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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
I NEED SOME ADVICE ABOUT ALL MY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR MY PANIC DISORDER
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
I NEED SOME ADVICE ABOUT ALL MY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR MY PANIC DISORDER
by SPINBOYCALI26, Dec 01, 2003 12:00AM
Amphetamines withdrawal
These following symptoms started after I stopped using amphetamines
Symptoms
- Fatigue
- Imaginary disorders
- Irrational worry about my health
- Disturbances in sense of touch
- Various aches and pains
- Stomach and digestive disturbances
- The conviction that i'm frail and suffers
- Sexual difficulties
- Problem maintaining attention
- Irritable and out of sorts
- Difficulty breathing
- Easily becoming tired
- Uneasiness
- Tight muscles
- Sleep disturbances
- A chronic sense of morbid dread
- The nagging conviction that this is a threatening extremely dangerous world to live in
- Nightmare in which i'm unable to escape from the feard situation or object
- Disruption of life's normal course because of the need to find elaborate ways to cope
- Realization that the fear is irrational
- And many more mental disturbances such as
- Loss of pleasure
- Meaninglessness
- Memory problems
- Mood fluctuations
- Obsessions and compulsions
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- Sleep difficulties
- Alienation
- Anger
- Boredom
- Delusions
- Depression
- And helplessness
Here are the symptoms when panic attacks which i have experienced it about once a week
- Facial paralysis
- Heartburn
- Skin blushing or flushing
- Skin clammy
- Sleep disturbances
- Fear of being out of control, losing control and going crazy
- Fear of dying
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Numbness or tingling sensations
- Nausea or abdominal discomfort
- Lump in the throat or a feeling of choking
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Palpitations
- Dizziness or faintness, lightheadedness
- Shortness of breath
- Agitation
- Chills or hot flashes
- Depersonalization
- A sense of things being unreal
- A feeling of imminent danger or doom
- The need to escape
- Irrational fears
1 or more attacks followed by at least 1 month of persistent fear of having another attack and reluctant to be alone or far from
medical assistance
I've taken Xanax, Valium and now, Ativan for months but I don't feel like they are right for me much.
I'd need something more effective, permanent and will help me get fully recovered fast
I bought some non-prescription supplement over-the-internet for anxiety called "CLAROCET-NRI",
please check their website for all information about the supplement at "www.clarocet-nri.com" and inform me if it will be good for me and safe????? and the most important thing is that i can take clarocet-nri with my other medications????? such as Ativan .....
Here are my other prescriptions
Atenolol 100mg - take 1 - at 12:00pm - everyday
Clonidine hci 0.2mg - take 1 - at 12:00pm - everyday
Diovan hct 160-12.5mg - take 1 - at 12:00pm - everyday
Ativan 1mg - take 1 - at 12:00am - everyday
please advice me everything u think 'll need to know and do or even more prescription? (i was recommended zoloft 25mg daily once)
I'm extremely suffering from this panic disorder thing, and before it gets even worse i think i need some advice from a professional specialist like urself
thank you so much
TONY
These following symptoms started after I stopped using amphetamines
Symptoms
- Fatigue
- Imaginary disorders
- Irrational worry about my health
- Disturbances in sense of touch
- Various aches and pains
- Stomach and digestive disturbances
- The conviction that i'm frail and suffers
- Sexual difficulties
- Problem maintaining attention
- Irritable and out of sorts
- Difficulty breathing
- Easily becoming tired
- Uneasiness
- Tight muscles
- Sleep disturbances
- A chronic sense of morbid dread
- The nagging conviction that this is a threatening extremely dangerous world to live in
- Nightmare in which i'm unable to escape from the feard situation or object
- Disruption of life's normal course because of the need to find elaborate ways to cope
- Realization that the fear is irrational
- And many more mental disturbances such as
- Loss of pleasure
- Meaninglessness
- Memory problems
- Mood fluctuations
- Obsessions and compulsions
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- Sleep difficulties
- Alienation
- Anger
- Boredom
- Delusions
- Depression
- And helplessness
Here are the symptoms when panic attacks which i have experienced it about once a week
- Facial paralysis
- Heartburn
- Skin blushing or flushing
- Skin clammy
- Sleep disturbances
- Fear of being out of control, losing control and going crazy
- Fear of dying
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Numbness or tingling sensations
- Nausea or abdominal discomfort
- Lump in the throat or a feeling of choking
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Palpitations
- Dizziness or faintness, lightheadedness
- Shortness of breath
- Agitation
- Chills or hot flashes
- Depersonalization
- A sense of things being unreal
- A feeling of imminent danger or doom
- The need to escape
- Irrational fears
1 or more attacks followed by at least 1 month of persistent fear of having another attack and reluctant to be alone or far from
medical assistance
I've taken Xanax, Valium and now, Ativan for months but I don't feel like they are right for me much.
I'd need something more effective, permanent and will help me get fully recovered fast
I bought some non-prescription supplement over-the-internet for anxiety called "CLAROCET-NRI",
please check their website for all information about the supplement at "www.clarocet-nri.com" and inform me if it will be good for me and safe????? and the most important thing is that i can take clarocet-nri with my other medications????? such as Ativan .....
Here are my other prescriptions
Atenolol 100mg - take 1 - at 12:00pm - everyday
Clonidine hci 0.2mg - take 1 - at 12:00pm - everyday
Diovan hct 160-12.5mg - take 1 - at 12:00pm - everyday
Ativan 1mg - take 1 - at 12:00am - everyday
please advice me everything u think 'll need to know and do or even more prescription? (i was recommended zoloft 25mg daily once)
I'm extremely suffering from this panic disorder thing, and before it gets even worse i think i need some advice from a professional specialist like urself
thank you so much
TONY
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Dec 02, 2003 12:00AM
, Dec 02, 2003 12:00AM
You are very articulate and clear about your symptoms of distress and your medication quandry. I can not prescribe medications without seeing you, but let me give you some good advice. Go see a psychopharmacologist, one who specializes in medications like this and who can get a clear history from you to supplement this laundry list of distress.
Taking one medication with a known dose and known effect is the best way for you to start on a new footing. Zoloft is a very good idea for that purpose, starting at 25 mg but then going up to 50 or 100 if necessary. Talk to your doctor about that...
Taking one medication with a known dose and known effect is the best way for you to start on a new footing. Zoloft is a very good idea for that purpose, starting at 25 mg but then going up to 50 or 100 if necessary. Talk to your doctor about that...
Member Comments (3)
by chey101, Dec 01, 2003 12:00AM
hi, i used to get a lot of the same symtons with panic and fear, i still get guit a bit of them. i don't take any meds for it i decided to do relaxation and breathing. get yourself some relaxation tapes and just do some deep breathing, try this before taking anymore drugs.
by racegirl05, Feb 23, 2004 12:00AM
Hello everyone...a little background. I started having panic attacks about 5 yrs ago shortly after stopping heavy drug use. The past 2 weeks seem like a constant panic attack. I dont feel like I am in reality at all. The Dr put me on zoloft, but it made me feel like I had really high anxiety all day long. Now tonight I am suppose to start taking paxil, and I am really afraid. I also take Klonopin....any advice?
