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NO INSURANCE! Please help me!!! Are my meds making me sick?
I have narcolepsy and am currently taking 60mg adderoll and 60mg valium/day to counteract the anxiety from the adderoll. I have been very tired and think I need to taper off my valium. I was thinking of tapering 5/mg every 10 days of the Valium down to 20-30/mg and see how I feel. Is this safe? I cannot talk to my doctor due to insurance problems.
Also I should mention that, in the past 2 weeks I have been having major dizzy spells, shortness of breath, extreme confusion, tingling in my extremities, and not making sense when I talk due to the confusion. I had to quit my job and stop going to school. I have been bed-bound for a week. Also, month ago, I completely lost my appetite (which has never happened before). I went to the hospital, EKG is clear, and the doctor told me to get off the Valium because I was on way too much and it was the cause of all my problems. I am going to follow up with a primary as soon as my insurance is good. But could all these symptoms be a result of the medications I'm taking, I am a little skeptical?
Also I should mention that, in the past 2 weeks I have been having major dizzy spells, shortness of breath, extreme confusion, tingling in my extremities, and not making sense when I talk due to the confusion. I had to quit my job and stop going to school. I have been bed-bound for a week. Also, month ago, I completely lost my appetite (which has never happened before). I went to the hospital, EKG is clear, and the doctor told me to get off the Valium because I was on way too much and it was the cause of all my problems. I am going to follow up with a primary as soon as my insurance is good. But could all these symptoms be a result of the medications I'm taking, I am a little skeptical?
When it's a topic that's meant to be debated it's one thing, but when someone's asking for advice I'd think it's more helpful to just tell them your opinion rather than go into trying to pick apart someone elses.
You said it yourself. You understand how what you wrote could be misinterpreted. That you were "just trying to be short and to the point," which, in many cases is good..........but this poster had a great many symptoms that may or may not have been attributed to the high dose of diazepam. I thought the ER doctor had been far too quick to discharge her with that dx and I think your response...."and well the ER Dr told you your Dose was too high so........" was cold and judgemental, I interpreted it as you saying "well, the ER doc told you what was wrong so why are you whining about it? Why don't you fix it?"
I believe there is room on this forum for debate. When you have this many people with strongly held opinions, there are going to be debates, arguements, questions.........I don't know if it was this specific post that I first felt some disagreement with you, so I wrote my opinion to you in a private message only to find that you have blocked me from communicating with you in any way except on the public forum.
If you wish to keep me blocked, that is your right, but we all have the right to disagree with another persons advice.
Do I REALLY constantly correct you and others ALL THE TIME?
I'll take that under consideration and go back over some of my responses. If what you say IS true, I will make an effort to change and will thank you for pointing out such arrogance on my part.
Greenlydia
I believe there is room on this forum for debate. When you have this many people with strongly held opinions, there are going to be debates, arguements, questions.........I don't know if it was this specific post that I first felt some disagreement with you, so I wrote my opinion to you in a private message only to find that you have blocked me from communicating with you in any way except on the public forum.
If you wish to keep me blocked, that is your right, but we all have the right to disagree with another persons advice.
Do I REALLY constantly correct you and others ALL THE TIME?
I'll take that under consideration and go back over some of my responses. If what you say IS true, I will make an effort to change and will thank you for pointing out such arrogance on my part.
Greenlydia
I can understand how what I wrote could be misunderstood. I was just trying to be short and to the point. I wrote that 40mg being the max dose because maybe the OP wasn't aware of this, and then the part about the ER dr was a blunt way of saying you have your answer right there, and that if the ER dr told them to lower their dose than they should. I'm all for checking with the prescribing dr first, but most ER doctors won't tell a patient to change a dose unless they feel absolutely certain that the prescibing dr might have made a mistake in the first place. They usually tell patients to go back and check with their physicians and work things out with them. For the ER dr to tell the OP to lower their dose he must have had a good reason, and taking an extra 50% over the max daily dose of a medicine like Valium is certainly reason. That could make even the largest of person experience all the symptoms the OP is.
Now then, this is the third time you've commented on a post I've made in the last week. if you have advice than give it, but you don't need to comment on my comments. You can reply to the OP without quoting what I've said and taking a jab like you have for the third time now. If you don't agree with my advice than give your own, but there's no need to constantly correct me, and others all the time.
Now then, this is the third time you've commented on a post I've made in the last week. if you have advice than give it, but you don't need to comment on my comments. You can reply to the OP without quoting what I've said and taking a jab like you have for the third time now. If you don't agree with my advice than give your own, but there's no need to constantly correct me, and others all the time.
No disrespect intended, but please reread your response........several times, if need be. And for the record, I agree, you did not actually SAY it was the OP's fault.................
We can not give advice about changing the dose of any medication you are taking. I can tell you that in my humble and non-medical opinion, the dose of diazepam you're on is way too high. Tapering should only be done under the guidance and supevision of your prescribing doctor, but since you are unable to speak with him due to insurance problems, I would strongly urge you to at least speak with your pharmacist before you start attempting to taper yourself.
The symptoms you've described, which began approximately two weeks ago, are serious and you should not ignore them. Insurance or not, I would recommend you return to the ER for further and more in depth evaluation. If you have had to quit your job, and school, and you've been confined to your bed, plese call a friend or family member and have them drive you to the hospital. You will end up with a bill that is astronomical, but the possible alternative REALLY stinks!
A month ago, when you lost your appetite and went to the ER, you say they did an EKG. Was that ALL they did? It was good they checked your heart, but many of the symptoms you presented with should have been addressed from a neurological standpoint as well.
For the ER doctor to blithley dismiss all your symptoms as attributible to the high dosage of diazepam without first ruling out all other possibilities was incredibly irresponsible.
How long before you insurance is good again? If you are still experiencing these symptoms, if you've been unable to return to work or school or get out of bed, you need medical help immediately.
You could call the pharmacist, tell him what you've told us here and please follow his/her advice.
As for what the above poster has written, if these meds were prescribed to you, in these doses, by a doctor, this is NOT your fault! The ER doctor may be right, but your prescribing doctor was dangerously wrong.
Please seek professional advice ASAP and let us know how you're doing.
Greenlydia
The symptoms you've described, which began approximately two weeks ago, are serious and you should not ignore them. Insurance or not, I would recommend you return to the ER for further and more in depth evaluation. If you have had to quit your job, and school, and you've been confined to your bed, plese call a friend or family member and have them drive you to the hospital. You will end up with a bill that is astronomical, but the possible alternative REALLY stinks!
A month ago, when you lost your appetite and went to the ER, you say they did an EKG. Was that ALL they did? It was good they checked your heart, but many of the symptoms you presented with should have been addressed from a neurological standpoint as well.
For the ER doctor to blithley dismiss all your symptoms as attributible to the high dosage of diazepam without first ruling out all other possibilities was incredibly irresponsible.
How long before you insurance is good again? If you are still experiencing these symptoms, if you've been unable to return to work or school or get out of bed, you need medical help immediately.
You could call the pharmacist, tell him what you've told us here and please follow his/her advice.
As for what the above poster has written, if these meds were prescribed to you, in these doses, by a doctor, this is NOT your fault! The ER doctor may be right, but your prescribing doctor was dangerously wrong.
Please seek professional advice ASAP and let us know how you're doing.
Greenlydia
40mg is the max dose of valium per day, and well the ER Dr told you your Dose was too high so...
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