Topic Title: HELP !!!!!! englishguy in need of help
| |  "HELP !!!!!! englishguy in need of help"
, Sun 5 Jun 07:57
Hello all,i have read many of your posts over the past few months & finally decided to post one myself. I have suffered from anxiety & panic attacks since 1999 after having some kind of nervous breakdown,i had diazepam at first /7 was put on parxetine(seroxat or paxil)i think it's cslled in other countries.
However i had a drink problem at the time & continued to drink & smoke pot for the next five years whilst taking seroxat,i think after a few years the drink & pot smoking was to take the edge off the meds & also partly due to habit,then in oct 2004 i went to visit my doc & said i feel wired & hot all the time on seroxat & needed to drink to take the edge of it,i was then placed on an SSRI call escitalopram,i started this on a low dose after gradually reducing the seroxat over 3 weeks,during the first 2 weeks on escitalopram i felt a few minor spacey feelings & a couple of waking up in the middle of the night feeling my heart had stopped, only to realise it was probably a nighttime panic attack that woke me,on the 3rd week i had the dose doubled & by the end of week 3 was up all night with surges up my body & cold feet,sweaty hands etc.I stopped the meds & went med free for 6 weeks.by this time my anxiety had come back big style,so i decided to go back to seroxat at 10mg start,was ok for the first few days just felt wired & bug eyed..but by day 5 had some kind of serotonin syndrome all night,sweating,breathless,surges up my body and over my brain..was terrifying..i stopped it & had this for 2 days after..then i just was left with pure anxiety..that was in jan 05 since then have tried dothepin..made me feel tripped out...tried mirtazapine...felt well spaced out...am at my wits end have, anxiety,insomnia,depression..tried valerian..that kept me awake & feeling weird..tried herbal sleeping tablets..no luck..tried benzo sleeping tablets..still only 4-5hrs sleep & feeling like crap after withdrawl..am now on day two off trying RELORA..so far just feel tired all the time..i need help mainly for my anxiety 8 insomnia followed thirdly by depression any help would be so so appreciated...i have a very sensitive system which suffers a lot with side effects also a psychological problem with feeling such side effects..i need help..thinking of trying 5-htp etc etc..need to know if i can take this with RELORA..please any help i would be grateful..personal emials [email protected] paddyman.
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Sun 5 Jun 2005 7:41 |
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| | "Re(1):HELP !!!!!! englishguy in need of help" , Tue 28 Jun 08:30
If do all that and still don't get referred, your doctors an idiot. Would think about changing to another GP
Posts: 5 | | Registered: Mon 27 Jun 2005 14:48 |
| | "Re(1):HELP !!!!!! englishguy in need of help" , Tue 28 Jun 08:24
Sorry, me again. You've taken at least 7 potent drugs. Nearly as many as me! At one point was on an antidepressant, sleeping pill and a tranquilizer.
Do you think drugs are helping u? Still taking 2, so dont mean to sound judgemental or patronising.
Has your doctor referred you to a counsellor? Do you live on your own? Work? Loneliness and lack of occupation was major prob 4 me. Even phoned Samaritans in desperate moments.
Think u should see your GP again. Show him printout of e mail if necessary. Tell absolute truth. Create. At time it was as though as I was fighting 4 my life. Throw everything at it.
Whatever u do ,do something. Hope you reply.
Posts: 4 | | Registered: Mon 27 Jun 2005 14:48 |
| | "Re(1):HELP !!!!!! englishguy in need of help" , Tue 28 Jun 07:17
Hi. Am also English. Was very ill during Autumn with depression and anxiety due to mindblowing set of circumstances. I was forced to be off work and not being occupied made me worse. Had brilliant mental health nurse, who basically said I'm not surprised, but also asked her about the Volunteer Bureau (don't know if u work) and MIND Went to MIND and they were fantastic. They help the sick/well ie still at work as well as other people,run courses and social events. Also had couple of chats with lady who ran it.
Am now, usually! back at work, but still sometimes hear from them.
Trying to stop Venlafaxin at mo. V effective for depression and anxiety, but ******* if just stop taking it. Hoping that I'll be able to phase off.
NORCAS were also helpful as was trying to stop taking sleeping pills. They do have clinics where u can stay and get off a drug if u feel u need to. Didn't need to, infact needed the Ven, but they did a home visit, and were helpful.
Don't have National number for MIND but is Mindinfoline 0845 7660163 Norwich MIND is01603 615967
Whatever, keep trying! Sure you'll be OK
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Mon 27 Jun 2005 14:48 |
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