How to stop feeling like an exposed wire
 

Ever since my pnurse switched me from taking Dalmane and 60 mg of Buspar a day, I have felt like a live, raw and exposed wire. Right now she has me on 10 mg of Valium and 90 mg of Buspar a day and it isn't helping. I am on other meds too but this has been the big change recently. I don't have an appointment with her for another couple of weeks and I want this to work but waking up shaking and staying that way most of the day isn't pleasant. Yes the mornings are the worst.
Has anyone had the same experience and how did you fix or cope with it? How long should I give it to work? I saw her last on the 22nd.

Hi,
How much Dalmane were you taking?
Is she reducing your benzo load? Or is the Dalmane and the Valium dose equivalent? Here's a chart. Even when the charts say that they are equivalent, sometimes our bodies don't feel that they are.
http://www.bcnc.org.uk/equivalence.html

These changes are difficult.
You could call her and let her know about your symptoms and see what she says.

Mari

I was taking 30 mgs of Dalmane a day which is equal to what I am taking in valium a day.
The major difference is the half-life of each of the meds and I think that may be the problem for me.
Thanks for the chart! It really helped.
I took a better look at that chart above. Dalmane is a hypnotic and Valium is not.....could that the be the problem?

I am sorry that you are suffering with this...
I wish you well.
((((HUGS))):hug:
bizi
p.s.
I think they both act on the same gaba receptor sites....

Feeling better today but still all messed up. My head is not on straight. I am surprised I was even able to function at the T-Mobile store to get a new phone. Long story but we needed it for drag racing season.
Can't wait until Thursday until I see my pnurse. I want to go back on my old med. I realized I felt better on it after being on Valium for almost a month. I was on Dalmane before and now I think I want to go on it again.
I'm crossing my fingers but I have no idea what will happen.
Wish me luck on Thursday.

When I saw exposed wire - I can relate.......it's like to me my nerve endings are burning up, and I get real high strung and energentic or something ticks it off and I get upset and I can't control what I say to whomever or whatever set me off.

I think more lately with what I have been dealing with. I get mad at the system with DV so I don't care anymore what I say to the PO, I really don't.:mad:

OMG am I explaining myself or what? Not doing a good job of it tonight. Anyway the Klonapin helps me.

Stuffed Peppers are in the oven, then going to make some Texas Toast to go with them.

Watching American Idol too.

Nikko:hug:

Nikko you hit it right on the head! You just don't know if you are going up or down, left or right.
I just want to normalize out again. I am just miserable. I have my moments when I am okay but then there are MOST moments that I am a nightmare and stare blankly into the TV. Then there are the times when I am faking it all. Oh sure I look "fine" but I am a jumble of nerves and basically collapse after having to talk to someone.
Thank you guys for being there for me these last few days I don't know what would I have done.

Dear wendy I hope you stabilize soon. this wrorying can jsut take the life right out of ya.
((HUGS))))
bizi

Well in just a few hours I go and see my pnurse.
While I feel less "exposed" during the day....the nights are the worst. I am not sleeping well. It takes hours to get to sleep. I keep waking up in the middle of the night and I sweat like no one's business. I think I have panic attacks in my sleep or something.
Anyway, just a few more hours to maintain and then we will see what happens. I want on Dalmane again. But I don't know what she will do with me. Sigh. I feel like crying.
I will update you all when I get home.
Thanks again everyone. You have been just the best!:grouphug:

How'd it go Wendy?

I hope she put you back on the med that was helping.

Well I am finally back. Two things were probably the cause of my discomfort the last couple of weeks. One, Dalmane needs to be titrated down and she just took me right off of it and two Valium just made it worse.
So, now I am back on the Dalmane and I feel much happier. We will see how the next couple of days work out and see if I sleep and feel better.
Thank you everyone for your help.

Good to hear you are feeling better, hope you get some sleep too.


Nikko:hug:

Hi,
This is good news.
I hope you feel better and sleep better.
M

this is a great report!
thank you for sharing with us...hopefully you will sleep tonight.
take care
bizi:hug:

Well I slept much better last night and I didn't feel like I was going crazy.
You guys have made this last 3 weeks much easier for me to to handle this .
I feel like I am finally stable. For now anyway.

:Good-Post: fantastic!!!!!