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Posted by crazychickuk on July 28, 2004, at 6:19:08
Hi, i am off all meds at the moment as remeron (after a year) changed from tablets to soltab and ever since i started getting nightmares badly, so doctor took me of it and gave me dothiapen i only stuck that for 1 week because my heart was fluttering all the time and i didnt like it..
heres the meds i been on
effexor caused my anxiety
ssri's raise my bp and hrt rate
reboxatine made me a little manic
remeron was good till they changed to soltab
dothiapen (tca) caused me to be panicky and caused alot of hrt flutters
trazadone gave me same problem as dothiapen did..
physc gave me fluanxol last time i seen her, i didnt like the affect of that either..
valium isnt all that good but thats all doctor will give me, wont give xanax or klonpin..
I am of to the physcyiatrist on 4th august, so maybe she will give me something WHAT shall i ask for? wats left for me?I suffer with severe anxiety/panick atatcks and depression and i am currently obsessing over little things and am having nasty horrible thoughts to go with it.. o and i find it difficult to drop of to sleep, and i am so lazy now cant be bothered to do no house work nothing.. also cbt is out of the question the mental health service in the uk is absoloutely rubbish!! help plse..
thanks
Posted by crazychickuk on July 28, 2004, at 6:24:21
In reply to I'M BACK :-( advice plse, posted by crazychickuk on July 28, 2004, at 6:19:08
Hi, i am off all meds at the moment as remeron (after a year) changed from tablets to soltab and ever since i started getting nightmares badly, so doctor took me of it and gave me dothiapen i only stuck that for 1 week because my heart was fluttering all the time and i didnt like it..
heres the meds i been on
effexor caused my anxiety
ssri's raise my bp and hrt rate
reboxatine made me a little manic
remeron was good till they changed to soltab
dothiapen (tca) caused me to be panicky and caused alot of hrt flutters
trazadone gave me same problem as dothiapen did..
physc gave me fluanxol last time i seen her, i didnt like the affect of that either..
valium isnt all that good but thats all doctor will give me, wont give xanax or klonpin..
I am of to the physcyiatrist on 4th august, so maybe she will give me something WHAT shall i ask for? wats left for me?I suffer with severe anxiety/panick atatcks and depression and i am currently obsessing over little things and am having nasty horrible thoughts to go with it.. o and i find it difficult to drop of to sleep, and i am so lazy now cant be bothered to do no house work nothing.. also cbt is out of the question the mental health service in the uk is absoloutely rubbish!! help plse..
thanks
p.s... the health service is that crap a 4th person from my area has just hung himself :-S he seen his freind get shot in iraq was on sick leave and hung himself saturday, so very sad, about 2 mnths before that someone else hung themselfs, few years ago someone took an overdose and just before that someone stood in the middle of the road to get killed !! this is all so sad and worrying what if i end up doing something silly like that on my depressed days, cus when i am depressed i cant control my mind, thats why doctor told me i need medication cus i have a severe brain imbalance.. help plse.. wats next to try i am so desperate..
thanks
Posted by SLS on July 28, 2004, at 6:40:44
In reply to Re: I'M BACK :-( advice plse----p.s, posted by crazychickuk on July 28, 2004, at 6:24:21
What about using the generic version of mirtazapine?
- Scott
Posted by Sad Panda on July 28, 2004, at 10:17:46
In reply to Re: I'M BACK :-( advice plse----p.s, posted by crazychickuk on July 28, 2004, at 6:24:21
Hi Donna,
Xanax & Klonopin aren't that much different to Valium, mostly they are less sedating. You could ask for Neurotin, or another antipsychotic, but there is little point if you refuse to take tablets. You'd be better off talking to people in the Psychology board: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/
Cheers,
Panda.
Posted by florentini on July 28, 2004, at 10:31:25
In reply to I'M BACK :-( advice plse, posted by crazychickuk on July 28, 2004, at 6:19:08
Crazychick,
You responded to my post about my friend who is trying to get off Effexor, I agree the Mental Health teams in the UK are sadly under resourced and lacking in motivation and yes this problem is very prevalent, keep your chin up and know you have support in this board, as a person who is standing back watching and hoping that things will get better for my friend I hope you have someone near you who can give you support. Take good care of yourself and remember on those down days, everybody with no exception makes a difference being in this world. All good wishes and I hope you find what you are looking for.
Posted by NikkiT2 on July 28, 2004, at 12:35:49
In reply to I'M BACK :-( advice plse, posted by crazychickuk on July 28, 2004, at 6:19:08
Most mental health trusts in the UK offer CBT now, so CBT *is* a real option.. I'm just coming up to my second anniversary of starting CBT - I'm in West London.. but mental health services in London are not better than anywhere else, infact, often worse!
I can't advise med wise.. been here done it on all of them, and have finally settled on Omega 3 oils which seem to be working well.
CBT has been a life saver for me though for my anxiety.
Good luck with the psychiatrist.. Do insist on refferal to a psychologist though.. you need both and want to get that refferal in ASAP!!! Refuse to leave till he/she agrees to refer you!!
Nikki
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