Anxiety and Depression

Dear Doctor:  Three years ago, in July 2000, I became extreme worried and depressed because I thought I got an incurable and fatal disease. I could not sleep at night. I felt numb and tingling at my toes and sharp pain in various places on my body.

I went to see my personal physician, then an internist, and then
an infectious disease specialist, but no one found any wrong with me.

Finally, I went to see a Psychiatrist who gave me Remeron. He explained to me that my brain's chemicals are out of balance so that I could not sleep and my brain sent out those signals that made me feel tingling, numbness and pain.

Remeron likes a God-send to me because I slept like a baby in the first night I took 30mg tablet.  The next day all symptoms disappeared and I felt so good.

One year later, in 2001, I started to cut down the doses from 30mg to 15 mg, then 1/2 of 15mg.  The symptoms came right back after about 3 months:  sleeplessness, numbness, pain, tingling and very tire in the afternoon. I must retake the whole 30mg again and, again, all problems went away.

Three months ago, I started to cut down the dose to 15mg again. The symptoms came right back. Right now, I am so miserable because I could not sleep, pain in so many places on my body, tingling at my toes and very tire in the afternoon. I must take 10mg Ambian to help me sleep at night.

Doctor, please help me. What do I do now?  What is wrong with me?
I re-take Remeron again in the last 10 days but it's not effective yet. Do I have to take Remeron for the rest of my life? It's not worth living if this condition continues. I am forever grateful for your help and advise.

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

there are many more medications now to help you with your anxiety symptoms so I suggest you visit a psychiatrist who specializes in psychopharmacology and let him help you.  You should not have to be on medications all of your life.

[Try_to_be_social]

Hi,

I really feel so sorry for you that you cannot kick Remeron after 3 years. I took Fluvoxamine (similar to Remeron) 50 mg and Clonazepam (similar to Ambian) 2mg and mianserin 60mg all at night for 10 years because of depression, anxiety and personality disorder. I had practically no psychotherapy nor support from family and friends (They don

[TOMCOMPLER]

Thank you my friend for your good advise. I do appreciate your suggestions.

I went to see my Psychiatrist yesterday. Just as Dr. Gould said, and I found out after much research, my problem is now pinpointed:  General Anxiety Disorder. I made myself sick worrying is the bottom line. I thought I knew every thing because I am a very high educated individual. So much for my intelligence and knowledge!!!

Doc gave me 0.5mg Clonazepam. I took twice yesterday at about 4 hours interval. I fell into sleep in about 20 minutes last night WIHTHOUT taking the damn Ambian the first time after more than 2 weeks. This morning I feel much better.  I will try NOT to consume more than 1mg daily.

Will you give me some experience with this Clonazepam please. Can you drop it easily withouth withdrawal symptoms? My Doc gave me Klonopin (brand name) but my insurance company made me taking generic instead. Again, thanks for your advise. Hope to hear from you soon. TOM.

[Try_to_be_social]

Dear TOM,

I am most glad that you take Dr Gould

[I'mallheart]

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[unwillingcarousel]

I was just put on Klonopin today. I have been on several different medications since I was 14, and was put in  psychiatric hospitals 3 times as a teen. They don't seem to find any medication to help me. Some say I am schizophrenic, bipolar, or have borderline personality disorder. When I go to my psychiatrist for help, he just shakes his head and tells me I have "exhausted" all of the medication options. Does this mean that there is no hope? I am scared all of the time. I have to count things, for fear of something bad happening if I do not. If I don't take a nerve pill I will have horrible stomach aches and vomit. I hope the Klonopin works, but am afraid of becomming addicted. Any ideas of how not to let that happen?

[dejaneehoney]

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[wrinkleman]

Hi my name is chris, and i am a 21 year old male, it wasnt until recently i knew i had anxiety. it started one day after work, out of nowhere i felt scared that somthing was wrong. my heart was beating out of my chest and i couldnt stop sweating. i would swear that i was having a heart attack,i thought i was going to die. it happend everyday after work for a month. it got to a point to wear i was afraid to come home just to prevent it. and one day it stoped. maby about a year later it came back. i was afraid to do certain things because i thought it would come back. all the things i use to love to do i dont do anymore. it comes and goes with me, really when ever i think about it. i started geting alot of the symptoms such as lightheadedness numbness and tingling among many other things. it was so bad that i was scared to see a docter. i seem to worry bout everything even stuff that isnt worth worrying about.for a while i was extremly drepressed, i cant belive that this was happening to me, it has even interfered with my love life. the good thing is, is that it doesnt bother me much like it use to because i researched anxiety and found out that it wont kill me and is harmless. but  im feeling much better today, and i think ill eventually over come it and ill get to live my life again...