MarkyMark88
09-11-17, 14:28
Hi everyone,
I'm brand new here and have had a lot of success in dealing with my health anxiety by visiting this site. I thought I'd give it a go and try to join the community.
Ever since my first panic attack back in August it seems like I can't go a day without feeling some sort of lightheadedness. I've been on alprazolam for a couple of months and switched to clonazepam a few weeks ago for quick reaction use and recently switched to buspirone from zoloft a week ago for long term use. I was on zoloft for about 3 weeks and hated it.
Could the feeling of being lightheaded be a side effect of the buspar and my body trying to get used to the new medication, and or when the clonazepam starts to wear off each day? I notice that the lightheaded feeling subsides when I take my clonazepam. My PCP said that when those kinds of meds wear off anxiety symptoms can hit pretty hard, and I'm sure dwelling on the feeling is only intensifying it. I feel as though I need to take the clonazepam everyday just to keep my mind at bay but I am afraid by doing that I am slowly going to become addicted to the medication, which is the last thing I want.
I know if I google lightheadedness I will be going down a dark and deep rabbit hole and I'm not even going to think of doing that.
Any insight would be welcome! :)
I'm brand new here and have had a lot of success in dealing with my health anxiety by visiting this site. I thought I'd give it a go and try to join the community.
Ever since my first panic attack back in August it seems like I can't go a day without feeling some sort of lightheadedness. I've been on alprazolam for a couple of months and switched to clonazepam a few weeks ago for quick reaction use and recently switched to buspirone from zoloft a week ago for long term use. I was on zoloft for about 3 weeks and hated it.
Could the feeling of being lightheaded be a side effect of the buspar and my body trying to get used to the new medication, and or when the clonazepam starts to wear off each day? I notice that the lightheaded feeling subsides when I take my clonazepam. My PCP said that when those kinds of meds wear off anxiety symptoms can hit pretty hard, and I'm sure dwelling on the feeling is only intensifying it. I feel as though I need to take the clonazepam everyday just to keep my mind at bay but I am afraid by doing that I am slowly going to become addicted to the medication, which is the last thing I want.
I know if I google lightheadedness I will be going down a dark and deep rabbit hole and I'm not even going to think of doing that.
Any insight would be welcome! :)