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Posted 1/23/2015 11:56 AM (GMT 0)
I would be interested in hearing people's opinions on zyprexa. I'm having a hell of a time on Zoloft. Up to 125 after 7 weeks. See some improvement but I'm restarting it and was originally at 150. Last night my sleep was awful. Just awful! Doc wants to give me zyprexa. I take klonopin now been doing so for a month. He wants me to just ditch it. I'm afraid of withdrawls though from klonopin then.. Any thoughts on zyprexa?
Posted 1/23/2015 1:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi melymel,

I take Zyprexa for sleep and anxiety and I am not sch. I have panic disorder, GAD, and major depression. It works well for me but I want to get off of it because it has made me fat and messed with my metabolism though. Just wanted to let you know that it can be used off label.



Hi RN,

Hope that you are feeling better today. I took Zoloft years ago and felt the same as you are feeling. Just keep pushing and you will get to the other side, feeling better.


B.
Posted 1/24/2015 6:24 AM (GMT 0)
I'm having better days 😁, I don't want to talk too soon , but my pulse has gone down tremendously , it's crazy actually how normal it is through out the day , Ahh I love it :)
I'm not having any side effects now I'm still on 12 mg a day and been on it now 7 days but I really feel calmer .
I went out with Kids today to bouncy house then took them to suchi all by my self :))) it wasnt too far from home but I'm making progress, before I couldn't sit at the restaurant but today I did I loved it . Ahh I'm so glad I took it , and hopefully it keeps in working like this . The meds are helping my body calm down , thank you God❤
Posted 1/24/2015 10:38 AM (GMT 0)
I have been on zolofr for 9 days now 25 mg. Starting having diarrhea again and stomach ache. Also not sleeping well at all. I can feel my heart racing some too. Should I hang in there longer or do u think i should stop taking this.
Posted 1/24/2015 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hi MelyMel,

Chat to your gp or pharmacist about your side effects. Also trust you instincts. You will know when the medication is the right one. You feel it.

RN - wow! Well done you! I'm so happy for you. Remember no matter how small, the victory is yours and should be celebrated. A little saying I share with my dad, especially on my good days. " if you're and you know it shake your meds" some of that black humour I use to try to normalise the anxiety. turn
Posted 1/24/2015 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on and off Zoloft for many years, one of the worst symptoms I have experienced was the diarrhea, this time taking it I haven't had such a problem, but I have included greek yogurt in my diet which seems to help my stomach.

I still am having some issues with anxiety, but with my depression doing so well, I can work through the anxiety and know that eventually Zoloft does help with this.

My worst panic problems are in the morning, but that has always been when I have my roughest time.

I am on 50 mg's and know that I can't go over a 100 mg's or I get very shaky, so hopefully I can maintain at a good level and will not allow myself to be increased too quickly.
Posted 1/24/2015 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
Mel ,
Oh I'm sorry that you feel your heart racing and anxiety ,
I've had stomach issues the first 4 days And headaches , I felt off a little slow to react , but it went away now , but I started very very slow , 6 mg a fourth of 25 , then I went up to 12 and I'm still on 12 , the doc SARS I should be on 12 for two weeks then go up to 25 so id have less side effects , maybe you should try 12 mg and see if that helps your body get adjusted more better and slower ?!, it sucks to have worrisome side effects , when I had my side effects I told my self that I'd rather have Headaches and loose stools than anxiety👊,,
But hagn in there if its not too bad try lowering the dose and starting more slowly like I said , just giving you advise on what has helped me :),,
My doc wanted me to start on 50 at first , I told him heck to the NO lol Ive never been on SSRIs and I knew that id have anxiety towards them so starting slowly was a good thing for me .
Posted 1/24/2015 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
Brenda
Thnx so much :)
I'm feeling better, I'm scared to be so happy about it cuz I'm afraid that it will go away 😥, but I'm enjoying every minute of it and hoping that it will only improve from here 🙌,
I'm also spending a lot of time with God praying reading , I think that's helping me as well , I'm praying that he takes away my fear and gives me trust :)..

As far as the meds go I'm sure (hope not) the side effects will come back once I increase the dose , but hopefully I'll beat them too and stick to the meds . I still don't go too far from home , but I don't expect a 360 turn around in a week . :))
Posted 1/24/2015 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
Mel
For my heart racing I take betablockers , you should ask your doc for a small dose , I take 6 mg as well I brake 25 in four , and when I have my high pulse I'll take it and in half hour it calms down and stays down for 4 -6 good hours .
Posted 1/24/2015 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
Rn1987

Thank you. I also have been trying to rely on God's promises to get me through and over this fear. My mom and sister have mitro valve prolapse. I have never been tested for it but wonder if I may have it bc I do have some of the symptoms. Maybe this is contributong to my anxiety.

Rn
Can you post that link to resources about fear and phobias. I couldn't find it.

Thanks everyone!
Posted 1/24/2015 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
Mel ,

:(sorry that your mom and sis have MVP , you should go get tested to put your mind at rest , I hope that they find that your heart is all healthy with out anything wrong .
That's awesome that your trusting God with your fears , it's really hard sometimes , I don't know why my fear of getting sick and dying is so strong , I did trust Jesus as my savior and I know I'm saved but the fear is present , but when the panic comes I say to my self greater is the one that in me than the one thats in the world . :)

Let me know how your testing goes ,
Im not sure about the links I don't even know how to post them , but you can ask scaredy cat , she's the forum lady who's in charge lol:)

Keep updating me , I check here regularly , I'll update you with my progress in the Zoloft . Are you going up stay at 25 mg?
Posted 1/25/2015 10:38 PM (GMT 0)
Rn1987
Thanks for the information. I am going to stick with the zoloft at 25mg until day 14. If I dont start feeling better than I am ditching it! I feel like the insomnia is worse on this medicine and anxiety is worse with no sleep.

Its crazy that I dont fear dying as much as I do hallucinating. That is what has caused my anxiety bc of my dad's condition. I know that God's grace is sufficient for any trial and Im trying to continue to pray for him to fight this battle for me bc when I try to fight it, I lose control, hence my anxiety problem!!! He tells us over and over in His word how he will protect us and not to worry and to trust Him. I'm praying for His strength to allow me to overcome this fear. I suffer from unwanted thoughts sometimes that cause me to doubt my salvation sometimes. Most of them I read online from others and they used to give me so much fear and guilt. Now my fear is what if these become hallucinations if I ever were to get a disorder that causes one to do that. . . I know, Im a mess!

Thanks for your encouragement and keep me.posted on your progress too!
Posted 1/26/2015 1:40 AM (GMT 0)
That's good that your seeking his peace and Comfort , I think trusting God and always seeking him is my number one ,
It's scary to think about hallucinations very scary but the fact that your dad is better is a good sign and you never had it in the past , let's hope it doesn't happen to you :), I feel like there is treatment for everything these days , its a good thing..

I've had an okay day ,started out when i woke up I had a pounding heart and it raced too , gave me anxiety and I thought that I was going to have a full blown attacks , it lasted about 10 min the high pulse then it went away after I took the beta blocker ,
Then I went to church and went out to lunch with freinds , I havent done that I a LONG LONG time about 4 months :((
It went okay had some anxiety during the lunch and I thought that it would suck so bad If I would run out of the restaurant but I didn't .
So I guess the day want okay . :)
Kinda feel discouraged that I woke up with a high pulse it was like 115 , but I've been on Zoloft 9 days and only 12mg a day so I guess what do I want , complete healing:/,, I'm not even on a full dose , so well see :)
Posted 1/28/2015 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
Had exact same thing happen to me last night , falling asleep my body was vibrating , does anybody have that , I'm not sure if it's due to the Zoloft or anxiety ?,
Then random thoughts came nothing scary just random and that worried me I thought the Zoloft is messing with my mind , of course that gave me anxiety , so about ten min into trying to sleep boom I wake up with panic attack :(, it's been almost two weeks on the meds but I'm not on a full dose yet only on 17 mg the whole pill is 25 ,
I don't even know what to do anymore , im definetly not on a thearepudic dose yet but I'm kinda scared of going up all the way I don't want more body vibrations . These attacks at night are so frightening :( ..
Posted 1/28/2015 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
Rn1987 Sorry you are having trouble. I came off the zoloft and am now taking Trazodone 50 mg. I dont knownif was the best thing to do or not. Going to Christiancounseling today. Slept a little better with the Trazodone but not as good as i would have liked. When i start thinking negative thoughts i can feel my neck heat up. Does anyone else experience this? I am trying to focus on God's promises instead of this fear.
Posted 1/28/2015 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
Me too Im praying and asking for Gods presents with me ,
You should check out this sermon on YouTube (fear not by padtor Ron Tucker) its an hour long but you really should listen to it , he struggles with panic attacks him self it's really helpful to listen to , why did you quit Zoloft ?
When i get anxious my chest starts burning and heating up , I think anxiety can do crazy stuff inside our bodies , like last night and today I feel my body vibrating I can't see it move but internally I'm vibrating , it's insane , ugh but I'm still pushing through with the Zoloft .
Trazodone ? I've never heard of it , what is it for ?
Posted 1/29/2015 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
I will definitely look up the sermon. Thanks! I felt that vibrating thing going on too with the zoloft. When I told the doc that it sped my heart up and wad having constant diarrhea, he told me to stop it. The trazadone is a different kind of antidepressant used for insomnia, depression, and anxiety. It has helped some with sleep And my anxiety is a little better i think. I still have moments. The counseling session went really well yesterday and she gave me some great scripture about fear and anxiety. I felt better last night than i have in a long time. She also gave me some tips about how to start and end my day with scripture, praise and worship. These always calm me down and help me put my focus on Jesus instead of my fears.
Posted 1/29/2015 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
Good resource as wellhttp://www.theintentionallife.com/practicing-christian-mind-control/
Posted 1/29/2015 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Thnx Mel ,
I'll look up the resources too , that's good that your doing better , my anxiety is based around my heart rate when it goes up I panic it's do bad because as we move our heart rates do go up I just need to work on my thoughts and changing them , but if my heart rate went up with Zoloft I would stop too for sure.
I hope this new med is going to work for you , cuz it sucks switching around .
I slept okay last night , I'm so thankful for that , hopefully you had a good night sleep too . :) hey how old are you I'm curious ?
I'm 27 .
Posted 1/29/2015 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
Im 33, two months from 34. I slept better last night. Still woke up some but I know it takes time to get sleep back right once it's been messed up. I know its my anxiety that is messing up my sleep.

Was feeling better and then one of my coworkers said he believed yoy can worry yourself into disease so i needed to think glass half full. I know i dont need to worry but hin saying that has got me more worried now! So someone please confirm that I can't worry myself into schizo affective disorder. He said he was no psychiatrist and shouldn't have said that but now it just keeps replaying in my mind. Im scared to research it bc of what I might find but if anyone can help me refute this, please help. :0
Posted 1/29/2015 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
Mel ,
Please try not to worry to much about it plz ,
Schi. Disorder is bad but it's not a death sentence , and worry is not good for us , but if anxiety would increase the chances of getting schti. Disorder I would have it lol because my anxiety has been severe , to the point where I didn't leave my home or walking to the mail box , panic attacks everyday , I felt so off I thought I was going to loose it,
What helps me is knowing that God know everything and has our life planned out and he won't let us get what we can't handle , this keeps me going , I strive to trust Jesus with everything , I think it would be the most wonderful thing to not have fear and to trust Jesus with your life in health and in sickness , I'm working on it everyday .
God has a plan for your life and he will not give you more than you can handle . You will be okay .
Also it's very nice to have a site like this where we can find quick support when we need it .

Post Edited (Rn1987) : 1/29/2015 10:07:40 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/29/2015 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Mel,
I am the same! I feel like I am worrying myself into some mental disorder. And then I feel you really can do that. I also have obtrusive thoughts, unwanted thoughts, and I can't control it sometimes and it leads to panic. So, then I say is something really happening to me and it's not just anxiety. (and I don't say that lightly, I know how bad anxiety is, but I'd rather have "just" anxiety then.... I can't even bring myself to say it. I know I need to go to a psych but I'm so worried of diagnosis. I like RN1987 am deathly afraid of meds and anything that slightly alters my mind sends me into a panic. I'm even afraid of Zanax. I NEVER was like this when I was younger. I would take whatever you gave me. I am praying for all of us and hoping above and beyond that this can all be attributed to anxiety.
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