sick of it

ok, so this might get a little lengthy..... sorry. so, all my life i've been a very happy go lucky person. i loved life. now i'm 22 yrs old, married to the man of my dreams, have two beautiful children, the life i always wanted.
Well, when i was 30 weeks pregnant with my son i woke up and my right arm was feeling kind of heavy, didn't think anything of it till all of a sudden i got tingles going up and down my arm, i called my dad (my mom has small vessel disease which causes her to have strokes) to find out what the symptoms of a stroke were. as i was talking to him the right side of my face went limp and i started sluring my words. i went to the hospital and they did an MRI which all came back normal so the dr said it was all migrane (migraine) related. So we went home, went back to wisconsin to visit family, 3 days after we got back i started feeling very weird. i am no longer pregnant, my son is actually 2 and half months old now. I feel light headed all the time, like im constantlly on drugs (which i don't do) or like i'm stuck in a dream all the time. i sleep reallly good at night but i'm tired all day. after i had my son i was diagnosed with post pardum depression and anxiety, so they put me on lexapro, but i didn't like the way it made me feel so i stopped taking them, went back to the dr and he put me on zoloft, which gave me my first panic attack. so i stopped taking those. i went to my normal dr instead of the therapist and she put me on celexa and is sending me to a nuerologist. Oh, i also developed tachycardia while i was pregnant and it hasn't seemed to have gone away. Ive been on the celexa for 10 days now, and i feel no different than i did before, well besides having increased anxiety and panic attacks everyday. I know it takes time for the celexa work, but i would have though that i would notice some sort of difference by now. I'm only 22 yrs old and have 2 children, i have to be strong for them but i don't want to live the rest of my life feeling like this. i fear everyday that i'm gonna have another episode of having stroke symptoms which i'm not convinced was migrane (migraine) related. I fear everyday tthat my husband is going to get sick of me not being the woman he married, and find someone else. I'm not convinced that this is all anxiety, if it was, i would think that the meds would make me feel a little better by now. so if you have any idea of whatelse it could be, PLEASE let me know! i can't live like this anymore! Thankyou

[mammo]

Hi.  I know migraines can have a lot of odd side effects (I suffer from them myself) I've also had the tingling and numbness in my arm, but never the slurring of speech and drooping of one side of the mouth....this sounds more like a stroke. These types of medications will normally take 4-6 weeks for you to see an improvement, so keep in mind that each day is bringing you closer to feeling better.  There is an adjustment period where things get worse before they get better, so hang in there and give the medication time to do it's job.  It does sound like you are still enduring depression and anxiety symptoms, and sticking with the medication is the first step in determining how much anxiety and depression is playing a role in all of this. All of what you're experiencing now may be anxiety related due to the experience you had, and who wouldn't be scared!  You are worried about a lot which would increase your anxiety making your symptoms even worse.  Anxiety can cause a vast array of symptoms and anything is possible.  I think you're on the right track by addressing the anxiety/depression and also seeing a Neurologist.  I think if further testing rules out a stroke, you can relax.  Anxiety feeds off of our fears and worries creating a vicious cycle, so try to relax as much as you can until your medication kicks in.  Because of the condition your mother had, I think seeing a neurologist is wise even if just to put your mind at ease. When we have the side effects of a migraine without the pain, it's hard to believe that it's all migraine related, but it is.  I have very weird vision problems where I have about 5 minutes to park myself somewhere for 20-25 minutes until I am able to see to drive or walk again.  I've learned to live with it, but when it first started I was sure I had a brain tumor.  When you combine this with anxiety and depression it becomes very worrisome.  By addressing the anxiety and/or depression you are either ruling this in or out, which needs to be done.  Be patient, I think you will feel better on the medication and keep us posted on how you're doing.  Take care.

[megananhalt]

thank you for the help! I had a catscan done that came back normal. the nuerologist thinks I have tmj which would be the cause of my constant dizziness. and I have complicated migranes (migraines) is what he called it which makes me have stroke like symptoms. and the migrants could also be making feel weird too. my celexa is finally kicking in!!!! thank God! though the dr wanted to switch me lexapro, but I really dont want to start over again with the side effects. the nuerologist prescribed me proponolol but I'm afraid to take it cuz apparently its another form of anti depressant, and I'm sick of side effects. lol. and now I have to find a new birth control cuz mine is reacting funny with the celexa..... ugh! I'm sick of meds, but the only good thing is is that theres nothing wrong with me, and I'm starting to feel normal again! yay!!!!!