Posted by Seeking Peace on June 22, 2007, at 9:22:41
Sorry yet again for more questions. I've never had so many questions when it comes to a medication but this one..oh well...
I've been on the patch (9mg) for almost 4 wks now. When I started my sleep was really bad and a lot of anxiety (heart racy etc) esp after putting it on, within an hour. About 3 wks into it, suddenly my sleep was better, not best...waking fewer times during night, still waking up early a.m. and unable to go back, but not waking 20 times during night. anxiety had gone away almost entirely that came with the patch. I was putting it on at regular time i think almost all the time...
Not sure about mood yet though
Anyways this week having been off work, not having a schedule and other things to take care of...it's been a little less on schedule. On regular schedule I was putting it on around 5:30 a.m. this week, that went off on Wed, I forgot it and didn't put it on till 3 p.m. Then next day I went to my regular sched (sort of) and changed it around 8 a.m. Today too I changed it around 8 a.m. Thing is though my anxiety is back. yesterday night I couldn't sleep well. Today i'm having racy heart thing again.
Has anyone else noticed this that a bit of change in schedule will do this to you? I checked my bp just now and that's ok, though pulse is more than usual.
I'm not liking this med due to little things like this...so many restrictions it seems. Plus I'm traveling to another country on Sunday and am afraid of being in a place where if I get sick and have to go to a doc, they won't really know much about this med.
My doc had suggested zyprexa to go with it (i was on zyprexa and welbutrin before and it worked ok). I was reluctant, didn't start zyprexa again due to some reasons. Now I'm wondering with the anxiety... anyone else been on that combo? Does going on that combo give you any side effects...like if I add zypexa now, would i have any side effects?
i hate anxiety... :(
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