Dazza123
18-12-12, 03:44
Hi
My first post here and looking for some info/advice.
Have suffered with an anxiety disorder for around 6 or 7 years, with panic attacks usually weekly depending on stress levels of which I try to keep a lid on.
I have developed a swallowing disorder in the past 8-9 months (I choked on some food)
Prescribed Diazepam 3x2mg daily since March. Started to get a little better after a couple of months, but situation got worse 3 months ago and started 2x5mg Diazepam due to a further swallowing related episode.
I stopped eating/drinking completely 3 weeks ago for 5 days, went to docs, who was ready to admit me to hospital, as I was completely dehydrated, very confused, ketones in my urine (diabetic) etc. I convinced her not to send me and promised to try to eat/drink.
She referred me to the mental health team urgently and I saw a Psychiatrist yesterday. She is instructing my Doctor to up the dose of Diazepam to 20 or 30mg per day, arranging a psychologist for some CBT, but has also told me she wants me to take antipsychotic medication, and its gotten me a bit worried.
I think its the one called Clozapine, if there is such a tablet? She wants me on antidepressants also but I have tried and failed with them as my body will not tolerate them and the side effects are really bad.
So, do I really need an antipsychotic? Even the word puts me off, and I dont want to be taking a tablet that is going to render me zombie-ish whilst I try to recover. Or is this tablet just something that helps with anxiety, which is what I need?
Does anyone have any experience with this? I want to do everything I can to help myself because eating/drinking at the moment is very bad, Im lucky if I can manage the odd piece of toast these days, and drinking is also not good. Its a case of feeling anxious about swallowing thats got me, and I need to sort it out, but Im just not sure antipsychotic medicine is the way to go?
Thanks for your help!!
Daz
My first post here and looking for some info/advice.
Have suffered with an anxiety disorder for around 6 or 7 years, with panic attacks usually weekly depending on stress levels of which I try to keep a lid on.
I have developed a swallowing disorder in the past 8-9 months (I choked on some food)
Prescribed Diazepam 3x2mg daily since March. Started to get a little better after a couple of months, but situation got worse 3 months ago and started 2x5mg Diazepam due to a further swallowing related episode.
I stopped eating/drinking completely 3 weeks ago for 5 days, went to docs, who was ready to admit me to hospital, as I was completely dehydrated, very confused, ketones in my urine (diabetic) etc. I convinced her not to send me and promised to try to eat/drink.
She referred me to the mental health team urgently and I saw a Psychiatrist yesterday. She is instructing my Doctor to up the dose of Diazepam to 20 or 30mg per day, arranging a psychologist for some CBT, but has also told me she wants me to take antipsychotic medication, and its gotten me a bit worried.
I think its the one called Clozapine, if there is such a tablet? She wants me on antidepressants also but I have tried and failed with them as my body will not tolerate them and the side effects are really bad.
So, do I really need an antipsychotic? Even the word puts me off, and I dont want to be taking a tablet that is going to render me zombie-ish whilst I try to recover. Or is this tablet just something that helps with anxiety, which is what I need?
Does anyone have any experience with this? I want to do everything I can to help myself because eating/drinking at the moment is very bad, Im lucky if I can manage the odd piece of toast these days, and drinking is also not good. Its a case of feeling anxious about swallowing thats got me, and I need to sort it out, but Im just not sure antipsychotic medicine is the way to go?
Thanks for your help!!
Daz