyways my doctor sent me back to physciatrist and she managed to get hold of 1 mnths supply of remeron the old version tablet form to take but there is just no point as wats the point in starting to take them just for 1 mnth? - and they did poop out on me..
so i am lost now is there any point in taking another tca?- i am afraid of cardio probs.. i have had about 4 ekg's over the mnths and i have a 24 hr monitor schedulled for september.. should ease my mind i am obsessing over a arithmia..
My doctor has given my valium to take as needed BUT i dont find it very helpfull i still get very anxious as if my brain is fighting the affect..
and inderal 40mg to take upto 3 times a day if needed BUT yet again i am afraid of the cardio problems :-(
anyways I was gonna give myself till the middle of september (after holtor monitor) to see how i am and i want to try effexor again ad it worked great for my depression will it be ok for my severe anxiety which is causing depression again :-( and if i start to get a raised hrt rate or blood pressure do u think idneral 10mg wll be ok for me? or do you have any other suggestions..? bare in mind i am in the uk and i am NOT going to see physciatrist again just my gp.. sure he will prescribe what i ask for..
thankyou ...
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