Posted by Didier on October 22, 2000, at 14:11:09
In reply to Re: Klonopin, posted by Noa on October 21, 2000, at 14:03:40
> I agree with John--Yikes. Ouch.
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> Laural, Klonopin is both a benzo and an anticonvulsant--something I learned from others here at PB.
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> Didier--I am also sensitive to noise, not so much light. However, I have a freind who wears sunglasses 24/7 to prevent migraines. She also has panic attacks and hypomanic irritability and depression, for which she takes neurontin and effexor, which seem to help a lot, but she still needs the sunglasses.
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> I sometimes have to plug my ears at the movies. I think your post reminded me I should buy some ear plugs, instead of having to use tissues. Yesterday I was at a conference and the guy was SHOUTING into his mike the whole time, so I plugged my ears with tissues.Noa,
Thank-you for sharing. And thanks to John and all.
Could you tell me a situational example of hypomanic irritability?
The psychiatrist in the mental ward told me my symptoms were uncommon and not anything that a doctor could place to any malady. I thought he was saying in a polite way that he did not believe I really had them. Thank-you for telling me that you, too, suffer in this way.
Living with sound sensitivity and movement sensitivity has really altered my life. I could feel it coming on for years until I just broke, I guess. I had planned on going to a doctor but decided to wait until I could afford it; you know, wait until this bill was paid or that was paid. And just when I decided I had better go soon, my symptoms became very exaggerated and embarrassing so that I had to go. People called me "slinky" on the bus on my way to and from work. These are friends; keep that in mind. I would stand on the curb waiting for the bus and have to completely block out all movement of cars and noise. I would leave just enough space open to see the wheels of the bus drive up and then "jerk-around" in my seat on the way home. It is worse in the afternoon and evening.
I am better, now, but some days take me by surprise. I think I appear to be better because I wear the earplugs and sunglasses and basically make a conscious effort to avoid looking at movement such as cars passing by. I believe that excessive noise and movement exacerbate my condition. Sometimes, I feel as if I have been injected with poison. There is some chemical imbalance I can not explain but someone else might. My body feels very sickly at times. And there must be some mental part being effected, as sometimes, if I look at a drab building or something dirty or depressing then my world, too, becomes this way. I consciously, again, avoid looking at the building or the dirty thing or depressing stuff to avoid the overload.
Again, I want to thank-you so much for your simple confirmation that there are others like this and I am not so alone. You, too, Snowie.
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