Posted by Vincent_QC on April 21, 2009, at 7:08:48
In reply to Re: Vincent - come to our island » Vincent_QC, posted by Phillipa on April 20, 2009, at 20:04:34
> Vincent well what's going on you haven't written? Phillipa
Well, I see the Doctor... Clonidine low dose 0.2mg/day...wil be good for the blood pressure and the panic attack....alpha 2 antagonist are more safer for me to use...he didn't wanted to RX to me something like "Avapro"... because he is not sure if my blood pressure will stay elevated for a long time or not...
Seem that I had a bad reaction on the Parnate, probably an increase NE level and that my brain never recover from this...so it's why I do more panic attack and i'm more anxious now...
Clonidine is safer than an ace inhibitor...the worst I can get is hypotension...but I take the 0.1 mg x 2 yesterday and feel nothing, no reduction of the blood pressure... just a weakness in the muscles...but it's related to the gym i'm sure...
For the gym, I continu to go there... The Doctor say that my muscles produce an acid...I forget the name...but in some person like me, more sensible to anxiety and stress and NE effect in the brain, that acid can provoke panic attack when the level get too high...
He was pround of me because im going to the gym and approve my choice... I do social exposure and I get used of the effect of the exercises on my body... He say it will be less hard with time...that's possible I will continu to experience dizness sensation and sometimes panic attack but that's totally normal and not dangerous, even if my blood pressure is high...
Valium is now substitute with Rivotril 4mg/day, a low dose for me... not effective for social phobia but more good as an anti panic agent... The Valium did nothing on me at the end...just add more depressive and lack of motivation... Since I Was on a more high dose of Rivotril in the past, and I was 100% functional (I was full time student,had a crazy night life style, going out 4 nights week... had the time to study and do big works, traveling from the city where I Was a student to my parents house some weekends...) I was more active on the Rivotril than on the Valium...and strangely, I became depressive a couple of weeks after I begin the Valium... is it linked or not to the Valium? I think it is... the Valium was the option to stop the benzo drugs...I never stop cause I never get stable on a good AD...
I can say for now that I will not be free of benzo drugs before a long time...I have to accept this reallity... if I need them all my life what I Can do??? ... Anyway, Rivotril never affect my cognitives abilities... others benzos like Xanax was the worst in that domain...
So that's the new... 0.2mg of Clonidine and 4mg of Rivotril... I see the PDoc next week, will see if the Marplan is approved...if not, don't know what will be my next move... probably pristiq...or luvox...or the cymbalta...3 meds that I never try...luvox is worse for the weight gain...so in order...Pristiq (less NE increase), Cymbalta (more NE, so more blood pressure) and luvox (weight gain and sedation)...
I write more later...for now I have to go !
Thanks everyone...
vincent ;-)
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