Posted by mjbogdanov on July 21, 2008, at 7:24:46
In reply to Re: Lamictal - Strange heartbeat/Anxiety » mjbogdanov, posted by SLS on July 8, 2008, at 7:47:20
Hi Scott;
Thanks for the reply. Wish I'd looked for it sooner as the last couple of weeks have been pretty bad. Got too scared and went down on the dose and am trying to go back up. Not fun. The syndrome of symptoms you describe is very familiar. My hands aren't shaking yet but everything else is happening. Interestingly, the symptoms feel worse when I get up from a seated position or roll over in bed. Scares the heck out of me. There is also a sensation of pressure over the sternum.
To fill in the blanks, I am not taking anything else at present. I was taking Prosom (estazolam) but they want me to try Rozerem instead. Haven't done that yet but will need to try because my sleep is very fractured.
Not sure where things are now with increasing dose. Last appointment wasn't a good one, mainly arguing with the doc about trust issues. I've only been seeing him for a few months. He said that if I don't trust him, I should see someone else. I said if I was to try to develop trust, he shouldn't say things like that to me. Difficult.
Will keep you posted though. Yours was the only response (including pdoc, cardiac doc, resident) that even sounded like it makes sense. Don't think I would even be considering going back up without the info as stated. Thanks much.
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