So, I was sitting in my recliner watching tv and having chest pain that radiated down my arm and up my neck. I was sweating, had breathing difficulties, and was dizzy. It got worse over a short time so I called for an ambulance. They treated me like a heart attack and I ended up spending most the night in the ER and the rest of the night and most the morning in a room. They did a chemical stress test on my heart. It showed no heart attack and my arteries are really good.
So, they thought maybe it was my high blood sugar (410), but I have been running in the 370-400 range for awhile without heart problems. My new doctor is working on getting my Blood sugar under control.
My cardiologists and I had a nice chat and I told him that I have been having anxiety attacks and woke up several times with panic attacks. The panic attacks were the feeling of dread kind with cold sweats. He asked me if I see a psychiatrist and I said yes, so he asked me to see him as soon as possible.
So, on thursday I was able to do a walk in with my psychiatrist and he was really worried. He had given me Hydroxyzine for anxiety, but unfortunately it would knock me out and it was capsules so I could cut it in half. I take care of my elderly mom, so I can't be knocked out like that. During out long talk I explained that my mom had just had an oblation and ended up in the ICU and we almost lost her. That was really stressful, but then I have other stresses in my life as well. He took it all into account and decided to try me on a different medicine. This one required a contract to be signed saying that I would take it as prescribed and wouldn't sell it, give it away, etc. I signed the contract and he gave me Alprazolam 0.5MG Tablets which I can take 1-2 tabs a day, but only 3-4 times per week. He says that if I take it all the time it's like alcohol where you start with 1-2 beers and after awhile you need 3-4 to get a buzz, and so on. I'm pretty hard headed when it comes to meds that I can get hooked on, and I told him that, but he said that we will keep an eye on that as well. I'm an alcoholic and a former smoker, so I have experience with being hooked on things. I refuse to get hooked again to the point that I won't take my tramadol unless the pain is so bad I can't stand it any more.
Ok, so I took the Alprazolam yesterday in the afternoon since I was feeling anxiety and started feeling dreadful. It took about
20 minutes and the feeling went away and I felt pretty good. Last night I got 10 hours of sleep for the first time in probably 20 years. I have bipolar and insomnia, so I either stay up for days, or wake up every hour or two. I woke up one time to use the rest room and was able to get back to sleep and sleep the rest of the night. I woke up feeling really good, no anxiety, and no panic attack. I had energy when I woke up for the first time in years too. I can see why the doc was so worried about
me taking this med since it just works so well that you feel like you want to take it daily. I won't tho. I will take it as prescribed and see how things go.
Welp, thats my story for the week, lol.
Oh, I almost forgot my mom said that I didn't snore all night and my legs didn't jump around. The Alprazolam must have had me at rest cause I'm normal a loud and violent sleeper.
Post Edited (Wacko920) : 10/27/2017 10:36:43 PM (GMT-6)