Hi Steve,

Well, anxiety certainly causes some of the other symptoms you mentioned before, but when you said "Sometimes it's my whole skeletal muscle structure that's tense," it made me think of a type of med side effect.

Luvox, Zoloft and other drugs of that class (SSRI) can cause this. when I am on one of those anti-depressants, that is when I get the teeth-grinding and sometimes the full-body muscular stiffness. The teeth-grinding is an earlier symptom for me. These symptoms show up only at the beginning or during a dose increase; they may persist if the dosage is too high.

I know you have taken Luvox a long time, so you are probably safe, but would you discuss these things with your doctor next time you see her? She may want to ask if you have other symptoms... just a thought.

Thanks for your support, and keep taking good care of yourself.

waves

Hi Waves! Good to read you. Really miss ya, my voice of reason.
Everyone, you are all my dear friends, love ya all so much!

This is not my meds,cause I never refilled anything for months but every ounce of my being a is mini level of emotionally anxious. A fleeting panic, I know I really should take the Lexapro and know it's the best for me.
I haven't even taken the thyroid or simvastin....not even pain meds.

No wonder I feel the unhappy jitteriness. I want whimper......

Thank you Waves. The problem with tension in my whole skeletal muscle structure mostly happened after sitting for a while during a seminar,and when I would get up,I'd find that my knees where sort of locked up with muscle tension,and I'd notice tension all over my body.

When I'm around a great crowd of people I don't respond very well. I dreaded the auditorium in school. I sit in the back row of most places that I go. BF

Take thy meds, Di!

(Thus spake thy voice of reason! )

Ahhh, ok. That does not sound med-related!

Aww, I am sorry, Steve.

Yes. It's a situation of being in crowds of people. I don't do that very well. Working in a Supermarket for 14 years helped me to overcome some of that kind of stress. I surely learned allot about people in general. Theirs allot of bullying in this line of work. If I don't,and didn't forgive them,and have peace about it,I'd hate them. Hate and/or bitterness is all wrong,and I try to resist it. BF

Di,




Get yourself back on track please. I am worried about you.

M

Di. Please take your medicines. I don't want you to crash emotionally. BF

Thanks all, I was just in such a spin.i called to get the refills and going to get a 4 week dispenser so I don't forget. I know I will feel so much better. My dh is too self absorbed to even mention or ask what is wrong or what will help my sadness.......some of it is him, how he complains about my boys. I don't need the trash mouthing

And, I don't like the generic Lexapro.....makes me have insomnia. Guess I should suck it up and look for a better Plan D for medications.
You all are gems!

Di

Hi, Di,

You are going to feel better!!

The four week planner will help.

Do whatever you can to take care of yourself.

M