Posted by Mr Cushing on December 17, 2002, at 13:58:35
In reply to Re: Loosing hope, posted by daizy on December 17, 2002, at 13:11:55
Hey Daizy, just thought I'd give you my thoughts about it. First, I have no clue what you did for your simple diagram though.For your panic attacks, honestly, find a doctor that can prescribe you benzos. I take Clonazepam myself at about .5mg tablets a day. When I was my most manic, feeling like everything was in fast forward, I was also having panic attacks like freaking crazy. Like sometimes I'd just have to lie there in the dark and shake for a few hours trying to calm myself down.
Do the heart palpatations come when you're having a panic attack? Because for me, that's how it was, I'd get really winded and my heart would be beating a mile a minute and I never could really attribute my panic attacks to anything else going wrong with my life. I had absolutely NO stress for about 3 months and was still having them on almost a daily basis.
Effexor... Any SSRIs work great for you IF you don't have an underlying mood disorder. If you have a Mood Disorder, Effexor could make it MUCH worse. You might need a Mood Stabilizer (like Depakote or Lamictal or something... only take Lithium if you HAVE to) and then use an Anti-Depressant as an add-on once you're stabilized on the MS. The MS will get rid of almost all anxiety symptoms within a few days.
If you add on a Benzo to that (for example, Clonazepam) when you're starting to feel a little bit like you're swaying in either direction, too up or too down, take it and within 45 minutes or so you'll be back at normal.
To me, from what you've described, it does sound like Bi-Polar.. We have (had) a lot of the same symptoms.
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