Whenever I have changed meds my anxiety would increase for a week or two. It really stinks. You want so much to feel better and your taking the medicine for that and it makes you feel worse. After...
Hi Tysmyboo, Thank you for your response. I think the med is working. I only have slight surges of pain. I was thinking it could possibly Occipital neuralgia because the pain starts on each side...
Hi Brian, I have found this web site so helpful. Everyone here always has a bit of advice or support to offer. Keep posting and I am sure others will be along and answer any questions you have. Why...
Thanks Smurfy....I am under the care of a neuro doctor. I recently had a CT, MRI, MRA and MRV. Everything was normal except some white lesions on my MRI. They don't know if those are from my previous...
I know how you feel April. I was in the ER 5 times between Thanksgiving and Christmas...including Thanksgiving night. They just drugged me up with narcotics. I left with the same pain I came in with...
Have you tried any meditation when you goto bed. I do that now. I just googled audio meditation and I found one that talks you through relaxing your body. It seems to help me. I still wake up with...
I don't know about the hormonal thing but I too wake up with anxiety. A few weeks ago it was really bad...way out of control. I would just shake all over and cry. I ended up having to take klonopin...
This is a wonderful place to find support and comfort. Blessings, kitkat...
Glad your feeling better today. I hate how our anxiety makes us ALWAYS jump to the worst conclusions. This anxiety stuff stinks! Blessings, kitkat...
Thank you both for your replies. I feel so hopeless right now because of all of this. I just graduated nursing school and I can't even work. All I have ever wanted was to help other people and right...
Good morning. I was wondering if someone could tell me how long a preventive med usually take to kick in. I have been on the Nortriptyline for 8 days now and haven't noticed a change. My pain...
Hi Kim, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease several years ago and was treated by an LLMD. I have been off abx for over a year. We don't know if this is a relapse or something unrelated. It's just a big...
Hope things turn brighter for you soon. Big ((((hugs)))) for you. kitkat...
Sorry it didn't work for you. I was hoping it helped someone. Not doing much for me yet. I hope you found something that helped you. kitkat...
Well, my MRA came out normal. Which is a good thing but I still have no answers. Isn't there anyone with experience with this medication. Haven't noticed any change from it yet. I suppose it will...
I have been going through some tough times with my anxiety with everything I have going on. While I was in the hospital the psych doc prescribed Klonopin. It really works on the anxiety although it...
Hi Amanda, I feel the same way you do. I was diagnosed as lyme several years ago. I did improve with abx therapy. However, alot of my symptoms have returned and I am thrown into the lyme/MS battle. I...
Did you see your regular doctor or a neurologist? A neurologist would be your best bet. Do you visit the anxiety board. Lots of support there too. Anxiety can cause alot of weird symptoms. I am not...
I use to get them years ago when I had my first bout of anxiety/panic. I had complete cardiac work up and it appeared to be just stress related. If I remember your other posts you have had a cardiac...
Helle everyone, I usually post on the anxiety forum but I thought I would jump over here for a bit too. I suffer from high anxiety which is being controlled with anxiety meds. I have had a headache...
Thanks Kitt, I am just so emotionally drained from all these tests and no real diagnosis. It might be this..it might be that. Getting ready to go get my MRA now. I don't know if I want it to show...
Hello friends, So my anxiety has been through the roof for weeks now. Today I had an appt. with my new neurologist to discuss my on going symptoms that we thought might be related to my previous lyme...
Heart palpitations can be very scarey. I know...I have been there. Take comfort in knowing that your doc checked you out and said everything was okay. I have been trying meditation lately and it...
Sorry to hear it's rearing it's ugly head again. At least your right on top of it and hopefully you can nip it quicker. Any chance you can call your doctor and explain that you recognize it coming...
Thanks for sharing Lyn, I am sorry you suffer too. I hope my new neurologist can help a bit. I have had the same neuro for about 13 years and I feel like he is just giving up. At my last appt. he...
I searched the forum but I have come up with so many responses and they are not all from the anxiety board. I know that headache is a common symptom of stress/anxiety. Just wondering if anyone else...
Thanks kitt, I know it won't take it all away but I was feeling much better with the paxil. I would only have a little anxiety throughout the day. It seemed to have stopped my constant worrying about...
Thank you all for your advice. I am trying to stick it out. My morning dry heaves had gone away while on paxil. They are now back along with the heavy morning anxiety. I think I will give it another...
Hello friends, It has been such a hard road these last few months. First losing it and going in patient...now I have a whole bunch of medical tests coming up. Scared out of my mind. When I was in the...
Hope your feeling much better today. My anxiety/depression always hits a bit harder that time of the month. It's great to come here and vent. We know that everyone here understands and just having...
I am glad to see you are both doing better. It is such a tough road to be on. You will get through it though. I have had anxiety disorder for years. I have to say though that it is not always there....
Remember it takes a few weeks to kick in. My tiredness has worn off a bit. I take mine in the morning. I hope it works out for you well. Peace to you, kitkat...
I started this just a few weeks ago. I did the same dosage. My only side effect was being really sleepy at first. I also did have some nightmares when I first started but that is gone now. I haven't...
Hello, I just started taking klonopin about 2 weeks ago. It has helped me alot. Doctor and I had to tweak the dosage because it was a bit too strong for me but other than that no problems. It does...
Thanks everyone. I didn't think there would be withdrawal from the paxil since they are both SSRIs. Just wondering why I went from feeling okay...to not so okay since the switch. Maybe the paxil was...
Thanks Cass, I did stop one day and then just started the zoloft the next day. Just not feeling as "normal" as I was starting to feel on the Paxil. I will call today to see if I just need to wait it...
So my doc switched me from paxil to zoloft a week ago. I thought I was progressing on the paxil but he thought in the long run the zoloft would work better. I took 50mg for a week and then started...
Hello. I hear you on the health issues. My anxiety meds help calm me but I can't make my medical issues go away. Life just seems unfair sometimes. I try to teach myself NOT to say why me. It only...
I had the same reaction when I first started it two weeks ago. I was on a pretty high dose. I talked to my doc about it and we lowered it a bit and the dizziness is much improved. I was stumbling all...
Thanks Nanners, It is really bothering me. I try very hard to relax my shoulders. Every 15 mins. or so I remind myself to let my shoulders fall. I am tired of feeling scared. I am tired of playing...
Hello dear friends, I think I have my extreme anxiety a bit under control now. It's been a long few months. My excruciating headaches have improved also..thank goodness. What I do still have is a...
I would say that 4 EKGs since the summer is a pretty good indicator that your heart is beating just fine...I of course am not your doctor though so you must learn to trust him. I know acid reflux can...
I get the same way if I miss sleep. Even if I have spent several hours out shopping our something and I am extra tired. As soon as I get home and sit down I feel short of breath and anxious and so...
Don't feel alone. There are many of us. I have had panic attacks while out too and then I dread doing the same thing again. You can't do that to yourself or it will be one big vicious cycle. Why...
So happy they squeezed him in Kitt. I know how it is to go with unanswered questions. I hope after tomorrow he will be back on the path to wellness. I will say a healing prayer for him tonight. Take...
Kitt, It was pure heaven. I have never had one before. It was a gift for my good friend who helped out a great deal when I went into the hospital. I wanted to thank her and she goes all the time. It...
I can't diagnose but I have had the weird burning chest pain. Mine is like a burst of really hot feeling in my chest and radiates out. Do you see a psychiatrist or a therapist. Don't let yourself...
Hi Kitt, Hope things are getting better for you. ((hugs)). Going to call the doc this afternoon. I just drank a large amount of lipton chicken noodle soup broth since that is high in sodium. Yucko!...
Good morning my friends. I have always had BP on the lower side. Usually 100/60, sometimes a little less. I know that klonopin makes you tired but I really feel wiped out. I decided to take my BP...
Hi Merrygirl, I think I recognize you from the lyme board. I have that also. I have added seeing a psychiatrist to my medical treatment because of severe anxiety. Just wanted to welcome you....