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19-03-12, 23:49
Hi everyone,
I found out about this site while Googling medications that I have been on in the past and I have finally plucked up courage and energy to sign up.
Also, I have meaning to sign up but I keep forgetting. Again another symptom of my depression.
I'm hoping you guys can give me some advice. Here's my situation (details are a bit sketchy cos i've taken a benzo and can't remember much at the moment :huh:
I was diagnosed with depression in 2003. My doc started me on Citalopram 20mg but I didn't take it as I was quite young then and heard horror stories about them. I then started university a few weeks later which made my depression worse. The doc there started me on..you guessed it citalopram 20mg. I suffered from awful side effects (flu-like symptoms, chills) so I stopped it.
I also started suffering from anxiety, most likely due to alcohol abuse. I was drinking about 30 units per week. Also I didn't like the uni or the course but I soldiered on regardless. Doc gave me 2mg Diazepam for 7 days. This helped a lot initially, but then I started getting hostile and aggressive and tapered it off on my own.
Forgive me for cutting this short but my benzo dose has made my mind go all over the place, i've been prescribed: citalopram, sertarline, lofepramine, amitriplyine, venlafaxine, fluoxetine, duloextine, trazdone and none of these treatments have worked because the side effects have been unbearable.
I have diagnosed in 2008 with dysthymia by a psychiatrist but yet again I had to start the cycle.
I've been a binge drinker for 10 years and at my lowest point I was drinking near enough everyday. I have not touched a drop for 9 days now but I've been feeling very low since. Also i suffer from neuropathic pain due to the alcohol. I have also been prescribed gabapentin 100mg and pregbablin 75mg which helped somewhat, but gabapentin i suffered a panic attack and pregbablin makes me feel suicidal
My doc prescribed me chlordiazepoxide 5mg to help with the shakes, but my head has been all over the place since then.
I have an appointment tomorrow (Tuesday) with the same GP who prescribed me chlordiazepoxide and he's the only one who I see so he's familar with my history. What can I say to him? Please help I haven't felt this low for quite a while.
Apologies for rambling and/or if this post hasn't made any sense. The chloridiazepoxide is still in my system. I took it last monday but didnt kick in until thursday. My mind is all over place at the min. I wont be taking it again thats for sure.
Also do you think I should ask for a second opinion re: my dysthymia. I have looked online and my symptoms seem to fit the bipolar type 2 category
I found out about this site while Googling medications that I have been on in the past and I have finally plucked up courage and energy to sign up.
Also, I have meaning to sign up but I keep forgetting. Again another symptom of my depression.
I'm hoping you guys can give me some advice. Here's my situation (details are a bit sketchy cos i've taken a benzo and can't remember much at the moment :huh:
I was diagnosed with depression in 2003. My doc started me on Citalopram 20mg but I didn't take it as I was quite young then and heard horror stories about them. I then started university a few weeks later which made my depression worse. The doc there started me on..you guessed it citalopram 20mg. I suffered from awful side effects (flu-like symptoms, chills) so I stopped it.
I also started suffering from anxiety, most likely due to alcohol abuse. I was drinking about 30 units per week. Also I didn't like the uni or the course but I soldiered on regardless. Doc gave me 2mg Diazepam for 7 days. This helped a lot initially, but then I started getting hostile and aggressive and tapered it off on my own.
Forgive me for cutting this short but my benzo dose has made my mind go all over the place, i've been prescribed: citalopram, sertarline, lofepramine, amitriplyine, venlafaxine, fluoxetine, duloextine, trazdone and none of these treatments have worked because the side effects have been unbearable.
I have diagnosed in 2008 with dysthymia by a psychiatrist but yet again I had to start the cycle.
I've been a binge drinker for 10 years and at my lowest point I was drinking near enough everyday. I have not touched a drop for 9 days now but I've been feeling very low since. Also i suffer from neuropathic pain due to the alcohol. I have also been prescribed gabapentin 100mg and pregbablin 75mg which helped somewhat, but gabapentin i suffered a panic attack and pregbablin makes me feel suicidal
My doc prescribed me chlordiazepoxide 5mg to help with the shakes, but my head has been all over the place since then.
I have an appointment tomorrow (Tuesday) with the same GP who prescribed me chlordiazepoxide and he's the only one who I see so he's familar with my history. What can I say to him? Please help I haven't felt this low for quite a while.
Apologies for rambling and/or if this post hasn't made any sense. The chloridiazepoxide is still in my system. I took it last monday but didnt kick in until thursday. My mind is all over place at the min. I wont be taking it again thats for sure.
Also do you think I should ask for a second opinion re: my dysthymia. I have looked online and my symptoms seem to fit the bipolar type 2 category