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Posted by Amy on September 9, 1999, at 13:15:05
I have left a few messages on here and i don't know if any body has read them because i am not sure how this site works but I am telling you that i have had the worst "anxiety" I mean really scary things. Muscle jerking and spasms, horrific nightmares, my chest literally feeling like I am on a roller coaster. I tjust flutters without me even doing anything. My vision is greatly affected. I see weird floaters when I look in the sky. sometimes is almost looks like i am watching the fuzz on a screen just in a lighter version. My head feels heavy... on the inside. It feels like my brain is swelling or something and it's affecting everything that goes on up there. I am tired frequently and I have mood swings. When this all first happened to me was in april when i took a drug called ecstacy. I am not a drug user I am a woman that has two children i own my own house and business, I am succesful. But my kids were out of town and a friend ofmine talked me into taking this shit and I have suffered ever since. No doctor can tell me what is wrong they all say I have anxiety. I have seen probably 12 doctors half of them are from the ER because I literally felt that I was goingcrazy. I never knew what that meant until it happened to me. I could look at a plain wall and it looked like i was in a tunnel that it was getting smaller and smaller. the nightmares are unbelievable. thught sthat i would NEVER in my worst nightmare ever think about. Disgusting things. It was like i couldnt help that they were in my mine and i couldn't get them out. And this is 5 months ago!!! They put me on paxil.. didn't work. put me on buspar.. didn't work. put me on celexa...didn't work. (except made me sleep my life away. and i developped a severe fever from it) A doctor at the Er gave me ativan and I took one (1 mg) OH MY GOD i said to myself the nightmare that was my life these past 5 months was gone 90 percent of my problem had disappeared in a half hour. I couldn't believei it.. I cried. I thought we finally found something that is going to work.But then I thought what if i was just masking a serious problem. maybe thats all part of anxiety I dont know. You know thinking there is always something seriosuly wrong with you. I had horrible painful chest pains that would shoot down my arm and everything. I mean i could go on and on about these symptoms that i have. But now the thing is trying to find a doctor that is going to prescribe ativan for me. I have foudn that no docotor likes prescribing it because it can be addicting.. well i don't have an addictive personality at all i am very strong in my mind.well since i have ben on the ativan. and before i took that damn ecstacy. I thought i did something to my heart. or my brain.. any info that anyone else has woudl be appreciated. Ativan did work for me though.
Posted by Sean on September 9, 1999, at 19:15:42
In reply to ativan WORKS for me, posted by Amy on September 9, 1999, at 13:15:05
> I have left a few messages on here and i don't know if any body has read them because i am not sure how this site works but I am telling you that i have had the worst "anxiety" I mean really scary things. Muscle jerking and spasms, horrific nightmares, my chest literally feeling like I am on a roller coaster. I tjust flutters without me even doing anything. My vision is greatly affected. I see weird floaters when I look in the sky. sometimes is almost looks like i am watching the fuzz on a screen just in a lighter version. My head feels heavy... on the inside. It feels like my brain is swelling or something and it's affecting everything that goes on up there. I am tired frequently and I have mood swings. When this all first happened to me was in april when i took a drug called ecstacy. I am not a drug user I am a woman that has two children i own my own house and business, I am succesful. But my kids were out of town and a friend ofmine talked me into taking this shit and I have suffered ever since. No doctor can tell me what is wrong they all say I have anxiety. I have seen probably 12 doctors half of them are from the ER because I literally felt that I was goingcrazy. I never knew what that meant until it happened to me. I could look at a plain wall and it looked like i was in a tunnel that it was getting smaller and smaller. the nightmares are unbelievable. thught sthat i would NEVER in my worst nightmare ever think about. Disgusting things. It was like i couldnt help that they were in my mine and i couldn't get them out. And this is 5 months ago!!! They put me on paxil.. didn't work. put me on buspar.. didn't work. put me on celexa...didn't work. (except made me sleep my life away. and i developped a severe fever from it) A doctor at the Er gave me ativan and I took one (1 mg) OH MY GOD i said to myself the nightmare that was my life these past 5 months was gone 90 percent of my problem had disappeared in a half hour. I couldn't believei it.. I cried. I thought we finally found something that is going to work.But then I thought what if i was just masking a serious problem. maybe thats all part of anxiety I dont know. You know thinking there is always something seriosuly wrong with you. I had horrible painful chest pains that would shoot down my arm and everything. I mean i could go on and on about these symptoms that i have. But now the thing is trying to find a doctor that is going to prescribe ativan for me. I have foudn that no docotor likes prescribing it because it can be addicting.. well i don't have an addictive personality at all i am very strong in my mind.well since i have ben on the ativan. and before i took that damn ecstacy. I thought i did something to my heart. or my brain.. any info that anyone else has woudl be appreciated. Ativan did work for me though.
Wow Amy -Sounds like MDMA (or whatever you took) really
threw your system for a loop. At high or repeated
doses, MDMA (ecstacy) can cause serotonergic
damage. Bad news aside, the majority of people
I've seen on e are having a real blast. Don't
do the stuff myself after reading up on it, but
in the late 80's I had some really nice times.Ativan is addicting and this has little to do
with your personality to be honest. I have a
friend who was on xanax for several years and
it has taken 6 months, which included two siezures,
to get him off it. My advice is to use it for
enough time to feel stable in terms of the
symptoms (which I can relate to totally by the
way - they suck!) and then back off for a few
days. That is the approach I use with xanax and
it seems to be a good long term solution.I agree with you that the benzodiazepenes are
really the best solution for acute anxiety. Glad
you found something that gives you relief. I
think things will get better as you "re-train"
you nervous system over time. That's how it worked for me.
Of course I couldn't blame any kind of illicit
drug for it - just my goofy brain!Best of luck,
Sean.
Posted by Cass on September 10, 1999, at 19:30:32
In reply to Re: ativan WORKS for me, posted by Sean on September 9, 1999, at 19:15:42
Amy, you have clearly been through hell, and I guess you are still suffering to a certain extent. I have been experiencing similar anxiety for the past 3 months, but not as severe. Close but not quite. Ironically, what set off the severe anxiety seemed to be going off of Ativan. I had taken it for years, and my doctor took me off of it cold turkey. I speculate that this is what exacerbated the anxiety problem, but I can't say for sure. I recently insisted on going back on it. The symptoms were out of control. I always had trouble with anxiety, but going off the Ativan just sent me into a more severe episode than I ever experienced. I am allowing myself only 1 pill a day because I don't want to get addicted again. What am I trying to say here? Well...I guess I think you should take Ativan with discretion and take the addiction potential seriously. I hope this is not alarming you, as the Ativan is helping, and I'm sure you want to continue with something that takes away those horrible symptoms. Just use it with great discretion. That's my humble opinion based on experience. Good luck.
Posted by Amy on September 22, 1999, at 17:30:06
In reply to Ativan experience, posted by Cass on September 10, 1999, at 19:30:32
> Amy, you have clearly been through hell, and I guess you are still suffering to a certain extent. I have been experiencing similar anxiety for the past 3 months, but not as severe. Close but not quite. Ironically, what set off the severe anxiety seemed to be going off of Ativan. I had taken it for years, and my doctor took me off of it cold turkey. I speculate that this is what exacerbated the anxiety problem, but I can't say for sure. I recently insisted on going back on it. The symptoms were out of control. I always had trouble with anxiety, but going off the Ativan just sent me into a more severe episode than I ever experienced. I am allowing myself only 1 pill a day because I don't want to get addicted again. What am I trying to say here? Well...I guess I think you should take Ativan with discretion and take the addiction potential seriously. I hope this is not alarming you, as the Ativan is helping, and I'm sure you want to continue with something that takes away those horrible symptoms. Just use it with great discretion. That's my humble opinion based on experience. Good luck.
Thanks cass and sean for replying. unfortunately the ativan has started not to work at two mg a day but i won't take more than that and my doc has me on zoloft. do me a favor guys and look at my new thread aboiut eird dialted eyes and tell me what you think
THANKS AMY
Posted by Amy II on March 23, 2003, at 15:27:27
In reply to ativan WORKS for me, posted by Amy on September 9, 1999, at 13:15:05
Havent been here since 1999. does anybody remember me. Need to talk.
Posted by worrier on March 24, 2003, at 19:14:10
In reply to Re: ativan WORKS for me, posted by Amy II on March 23, 2003, at 15:27:27
> Havent been here since 1999. does anybody remember me. Need to talk.
> Hey there...wasn't around for your earlier posts, but went back and read some. Felt like I was reading something I could have written myself. What's going on with you now? Maybe I can offer some advice or just a sympathetic ear. Post more info if you want or feel comfortable. Best wishes, worrier.
Posted by AMY II on February 22, 2008, at 17:24:12
In reply to Re: ativan WORKS for me, posted by worrier on March 24, 2003, at 19:14:10
> > Havent been here since 1999. does anybody remember me. Need to talk.
>
> > Hey there...wasn't around for your earlier posts, but went back and read some. Felt like I was reading something I could have written myself. What's going on with you now? Maybe I can offer some advice or just a sympathetic ear. Post more info if you want or feel comfortable. Best wishes, worrier.
Hey worrier, haven't been here in a while. Really need to talk to someone that has been through this nightmare. Not feeling so good right now. If you are still checking these things, I have my account set so I can get a notification if you reply. Thanks!
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