Emphyrio
27-01-14, 14:29
Hello,
I was just wondering if anyone here suffers from a highly sensitive nervous system? The symptoms I experience are:
- anxiety the day after drinking alcohol
- sensitivity to caffeine
- sensitivity to changes in blood sugar
- clothing sensitivity
- general feeling of restlessness and being 'on edge'
- sensitive to SSRIs (increased anxiety)
I'm awaiting the results of a couple of blood tests that I had done recently, but in general, my blood tests have been fine - thyroid, glucose levels, iron etc.
Looking back on things, I started experiencing this sensitivity around 3 years ago, and it has gradually got worse since then. In the past I was drinking a fairly high amount of alcohol (whilst also taking an SSRI) - could this have been to blame for sensitising my nervous system? I've now cut down my alcohol intake considerably - maybe I'm having one drink every week or so.
I guess I'm asking whether anyone has these symptoms, and if so, did this eventually go away, or how are you able to manage it? I found that citalopram worked really well and allowed me to drink coffee again, but led do a number of cognitive and visual side effects that didn't improve even though I'd given it several months.
Thanks :)
I was just wondering if anyone here suffers from a highly sensitive nervous system? The symptoms I experience are:
- anxiety the day after drinking alcohol
- sensitivity to caffeine
- sensitivity to changes in blood sugar
- clothing sensitivity
- general feeling of restlessness and being 'on edge'
- sensitive to SSRIs (increased anxiety)
I'm awaiting the results of a couple of blood tests that I had done recently, but in general, my blood tests have been fine - thyroid, glucose levels, iron etc.
Looking back on things, I started experiencing this sensitivity around 3 years ago, and it has gradually got worse since then. In the past I was drinking a fairly high amount of alcohol (whilst also taking an SSRI) - could this have been to blame for sensitising my nervous system? I've now cut down my alcohol intake considerably - maybe I'm having one drink every week or so.
I guess I'm asking whether anyone has these symptoms, and if so, did this eventually go away, or how are you able to manage it? I found that citalopram worked really well and allowed me to drink coffee again, but led do a number of cognitive and visual side effects that didn't improve even though I'd given it several months.
Thanks :)