CharlieM
22-11-13, 12:14
Hello everyone,
Back on here after 3 months. Hope all my old acquaintances on here are getting better and all the new users are finding the site helpful.
I stopped coming on here on the advice of my CBT counsellor as she believed it was a security blanket that I needed to discard until I felt I could manage my HA on my oqn.
So, after 9 months of serious heart anxiety, with the full range of symptoms that led me to believe my heart was about to stop, I eventually got a diagnosis of neuropathic pain with panic attacks. I was prescribed Amitriptyline and things improved dramatically. I had a period of homelessness in August and then moved into my new flat. I have started working again and getting out. Although I still got occasional pains in my left arm and chest, I was able to dismiss them.
I saw my GP three weeks ago and decided I wanted to come off the meds. Omg, big mistake!!
I am now worse than ever. Got a whole load of new symptoms. My teeth have started dying - literally in a fortnight. Two have just gone black. Nerves are dead. My left arm doesn't work. I try to move it and it goes sideways. I've drpped 8 items from my left hand in the last week. My chest is in constant agony and my temples pulsate 24/7.
How is it possible that coming off meds can cause such dramatic deterioration. Could they really have masked such a serious set of symptoms.
I am lost as what to do next.
Back on here after 3 months. Hope all my old acquaintances on here are getting better and all the new users are finding the site helpful.
I stopped coming on here on the advice of my CBT counsellor as she believed it was a security blanket that I needed to discard until I felt I could manage my HA on my oqn.
So, after 9 months of serious heart anxiety, with the full range of symptoms that led me to believe my heart was about to stop, I eventually got a diagnosis of neuropathic pain with panic attacks. I was prescribed Amitriptyline and things improved dramatically. I had a period of homelessness in August and then moved into my new flat. I have started working again and getting out. Although I still got occasional pains in my left arm and chest, I was able to dismiss them.
I saw my GP three weeks ago and decided I wanted to come off the meds. Omg, big mistake!!
I am now worse than ever. Got a whole load of new symptoms. My teeth have started dying - literally in a fortnight. Two have just gone black. Nerves are dead. My left arm doesn't work. I try to move it and it goes sideways. I've drpped 8 items from my left hand in the last week. My chest is in constant agony and my temples pulsate 24/7.
How is it possible that coming off meds can cause such dramatic deterioration. Could they really have masked such a serious set of symptoms.
I am lost as what to do next.