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At my wits end....
by wojo, Mar 26, 2008 02:05PM
HX: basically the last four years have been hell for me and it has not gotten any better. Four years ago I had sudden onset of sob while sitting on my couch? I thought i was having an MI in which was negative after a battery of test from CT scans to stress test to 3D nuclear scans. I am a RN and had cardiac and pulmonary on board as well as GP.I did sleep studies too. I am at the point in which these "attacks" happen anytime they want! like today at work! I feel them coming on and then I get anxious, in turn my bp going to 160/90, and severe SOB! It feels like suffocation! I have actually taken 0.4 nitro sublingual to decrease my pressure and "capture a breath". I have tried paxil, lexapro, and some other antidepressants and they do not seem to help. I am not on anything noww, but need something! what would you suggest? I will try anything. My GP does not give me anything in fear of addiction! I would rather be addicted to say xanax, then to go through this anymore...
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I am not sure if I can relate very much - but on the other hand: What about asking your GP for anxiety relief/antidepressants? I mean... I wasn't aware of that my depression/stress was an anxiety disorder before I tried a sub-lingual Remeron 15 mg. Better be dependant of an antidepressant than something else. I don't dare having anything even with Codeine in my medicine locker at home - I might use them wrong in a bad moment of judgement... I just don't trust myself that much. When I stress out, I stress out over time.
I will never get sleeping aids, even if I have never tried to overdose on them. It's just a precaution the GP takes since I have moments where I sit still in a stairway just glaring - for hours. Sigh. Had I been able to sleep well, I'd have one better way of coping lol. I guess it's not always that the GP thinks the same way as us!
Bounce it with your GP, to have something that helps on anxiety too - in the moment. The melting tablet of Remeron works well, since it helps you relax in a short time.
Have you ever tried pilates? It works great to focus on inhaling and exhaling during stressy times. I'm not sure where you work as an RN but I'm sure there are moments of stress there too. For me it works wonders to take one single deep breath, get my shoulders down and unlock my jaws before I get into the action.
I hope you have good luck!
Florena