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Posted by 4mygrls on September 5, 2004, at 12:02:19
I am just so dang restless and frustrated. I don't know why. I'm so anxious. I didn't take my Geodon. I haven't been sleeping and my pdoc wanted me to stop taking it till he can pull my chart on tuesday. but today i really got anxious. would say it's the geodon but i didn't take it. so i ended up taking it just a bit ago. i hope it calms me down. i get this way every month. it seems to have something to do with my menstrual cycle. But when i was taking klonopin it was gone. no panic attacks, no anxiety. but i don't think he'll put me back on it. he didn't take me off it, the pdoc in the hospital did. he said it's too easy to kill yourself on the stuff and they thought i was suicidal. i kinda was but wouldn't have gone through with it. anyhow, i need the klonopin now and i don't think he'll put me back on it. but who knows. i need something to calm me down. ughhh
Posted by 4mygrls on September 5, 2004, at 12:04:20
In reply to Help!!!! I'm crawling out of my skin today., posted by 4mygrls on September 5, 2004, at 12:02:19
sorry people. i'll just stop posting for now. I accidently posted both of these posts in social babble and then posted this here twice. i'm losing it. i am so full of anxiety today. this is driving me crazy.
Posted by mcp on September 5, 2004, at 14:06:44
In reply to Help!!!! I'm crawling out of my skin today., posted by 4mygrls on September 5, 2004, at 12:02:19
I know the feeling of going into a hospital and having my benzo yanked cold turkey. Not pleasant and not smart in my opinion. If he won't give you any, then find another doc who will.
> I am just so dang restless and frustrated. I don't know why. I'm so anxious. I didn't take my Geodon. I haven't been sleeping and my pdoc wanted me to stop taking it till he can pull my chart on tuesday. but today i really got anxious. would say it's the geodon but i didn't take it. so i ended up taking it just a bit ago. i hope it calms me down. i get this way every month. it seems to have something to do with my menstrual cycle. But when i was taking klonopin it was gone. no panic attacks, no anxiety. but i don't think he'll put me back on it. he didn't take me off it, the pdoc in the hospital did. he said it's too easy to kill yourself on the stuff and they thought i was suicidal. i kinda was but wouldn't have gone through with it. anyhow, i need the klonopin now and i don't think he'll put me back on it. but who knows. i need something to calm me down. ughhh
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Posted by 4WD on September 5, 2004, at 15:25:05
In reply to Help!!!! I'm crawling out of my skin today., posted by 4mygrls on September 5, 2004, at 12:02:19
> I am just so dang restless and frustrated. I don't know why. I'm so anxious. I didn't take my Geodon. I haven't been sleeping and my pdoc wanted me to stop taking it till he can pull my chart on tuesday. but today i really got anxious. would say it's the geodon but i didn't take it. so i ended up taking it just a bit ago. i hope it calms me down. i get this way every month. it seems to have something to do with my menstrual cycle. But when i was taking klonopin it was gone. no panic attacks, no anxiety. but i don't think he'll put me back on it. he didn't take me off it, the pdoc in the hospital did. he said it's too easy to kill yourself on the stuff and they thought i was suicidal. i kinda was but wouldn't have gone through with it. anyhow, i need the klonopin now and i don't think he'll put me back on it. but who knows. i need something to calm me down. ughhh
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Can you force yourself to sit still and take deep breaths? Can you alternate pacing a bit or getting some kind of physical exercise to wear off a little of the anxiety and then do the deep breaths thing? Trying to get rid of overwhelming anxiety without meds is like trying to stop a waterfall with a toothpick but it's all I can offer except prayers.Hang in and get to a doc ASAP.
Marsha
Posted by 4mygrls on September 5, 2004, at 16:49:01
In reply to Re: Help!!!! I'm crawling out of my skin today. » 4mygrls, posted by 4WD on September 5, 2004, at 15:25:05
I decided to take my Geodon. Aproximatly an hour later I started to feel better. I'm going to keep taking it until i talk to my pdoc on Tuesday. I'm going to take some benadryl tonight to help with sleep.
Kathi
Posted by Racer on September 5, 2004, at 18:33:12
In reply to Help!!!! I'm crawling out of my skin today., posted by 4mygrls on September 5, 2004, at 12:02:19
Well, good news/bad news here. The doctor who discontinued the klonopin was being a bit overcautious. It's not 'easy' to overdose on it -- in fact, there's virtually no way to get your hands on enough to endanger yourself. Even if a doctor was irresponsible enough to prescribe enough, you'd likely get too sick from swallowing it before you had ingested enough to do more than knock yourself out and make you regret having done so.
My advice, if the klonopin was working, is to talk to your doctor about starting it up again. It's unlikely to be dangerous, and if it worked -- well, it worked.
Best luck. I hope that helps.
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