Relapse

[tiredofanxiety830]

I started having panic attacks back in 1999 that were caused by Graves Disease (hyperthyroidism).  I had radioactive iodine treatment for the Graves and stayed took beta blockers to control the heart racing until I became hypothyroid.  At the same time I was going through all of this I started seeing someone for anxiety and depression.  I tried Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, and others and Xanax.  The xanax was the constant for many years.  A lot of the medications when increased make me feel horrible, like I was going crazy sometimes.  I started on Celexa and it seemed to work the best for me and I went back and forth on 20 and 40mg for several years, along with the Zanax.  Finally my doctor decided I needed to be at 40mg Celexa and wanted me off Xanax and on Klonopin.  When going through this change I wanted to admit myself to the hospital...I don't know what the exact cause was.  Once I got settled with the Klonopin I went back down to 20mg on the Celexa.  I have been on that mixture for several years now and things were going really well.  Now I feel like I am back at the beginning.  I am scared to drive, I don't want to be by myself, feelings of helplessness, STRESSED out, anxious all the time, I am even having hot flashes now.  The rest of my body may be fine but my face feels like it is on fire.  I talk to doctors and they still say that my anxiety is coming from my physical symptoms of my thyroid meds being too high at times.  I'm just not sure where to go from here.  I don't know if I can take a med change right now.  Anyone have any suggestions??

[tiredofanxiety830]

I just had them checked a couple of weeks ago.  I was in the normal range but borderline so my doc bumped my Levoxyl down to 137 from 150 to see if that would make me feel better.  Before that I was on 175 and within normal range for a couple of years and then when they checked them about 2 months ago I went down to 150.  I have an appointment to see phyc. in the next couple of weeks.  Maybe we can find some combination that will work a miracle.  

[remar]

It could be that you need to up your dose of both Celexa and Klonopin.
You do know that you have to be monitored on a regular basis to see if your thyroid numbers are not too high or low. When was the last time you had them checked?