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Posted by crazychickuk on November 1, 2004, at 16:46:41
Hi, for people who dont know me heres a short story.. dx with anxiety/panick disorder and mild depression cus of the anxiety
Started with mild depression then as if every ssri etc i have had just added more probs.. over the past 4 yrs i have had effexor was gr8 for depressopm but gave me anxiety, then celexe, zoloft paxil etc ssri's just didnt do nowt for me.. then i had reboxatine, fluanxol, did nowt, and i was on remeron 30mg for over a yr the manufacturer changed from normal tablet form to soltab which i didnt get on with cus i started getting nightmares etc so i had to stop right away few days later i was giving dothiapin only took it for 1 week cus i was getting bad hrt flutters, well i was ok for 1 further week, so no meds work for me? now 3 mnths later with no meds at all i am feeling really weirdly strange as if i got brain damage some how, i am severly depressed worst ever ya know heres all my symptoms:-
hot and cold sweats,
constant headache from neck to forhead, goes when taking ibrupafen,
agitation,
weird dreams,
constant fog,
cant control things in my mind,
no energy,
very fatigued,
thirsty,
NUMB,
no emotions,
cant concentrate, takes me ages to read,
I am finding it very hard to cry sometimes,
i cant even push myself to do things,sad,
cant laugh,
dont care about anything,
cant bring myself to go to the doctors? wats the point-more meds,
unreality, SEVERE
everyone looks weird to me, even my mum and daughter :-(
got no room for my daughter :-(
some suicidal thoughts, not severe, (sometimes)
weak minded cant handle any bad news,
feels like i am on drugs basiclly? my brain feels like its dying...
obsessing over choking all the time? constantly thinking theres something wrong with me and i cant use my cbt to control it cus my mind is like blocking things..
keep biting my tongue? my therapist reckons its cus i am thinking about things all the time and i am thinking about my tongue thats why i do it?
ummm feels like i am really ill basiclly 3 mnths after being on no meds? i see an ocupational therapist every wednesday, but i dont have the energy or mental power kind of thing to do anything.. everything seems useless... i aint here.. o plse help wat can i do? mmy gut feeling is that the ad's has messed my brain up... what could be wrong with me? i am scared i really am, i aint living my life i am just exsisting... anyone else ever experienced this? plse help
thanks for reading
Posted by shiz on November 1, 2004, at 17:46:21
In reply to WHATS GOING ON? need answers plse EVERY 1 read pls, posted by crazychickuk on November 1, 2004, at 16:46:41
i know what you mean, i was on zoloft for 6 months and i quit totally, now i am always worried, i am taking buspar for anxiety and my doctor gave me some cymbalta but i am too scared to try it do to side effects, i havent even gave it a chance yet because it is also something new, i have a lot of the symptoms almost all of what you described and it is hard to tell people around you what you mean. i am still trying to answer that question too "WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME"
Posted by cherylann on November 1, 2004, at 21:18:23
In reply to Re: WHATS GOING ON? need answers plse EVERY 1 read pls, posted by shiz on November 1, 2004, at 17:46:21
Even though you don't want to go to your doc, you must. If he/she isn't listening or you don't have confidence in the treatment, ask for another doctor.
It sounds like you are in overdrive. I might've missed it in your post, but have you tried something like klonopin? I have been in your shoes before, but only when I went off meds. Something sedating always brings me back, whether it be klonopin by itself or with a sedating AD.
I know you said you tried remeron, but what about a tricyclic?
I wish the best for you!
cherylann
Posted by D minor on November 1, 2004, at 23:37:19
In reply to WHATS GOING ON? need answers plse EVERY 1 read pls, posted by crazychickuk on November 1, 2004, at 16:46:41
Dear crazychickuk,
I'm no pdoc, but it sounds to me like you've got every symptom of severe depression. When I was diagnosed with Major Depression I was experiencing most of the things you listed. One really good list of possible symptoms is at http://www.gospelcom.net/cdp/info/info.htm#is
Even though its from a christian perspective the list is still applicable to anyone :
Lethargy (everything seems just too much trouble to do)
disturbed sleep (early waking, difficulty getting to sleep)
waking up tired after a "normal" night of sleep)
lack of concentration
irritability
exhaustion
lack of sexual drive
sensation of utter despair
sense of hopelessness or uselessness of everything
fear of death
phobias
obsessional behaviour
permanent sense of anxiety
feelings of wanting to cry, but inability to do so
thoughts of suicide, or fear of committing suicide
change in appetite and weight
other symptoms, this is not a definitive list ...I also felt that I just couldn't love others as much as I used to.
I'd suggest you talk to your doctor. Believe it or not, you haven't exhausted the list of antidepressants, or the list of treatment options.
Remeron was the first AD that worked for me (you don't have to have the sol-tab version). Then Wellbutrin.
Goodluck!
dm
Posted by sunshine211 on November 2, 2004, at 0:48:45
In reply to Re: WHATS GOING ON? need answers plse EVERY 1 read pls, posted by D minor on November 1, 2004, at 23:37:19
I will agree with the other posts, I have dx major depression/ptsd/anxiety and that was exactly how I felt, really. I did take paxil and now I take cymbalta. I have been taking a little Klonopin from the beginning to ease the anxiety and help sleep.
Are you sleeping? very important.
Go to a new doc, you need something different, now to bring you back UP to your life, realize the importance, let your brain become comfortable/rewire. YOU HAVE TO.
good luck
Posted by juliette on November 3, 2004, at 14:33:52
In reply to WHATS GOING ON? need answers plse EVERY 1 read pls, posted by crazychickuk on November 1, 2004, at 16:46:41
thats pretty weird that it the effexor gives u anxiety but ur not deppresed it the total opposite for me i was never deppresed i have very bad ptsd and anxiety attack i take effexor for about 3-4 weeks now and feel like crap i never wanna eat , my hair is falling out and i have most of the other side affects u listed i really dont know what to do im not im therapy and have never been evaluated by a phyciatrist well anyway i feel better reading these post even though it sucks and i would never wish this on anyone it helps to know ur not alone
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