[PanicZone] Re: Jessie has question about meds
And you tried the SSRI's?
Female I assume + how old are you?
HOW long have you had this cndition?
So alcoholism is inherited but you WERE self medicating?
(I've had addictions, but only to uppers and I'm a "stepper" fyi).
Because it sounds biological to me.
I am so sik of not sleeping myself.
And even on benzos I'm only getting shallow sleep.
Have you had an addiction to benzos "yet"?
You are high risk... myex is alcoholic and cannot go near benzos any more.
He had a seizure in an ER and they locked him up in a VA hosptital and gave him 'suboxone'. But he told me he could not sleep for months.
One of my aquaintances from another site took Melatonin and Valerian is another herb. They say online that withdrawal from benzos is the worst... Some report it can take 2 years. But that the "slightly better days" (called windows) increase monthly.
I read about benzos and I'm scared of them.
I used to take 4-5 a year with a prescription and it never bothered me. But for over a month I have taken them daily now.
Some say it takes 2-4 months for addiction to set in.
I could never tolerate donwers but in my menopause it all changed.
I'm having a late but severe menopause. Hot flashes are the good part.
I am getting better but I thihk it is the bio-ientical estrogen I started less than a week ago. I hope he increases it this week. I am so scared of banzos.
There is one benzo that my friend takes and he has not had to inrease it in 20 years. It is caleld Serax. So that is what I asked for. If I get a pich of relief from anxiety and panic per week or a month it is treasured.
I have heard that Clonazapam can be extremely hard to get off of. Yet some eome have no problem with it at all.
I am so sick of not sleeping too.
-Sue D.
--- In PanicZone@yahoogroups.com, kykysmom@... wrote:
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> Hi,
> Yeah I am also a very severe case but a recovering alcoholic.
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> I been in past on heafty doses of Xanax, klonopin,zoloft.
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> All the benzo's.
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> I have to watch the eyes as I have serious problems there and had numerous surgeries.
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> Being anorexic this guy said there really isint anything else to try and he said if they don't work or I gain weight there's no problem taking self off them.
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> I'm gonna end up with nothing and now I am angry.
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> Thanks for your help, I appreciate it.
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> Jessie
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "suedarn" <suedarn@...>
> Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 19:25:22
> To: <PanicZone@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [PanicZone] Re: Jessie has question about meds
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirtazapine
> It's a tetracyclic.
> Tricyclics have side effects but my b/f has been on them for over 20 years and he's happy. theonly side effects i kow of are smeties cold or flu symptoms and he does't get that. He has to get eyesight prescription changes he needs them more frequently than other people but doesn't get them but he runds around witha magnifying glass.
> but not everybody gets those side efects. The side affects fro a tetra I really don't know. I'd read up on that link.
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> The big thing about tricyclics as far as I know is that they are the oldest family of the antidpressants and they are relatively safe. Unless you OD on them.
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> What has NOT worked on you?
> Have you had yur hormones teted?
> Worn out ovaries supposedly can do this to us.
> I"m gong the hormone route and leaning on benzos. I'll let you know if it works.
> I'm a severe case. I htihk it has hlepd but I'm so severe I'm stil plenty sick. I see a doc every week now I finally got my blood drawn last week so I should have a clue soon if I am completly out of hormones or what is going on...
> -Sue D.
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> --- In PanicZone@yahoogroups.com, kykysmom@ wrote:
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> > I found a shrink and he put me on Remeron.
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> > Anyone ever used that for panic attacks ?
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> > Would u mind sharing your experience with me ?
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> > He told me that u take it at night and sopposed to work the next day for panic attacks.
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> > Biggest side effects I am concerned about are sedative effects and weight gain as I am anorexic and have no therapy for that.
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> > Can't afford someone out of network.
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> > Thanks in advance
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> > Jackie
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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have a panic attack is that it will pass
whether it passes quickly or slowly
depends whether I drop the idea of it
being dangerous or not.
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