Posted by Spriggy on April 17, 2005, at 23:07:39
In reply to Re: Medication Suggestions » Spriggy, posted by mknight on April 17, 2005, at 10:48:51
I had a panic attack in December after a traumatic event. It caused my blood pressure to be high (but I was totally freaked out!). So my doctor encouraged me to go on meds.
First I was on put on Wellbutrin- it wigged me out with horrible anxiety. I could not sleep or eat. I went 4 days without sleep. It was horrible.
After it got out of my system, my dr. put me on Lexapro. About 3 weeks into the Lexapro, I started to have really weird things happen; cycling from euphoria to anxiety to horrible depression. I experienced depersonalization/derealization (the acid trip feeling like you aren't really there or you are in a tunnel!). I also had two hallucinations (visual ones) and one auditory one.
It was awful. I stayed it on for 6 weeks and then my husband realized what a horrible reaction I was having. I went off of it (basically cold turkey) and had just as hard of a time.
The three weeks after quitting it, were almost worse than being on it. I felt horrible; had head zaps, felt dizzy, felt REALLY weird in my head. It was just bizarre- too hard to describe.
I ended up in the psych ward because I became suicidal. Totally out of my character.
I have been battling ever since!!
I've tried Lamictal (increased anxiety), Depakote (gave me horrible heartburn), Seroquel (too sedating), and now am just back to Klonopin (hardly any) and Restoril for sleep.
I want to eventually wean off all this stuff. It hasn't been helpful to me.
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