Posted by mantus on August 4, 2011, at 15:07:51
In reply to Re: Went off nardil 1 week ago. HR/BP problems persist, posted by mantus on August 3, 2011, at 22:54:59
Unfortunately, I have felt this hr issue for so long that I know it really isn't at all impacted by me taking Ativan or not. I'll be having pretty bad withdrawal symptoms while sitting or laying and think I'm surely making my heart race more, or my bp is high or something. But, crazy as it seems, it won't really be that bad at all. I am however very much considering taking the Ativan tomorrow at .75mg tid, and seeing what happens. My hope is that I can get some significant relief as I have been working very hard at taking as little as possible. I honestly don't think there is any changing my plans at this point, but do you all think there is some logic to what I'm doing? There is a part of me that really thinks that my body was becoming used to 1.5 tid and was wanting more just to keep from feeling bad, not anxiety or at least the type of "fear" I used to feel when I sought help, but more of jitteriness, and body aches. I'm hoping that taking .75mg tid is a temporary relief, and hopefully time to rebuild physically more than anything for a few days before going again and finding a new low. I know .75mg tid is not in the grand scheme of things a high dose at all, but to me it is still too high to be really getting "free" from the drug. If that dose helped for a few days, and I was able to fight a lower amount for several days and then maybe able to do well at .5 or even less, I'd think about stopping a bit at that point and starting something slower.
Oh yeah, that docotor finally called. Not me, but my psychiatrist that originally called to suggest I be seen soon. And what was there big help you might ask? October 15th. Even though I do have some anger towards my p-doc for not listening to me sooner, both he and the receoptionist really do care about me. She is the one the called and informed me that the earliest that offic could do was October 15th. She talked to me for almost 45 minutes and said I should call her to talk any time I wanted. It is people like that that remind me of the goodness inside, and that this road will lead to other professionals that are willing to go the extra mile in helping me. Isn't it a comfort when you find those people?
Well, at least that's out of the way and I can just focus on the Cleveland Clinic. Right now it's August 30th, but they said they have daily cancelations, so maybe I could get lucky and time it right to get an earlier appointment.
As far as the ER goes, I'm quite certain they won't have any real answers and I'm just going to get mad at another doctor, when I just need to see someone that specializes in this stuff. If I were to regress I would not hesitate to go.
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