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Hi all 6 weeks ago my heart started racing and went to er my heartrate was 121 bp high from there its a looong story but i was told last wed by my doc after the results from a cardiagram i have mvp i was on metoprolol that dang near killed me before my doc came back from his week long vacation and changed me to cartizem 120mg and today for the first time since all this began i had a kinda regular day sorta except my heartrate stays at 97 to 102 since i started the cartizem anyways im just on the verge of tears all day and im thinking im not strong enough to deal with this but iv allways been a strong minded person and took things good or bad in stride and dealt with whatever problems iv had in life but im thinking im to young to have heart problems and i want my life back like it was and im just so tired of this **** and tomorrow im getting a different doctor as my doc seems irritated that im not better yet and the other night my heart started racing a little so went to er but then it slowed down some and the doc on call gave me ativan05 perscription but iv only taken 1 a night later when i felt kinda anxious and i feel i need one now but im not sure it wouldent make my heartrate higher so i feel like i dont know what to do but i cant stop feeling like i want to cry my eyes out.I know im not really making much sense but my senses are not with me today please someone give me advise i hate this feeling should i take a ativan?
Ativan is not for regular use, just emergency, although that can be up to 4 times a day. So when you say you skip it for a day, you should always be "skipping it" unless you feel you need one.
Antidepressants are for long term use but are best avoided unless your doc wants you on them. It sounds like you have panic attacks that might be controlled with the occassional ativan use. That is what I started out with last fall but the game plan later had to change because the attacks became more frequent.
The attacks practically never stopped by noon each day in November so I needed to be on an ssri (antidepressant) and I was doing 3 to 4 ativans a day until the ssri kicked in. The good news is the ssri worked like a charm, I got my life back and I am almost weaned off it. You can't quit cold turkey, hence the weaning. I now live moment by moment, in the present to the best of my ability, and loving every second of it.
I really have no clue (or any ability) how to diagnose you but I offer my history above purely as background for you to ponder when you get real advice from your doc. Did doc just give you a few Ativans?
What is mvp, a heart condition?
Antidepressants are for long term use but are best avoided unless your doc wants you on them. It sounds like you have panic attacks that might be controlled with the occassional ativan use. That is what I started out with last fall but the game plan later had to change because the attacks became more frequent.
The attacks practically never stopped by noon each day in November so I needed to be on an ssri (antidepressant) and I was doing 3 to 4 ativans a day until the ssri kicked in. The good news is the ssri worked like a charm, I got my life back and I am almost weaned off it. You can't quit cold turkey, hence the weaning. I now live moment by moment, in the present to the best of my ability, and loving every second of it.
I really have no clue (or any ability) how to diagnose you but I offer my history above purely as background for you to ponder when you get real advice from your doc. Did doc just give you a few Ativans?
What is mvp, a heart condition?
Hi Birdie i take 1 a day now but today i thought i felt pretty good so decided to skip it then when i went to my sis house and just as i drove up to my house i suddenly felt my heart race and took 1 right then and there so i know now at least for now i do need them.Before the mvp i was such a calm person never one to panic and sometimes it just freaks me out that i easily panic seems for no real reason and im even scared to be alone at home.Thanks for your concern Birdie by the way my deceased grandmothers name was Birdiemay... just interesting but i never knew her she died before i was even born.
You wrote"gave me ativan05 perscription but iv only taken 1 a night later when i felt kinda anxious and i feel i need one now but im not sure it wouldent make my heartrate higher so i feel like i dont know what to do"
Can you call a pharmacy now to check on the use of ativan? I am not a pharmacist, but I don't think ativan will hurt your heart. It was prescribed for you to help relax you which would make it easier on your heart. When I had the anxiety problems last year, I was given ativan to use when my heart would race or my mind wouldn't stop.
Can you call a pharmacy now to check on the use of ativan? I am not a pharmacist, but I don't think ativan will hurt your heart. It was prescribed for you to help relax you which would make it easier on your heart. When I had the anxiety problems last year, I was given ativan to use when my heart would race or my mind wouldn't stop.
Live each day as it comes. Please write back whenever you get the urge. No need to feel sorry for anything you say, as you have a load to deal with.
Im sorry birdie im ok now and thanks and really i dident mean that about nothing matters im just somewhere in a dark hole fighting to get out because of all iv been through with my heart problems and im just a little depressed for now i know and tomorrow ill feel better or hope so.
Life does matter no matter how bad it seems (or how bad it is), and you have a lot of it left to live. I hope you feel better after talking to your doc tomorrow. Repost if you want help, as lots of people read this board, and it may only take 1 person to help you by saying the right thing.
A year ago I was "down" so long there didn't seem to be any possible "up" in my future. Read my post to gwclean 10 minutes ago.
A year ago I was "down" so long there didn't seem to be any possible "up" in my future. Read my post to gwclean 10 minutes ago.
nevermind birdie, im sorry im not feeling like making readable sentences today just forget it ok?nothing matters anymore anyhow
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