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Re: karenR - still well and breathing?

Posted by karenR on March 15, 2001, at 9:53:04

In reply to Re: karenR - still well and breathing?, posted by Greg A. on March 14, 2001, at 18:20:48

Hi Greg,

Wow, you didn't mention a lot of your history before to me. How long were you on meds
before you decided to go to the naturopath? I'm definitely not considering that,
I'm just wondering what it took to make you go that route. The thing about
my recent breathing issues is that I was *in* therapy for depression when it started. Grrrrr!
I, like you, have a perfectly stable life, nothing to really cause me worry, but it's still there.
I had an appt with my therapist last night. He keeps referring to our process as "peeling the onion"
and getting down to the real cause of the problem. I started to get really scared and upset
thinking, what happens when we get to the bottom of this, and I find I don't like the person that
I really am supposed to be. Since I've been on the remeron (still hanging in at the 7.5mgs) I have
been less patient. I used to pride myself on my patience. My doc thinks I've been suppressing my
impatience to be the person I thought people would like better. I'm worried there are a whole
lot more suppressed things that are going to make me not be the person I'm supposed to be. I'm
always tring to please people but it's because I want to be liked.

You mention the thyroid issue. I was actually tested. They thought I was hyper based on my
symptoms, but, strangely, they found I was hypo when tested. When they retested, I was normal.
I think modulating the thyroid can be tricky. Unfortunately, that wasn't the cause of my problems.

As for your numbness in you arms, has it been continuously there? How long have you been on remerson?
Have you felt that way before? The first time I had the numbness, I was really worried. It
definitely had me obsessed. I actually had somewhat of a breakdown at work when it was present
for a week straight. Again, a tiny 0.25mg dose of xanax fixed it.
But, a few months later, the breathing troubles began, and nothing fixed it. The remerson has been good,
but my doc wants me to go up to 15 mgs. I still have a fear that I will keep going up and up and up and
my body will continue to keep up with the meds. I have to get over that feeling, but I"m not ready for
that now. At the end of the day, before I take my remeron, I can almost feel it
wearing off, and my arms start to get numb. That's my my doc wants me to go up.

Thanks for listening,
Karen


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