Posted by Gary Engel on September 28, 2007, at 18:17:11
I've tried them all and some more than once. I am not conditioned to the side effects, they are true and real. Even 2.5 mg of Lexapro exacerbates my anxiety 4 fold or more. I've even tried Depakote, Wellbutrin, and Nortriptaline. I feel like a guinny pig. Most of the meds give me excessive nausea to the point of gagging, some make me feel like I want to kill someone, most give me terrible headaches and dizzyness like others would describe as migraines. I get excessive diarrhea too with abodominal pains and stomach gurgling you can hear across the room.
What else can I do for this? My anxiety turned into GAD back in December, when my 39 y.o. brother passed away. I'm 38 and he was my best friend. I had what they use to call a nervous breakdown. The depression has settled, but the anxiety is all day from the time I wake up until I go to bed. The only thing that helps me is Xanax, which I take everyday, several times a day. I'm a Registered Nurse x14 years and can't work right now since March of 2007. I'm married with two kids 5 and 7. I have no worries in life and am financially secure. I only worry about how long this is going to last and when I will get well. I'm not the energetic lets do anything father I once was. I hate that I can't do more with my kids. I'm not even having panic attacks, it just severe anxiety. I'm only taking Xanax 1mg twice daily if that. I'm on Metorprolol 12.5mg twice daily, that keeps my heart from racing. I'm weaning off of Serzone which worked well for me for years, but stopped working and thats it. I like to think that I'm very intelligent, had a 3.6 GPA in college. I'm pretty street smart too....This anxiety has overtaken my body. I've had every lab test and workup you can imagine and everything is normal. I've even tried the homeopathci route without success.
Any advice would be appreciated...thanks
Gary
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