Posted by Phillipa on November 26, 2006, at 21:26:37
In reply to Long response » Phillipa, posted by Racer on November 26, 2006, at 20:41:49
Racer well you were right it's long. So I won't remember it all.
You asked about taking benzos and thyroid?
Benzos I started when I was only 23 and it was an ahhhh I'm so relaxed feeling so that's why them
Synthroid I gagged and nearly threw it up as I felt my body had failed me. Cause I said I'd never get sick. Hey Shaklee for years, running, Aerobics you name it everything that is supposed to be good for your health. And it failed. I was devasteated
Now the ad's. First one was paxil. I spent three months in a hammock. Couldn't move, no energy, diarrhea horrible. At l0mg as the pdoc said low doses were all I could tolerate cause of the anxiety I've had all these years.
It worked for two years I stopped cause my Son was coming to live with us and he hated meds. He is the Blind one and I'd do anything he said at the time. So I gradually tappered off it. Continued working
Then my thyroid changed again and luvox was given to me. I tolerated it. And got up to 250mg without any side effects. Reason the pdocs keep putting me on it.
Then other pdocs tried all the other SSRI's and SSNRI's and I was going through perimenopause so that could have been the reason I felt like my head was in outerspace. I hit a mailbox with my car. That of course made me afraid to drive.
For some reason all the pdocs I've had think small doses are better? Ask them?
Now you may have hit on something with the zoloft as this pdoc put me on it once. And neither of us can remember why I only went to 50mg? I don't remember side effects.
The others lex included made me feel like my head would explode so number one on the list of intolerable. Number 2 I have to be able to get out of the house ride my bike. So nothing can interfer with that as it is my out let for stress. Number 3 Would be not being able to function and want to sleep all day.
Not as far as stigma. My neighbors all are on SSRI's and benzos so here it's no problem
But for some reason the docs here all have a problem with psych meds. And for the life of me I can't figure out why as Charlotte is a pretty large city.
When my thyroid became hyper I called my pdoc and she said get stable first before we try other meds. Just do what you like.
So according to the endo guy my enzymes were back in the normal range. I didnt follow-up with an US of the liver with the GI guy as it seems the GP does nothing but refer you to a specialist.
Anyway that's the status at this time. Love Jan
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