Posted by Justherself54 on March 4, 2010, at 18:29:42
In reply to Re: Medication Phobia (pharmacophobia) » Justherself54, posted by Vincent_QC on March 4, 2010, at 16:04:09
So sorry Vincent that you are having a rough time with your pdoc. Even though I feel I'm out of med options, I at least have comfort that my pdoc will not stop trying and has told me that we can't give up. I can't imagine him telling me I have to live the rest of my life in this state (even though I sometimes feel this is as good as it's going to get. You need to find a pdoc who won't give up on you.
I felt the same way you did on Remeron..sedated, yet anxious. It's a very unpleasant feeling.
I'm not surprised that he won't order testing for cortisol and such..it's kind of like a line is drawn somewhere between them and the GP's, although I know when I was very ill and in hospital my pdoc and GP worked closely together.
I have done well in the past with SSRI's. SNRI's are a no-go for me. I have been fortunate that my panic symptoms have been OK for awhile. I used to get panic attacks in store lineups and highway driving..so far I'm able to do both..but I never know when it will get out of control again. My situation is a bit different as I'm bipolar also.
In the past year I've retried parnate, paxil, zoloft, lexapro, cymbalta (very bad), remeron (very bad). I'm about to discuss possibly retrying nardil, even though the physical side effects were horrendous. I too, don't know what to do. Nothing works the same again or I'll get partial effect and then poop-out.
Going to a support group may be a very good thing for you..it can help with the social anxiety of things, where you can do some socializing with people who are going through the same thing you are. It might be helpful when you are restarting a med to have face-to-face support to help alleviate the stress. I can remember being in a support chat room for most of an evening, trying to work up the nerve to take 25 mg of seroquel..I was so terrified..and the people I was talking with really helped.
I wish I could give you a magic solution, but I have none..just know you're not alone.
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