I Really Need Some Help Rgarding Meds And the Heart Plse... Posted: 05-30-07 17:07pm
I have been on ssri's for my severe
anxiety and they all caused my heart rate
to go up and my blood pressure, celexa was
the worst i ended up in hospital, zoloft
was the best really gave me that calm
feeling but my heart rate and blood
pressure was raised doc was worried..
(this was 5 years ago i tryed these) and
the other classes well. They all cause
hypertension, arrhythmia, tachycardia,
palpitations & chest pains. except
zispin which i stopped cold turkey after 2
years as i started halucinating on the
dissolvable version which was all i could
get... and i went through a year of hell
after!!
i was doing ok alone with cbt colege etc
then i had another baby 6 mnths ago and i
really need to get onto something.
my anxiety is taking over me, im on edge,
my jaw aches so badly from being tense..
god even valium doesnt do it for me any
more makes me irritable urghh ..
You seem to be quite anxious even in this
post. Have you tried learning coping
skills that are effective to try and calm
yourself down and release the tension?
Having a baby can also change your body's
way of coping since your hormones are
trying to get balanced. Definitely,
quitting cold turkey off any psychotropic
med. is not a good idea. Have you
considered going to the doctor and talking
to him/her about restarting your meds?
I've taken Cipralex before, it's a
Canadian brand of Celexa, and yes, it and
almost all antidepressant/anxiolytic agent
all cause that. Valium may not help you
because you may have a high drug tolerance
or become dependant on the drug if you've
used it before. Benzodiazapines are
definitely not the best way to go with
anxiety. They do relieve anxiety symptoms
in some people, but may not for others,
just as any medications. But one thing you
need to be aware of is bezodiazapines are
very habit-forming and have many adverse
effects including drowsiness, confusion,
hypotension, and all that jazz. Try
googling it, maybe you'll find something.
As for SSRI's, not all work on everyone.
Everyone has a different system. Have you
considered SNRI's, which are I think quite
new. An example would be Effexor XR
(extended release) which helps me since
I've got anxiety and depression. I'm also
on Clonazepam and Buspar. Have you been
getting enough sleep lately? If not, that
could be another cause of your
anxiousness. Anything can be a stressor
and trigger anxiety.
I hope you can find a doctor soon and talk
with him/her about medications and side
effects. Wish you the best of luck.
