Posted by kathyc on June 16, 2001, at 17:43:57
On march 28, 2001, i went to my primary physician, to get checked for diabetes, I also have restlesss legs and I wanted tos see about that. I was having mucous in my stool and blurry vision, which we much later found out was due to stress/depress. I ended u having 1 panic attack at the dr office, so he gave me lorazepam for that. I only took it 3x day 0.5 mg for 14 days. I wanted to get off and didn't know i could just stop, so i went to another dr closer to home for advice , he started tapering me at the dose I was at shorteneing the dose he wanteed to keep me on for 20 more days. I later found out from neurologist and internist, I should've jsut stopped on my own, and just had some wd symptoms. Well dr put me on celexa with it. I ended up not felin well by 8 days into taper, something was happening. Derealization, problems concentrating, not interested in anything, could no longer do stuff for myself, palpitations, chest pain, unable to inititate urination for awhile,
body tremors, legs shaking, agitatiedness, feeling i wann jump outta my skin, spilling food onself withut even knowing, neckthightening 24 hours a day, hands locking in a fist constantly,muscle spasms 24 hrs a dya,inability to understand tv or newspapers, ignoring people, forgetting things, things overwhelnming, no emotions, no laughing, no happiness, no personlaity anymore, i can't remember information,I'm robotlike, gastro problems, perceptual diff,head rolling,other neuro problems they can't pinpoint on neuro exam, vision disturbances, insomnia due to pain, i am a shell of a person now .etc... I can't drive. I was supposed to get married this summer and I have a wonderful fiance. I cna't understand how all this has happened. DRs say it sound like a neuron is misfiring in my brain. Please think twice about taking a benzo for 1 panic attack or mixing celexa with anytnhning. Please get more that 1 opinion aout meds. i din't want to see any else's life ruined by being a human guinea pig.
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thread:66759
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