Posted 5/17/2015 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everybody:
Some of you may remember that I have been having lower back/right buttock pain for a couple of months, maybe more. Over a month ago I went to the neurosurgeon who explained to me that my pain was more of a muscle strain and prescribed 3 medications that I needed to take for 10 days and an MRI. I haven't taken neither one of those medications nor have I done the MRI. I know, I am a lousy patient. My main problem and the reason why I haven't been compliant with the treatment is that I have developed pharmacophobia since my panic attacks/anxiety started. I take NOTHING, for anything, ever. Not even tylenol. The only thing I take is 5 mg of Lexapro every day, started out with 10, 4 years ago. Even starting the Lexapro was a struggle for me. And now that I am on it, I am even more scared to take anything else for fear of interactions. But my fear isn't only interactions with the Lexapro, taking any medication in itself makes me afraid. I am afraid of having any adverse reaction, to the point that I prefer to feel great amount of pain before doing so.
I wasn't like this before, At all, but now I am.
So, going back to tonight, I have learned to live with my back pain, ho ping for it to cure itself, today I was perfectly fine standing and I sneezed and had a spasm, very painful, and have been in constant pain ever since. I was desperate this evening and took one pill of advil (200 mg), and started thinking about not having the pain, I decided to concentrate on that so I wouldn't panic. I still haven't gotten too panicy but I am definitely anxious. I have read horrible stuff about how you should NOT take advil with lexapro because of increased hemorraging, but my doctor has always said it was fine and not to worry. I thought about taking a tylenol instead but that would not cut it.
So, after this very long post (sorry about that) I just need words of encouragement/ input on this.
Thank you and I hope you are all doing great today!