Posted by Cseagraves on April 17, 2009, at 18:02:40
In reply to Re: Brain healing itself?, posted by bleauberry on April 17, 2009, at 14:54:35
Thanks for all the post.
I understand everyone is different and have different dxs. I'm not saying to anyone to give up their meds. If it works, it works. I'm just getting tired of the med roller coaster. From reading post here and other places like askapatient.com, it seems to be a constant battle to find something that really helps on a more permanent level.
I came across this article at www.antidepressantsfacts.com/reaction.htm. (Please read ) It describes me to a tee. Whatever happened to me a year and a half ago, came out of nowhere. I haven't had life long depression or anxiety (nothing out of the norm that I couldn't handle). I was on antidepressants from 2001 to 2005 after the death of my mom, then I came off and was fine be myself.
When I try to explain this fear or anxiety that I feel to someone, they don't understand. I don't even understand it myself because it is not a fear of any one thing.
But this article talks about being hypersensitive and that is actually what is going on with me now that I think about it. When someone presents a situation to me, I immediately feel the need to withdraw because it feels so overwhelming. The thought of cleaning my house makes me feel the same way. I have become completely agoraphobic.
It didn't make sense to me before, but now it kind of does. It's not so much fear, but I feel overwhelmed by the smallest things and then I start to feel anxietal and just want to stay inside and hide or avoid places and things.
Bright lights, loud sounds, things on tv, all of these things apply to how I feel and I thought it was all anxiety and panic attacks.
It seems to make more sense now as to why I have allergic or adverse reactions to ssri's and snri's.
Would it really be worth me trying another drug like Buspar, which interacts with your seratonin or an maoi like Nardil? Do you think these drugs would actually help someones whose nervous system is hypersensitive?
Or should I try to leave things alone for awhile and try to ride this out using maybe using just a benzo when only necessary? Kind of hard considering I feel like I am in flight or fright mode constantly. (Not sure if benzos effect seratonin).
I guess it would just depend on how long I can stand feeling this way and how I deal with it. If there is a way for my brain to actually heal itself, then to me it would be worth it.
I wish I understood more the chemical aspects of all of this stuff. (how certain meds effect brain and body). Is there a med out there that can help with a hypersensitive nervous system?
Opinions?
Courtney
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