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Old 08-19-2017, 05:45 PM #21
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oh crap. Sorry to hear that about the anxiety. I feel for ya.
I go to chiro once, sometimes twice a week as I'm lucky I didn't snap my neck the way I landed on it. I seem to hold all my stress there in my shoulders and neck too and get massage at least biweekly at those wonderfully cheap Foot Spa places. Hahah. I do hope your surgery helps you. Im sure you'll keep us posted.
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Old 09-02-2017, 01:55 PM #22
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Rahruwin,

I was in a similar state about 4 years ago after an extreme stress just as I was ending 14 years of Paxil. My new doc put me on Celexa and olanzapine (Zyprexa) for 2 months while the Celexa took effect. I had the same problem with isolation as I was living at my mountain cabin. I was on the Celexa for 8 months and was able to stop.

If you take time off work, don't do it until you have some somewhat structured activities to fill your time. Is there any way you can reduce the stimulation levels at work ?

Regarding hormones, cortisol is released during stress. I bet yours is sky high. Cortisol kills progesterone and can be making everything worse. I would recommend you at least find out what you current levels are. Cortisol, epinephrine, nor-epinephrine, DHEA, Progesterone, estrogen/estradiol, and any others. I would consider this blood work a medical need, not a 'I'll feel better' need.

Does your doctor agree with your using birth control pills for hot flashes ? What do you do on the placebo/no pill days of the month ?

If your chemistry is out of whack, I'd try to balance it before using meds. Bio-identical hormones are not a treatment or therapy. They are just a way to return to balance. It is just like eating healthy is not a treatment. The birth control pill is a therapy because it tries to fake out your body into thinking it has progesterone when it really has progestin, a synthetic that tries to look like the progesterone. Google progestin vs progesterone.

My wife and I know too many women who have needed help to get back to balance.

Use the Xanax if you need to. It is not a problem for occasional 'get past this moment' use, especially in small doses. I have Klonopin (another benzo) and Propranolol (beta blocker) for these emergencies. They can be lifesavers. As long as you do not take them every day with multiple doses, they are fine. I am against benzos but know they are the only solution is some cases. The propranolol is much less risk. You could ask your doctor if you could try it.

Do you have a blood pressure kit at home ? You should. They are about $30. Knowing your BP can be a big help as you cycle through your symptoms. If your BP jumps, propranolol can bring it down. That may be enough to avoid the Xanax. It works for me.

I can imagine what you are going through because I was there in Sept, Oct and November of 2013.

My best to you.

I did get my results back and here they are.....


24 hr ur collection...
Epinephrine 8. Range 2-24
Norepinephrine. 64. 15-100
Dopamine. 287 52-480
VMA. 4.2. <6.0
Cortisol, free. 25.7 4-50
Cortisone 64.6. 23-195

Progesterone. <0.2. <0.2 Post menop. range
DHEA 152. 8-188
FSH. 48. 23-116. Post meno
LH. 28. 10-54 post meno
Estradiol. <15. <31 post meno

We didn't do a testosterone.... Hmmmmm he must have forgot to add that
In October it was 17

So.... Just as my Celexa is kicking in and I'm not feeling weird in my head and really seeing improvement in all things except residual anxiety (anticipatory anxiety also) ... Just for fun I went and truly injured my foot. Finally I get 12 weeks off work without feeling guilty about it! Surgery next week!
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What did you do to your foot that requires surgery and 12 weeks to recover ? Sounds painful.

Knee scooters are well worth the cost compared to crutches and other ways to get a round. My wife spent 10 weeks with one.
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14 weeks since bad head slam. No loss of consciousness.... Just sizzling swooshy sounds in my head. I was ok for a few days .... Just sore.... .Then my body seemed amped up.... Like on 50 expressos.........

Then came high anxiety, the surreal state, feeling "very off".....and uncontrollable sobbing, which has probably led to this very depressed, "fed up with it all" state of mind. It's the end of life thoughts that scare me.....but I also know from past research that these disturbing thoughts are purely a chemical response to anxiety, as can be the depression. I expect my head slam is the culprit in this thou.


This is day 18 of citalopram 10mg. I don't think it's helping any (I understand it can take weeks)... I'd also hate to think I keep taking it and it just isn't the right med for me this time and I'm prolonging some very needed relief. (I used it 5 yrs ago briefly with great success) It seems most are using Zoloft or Paxil.

I am ridiculously afraid to take meds.... Xanax ....which has been prescribed at the smallest dose to take daily as needed. I'm afraid as I don't want to become dependent.... So I suffer a lot .

I'm here today because I'm just so distraught with it all. I mean ridiculously sobbing on my knees begging God to help me. I sob all the time.

Too much time on my hands (4 days off a week)....I used to love my country getaway.... But just thinking about driving 90 miles away brings we anxious distress... Sometimes it has helped....but lately when I'm there I'm so anxious to get back to town......too much time down there alone.... Dogs and horses can only do so much.

I'd love to hear from y'all who have experienced pcs nervousness, debilitating anxiety and depression and feeling disconnected from the world as you knew it. It's hard for me to be positive and think "one day at a time". I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel......... God bless all of y'all.
Please reply if you can relate and have a positive response. Ive already read plenty to keep me scared to death as it is.
You have a right to be scared to death. I just spent a month in hospital being tortured. I couldn't wait to get out of there. Being given drugs that weren't right for me. The only thing they gave me that I needed was insulin. they said I had a heart attack and had heart surgery which I did not consent to. Then they said I had pneumonia of which I had no symptoms of and a bladder infection. The antibiotic they filled me full of gave me C-dif. From which I am still suffering, WHAT A NIGHTMARE!!!
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What did you do to your foot that requires surgery and 12 weeks to recover ? Sounds painful.

Knee scooters are well worth the cost compared to crutches and other ways to get a round. My wife spent 10 weeks with one.
I was dragging a dead tree limb....it got hooked on a tree trunk.... Instead of dropping it and going behind that trunk to unwedge it... I just kept yanking..... I fell forward and my toes went under me and all my weight slammed on my left mid foot. After two weeks of not getting better.... (Besides bruising and swelling fading).... I saw a foot specialist. I had done my research and predicted a Lisfranc tendon tear. Yep. I have a complete disruption of that ligament and my bones are malaligned now. I have surg in 2 days .... Strict nonweight bearing for 6 weeks. Then a boot for 4. Then sneakers at 10 weeks hopefully.

It's been a really **** 12 months to be honest. But my concussion head is better... The citalopram finally kicked in.... Still having some anxiety symptoms but hoping they resolve....
Have you see the Iwalk 2.0 single crutch/brace. hell I'd probably fall and break a wrist. Hahaha
Yes I have info for the scooter

Thoughts on my labs?

Hoping this finds you well
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You have a right to be scared to death. I just spent a month in hospital being tortured. I couldn't wait to get out of there. Being given drugs that weren't right for me. The only thing they gave me that I needed was insulin. they said I had a heart attack and had heart surgery which I did not consent to. Then they said I had pneumonia of which I had no symptoms of and a bladder infection. The antibiotic they filled me full of gave me C-dif. From which I am still suffering, WHAT A NIGHTMARE!!!
Oh I'm so sorry. That sounds awful.
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"Process, not an event" is so dang accurate!!!

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