Posted by Seeking Peace on July 9, 2007, at 11:45:49
My dad is around so i can't do a search...someone's probably posted about this before, so sorry for a repeat.
Emsam and a hot shower...not bath but shower...
Ok (gross) but due to depression stuff I don't shower every day (esp now am at parents and more depressed...long story).
As people probbly remember from previous posts, i'm struggling with the emsam, wanting to quit, (7 wks so far on 9mg patch...though i've gone back and forth from half patch to slightly more). Have had anxiety issue with patch. Sometimes the anxiety gets really really bad. Racy heart, panicky, no sleep, etc. Sometimes I know that it's the stuff going on with parents that's been really crappy and anxiety producing, but days i do'nt understand why my anxiety has peaked.
One such day/night was Thurs and during night i just took off the patch, didn't put it back on next day. That night i took zyprexa. Next day again back to half patch. So put on half patch Sat/Sun. No zyprexa taken and I was ok with my anxiety..maybe the zyprexa stays in system. Today is Mon. I was fine in a.m. Changed my patch and went to take a shower. After shower i notice an increase in my anxiety which i think will get worse as day goes...i'm alredy debating taking it off.
I just realized..last thurs when anxiety peeked was day I took my last shower (please don't think badly of me...i'm embarrassed).
So my question is...can the shower be a cause for increased anxiety. I tend to take a hot shower..not extremely hot in my opinion but mom thinks i do take hot showers. Has anyone else noticed such a thing? Shower/heat causing more anxiety?
And zyprexa....can i take it mid afternoon or best to just wait till night before bed. Don't want to get sleepy too early...i usually sleep well and have difficulty waking up next day.
Thanks for reading...
Seeking Peace
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