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18-11-09, 23:21
This is really embarrassing and it has taken a lot of courage to talk about it,but its on my mind all the time. Im really scared and worried.
About two months ago I went to the doctor,just for a refill of anti anxiety meds that I had been taking. I thought I was going to go cold turkey off of them because its such a low dosage to start with. I did for 15 days..As I read more about the possible withdrawals the more I got anxious and so on.
When I have gone to the doctor in the past my blood pressure has always been elevated but they said they knew it was white coat syndrome. I have been on low dose beta blocker for years .I guess they always figured my blood pressure went down when I went home.
That day I had the most terrible anxiety attack I have ever had.I had to wait and wait to see the doctor and then when I was let in they took my blood pressure and it was high. So the nurse made a special point to tell me it was high which made my anxiety go really high and then the doctor came in and told me again ,made a point to say it was high.
She said she was going to change my beta blocker from 2.5 mg to 10 mg which is quite a jump but she really scared me acting all concerned and everything. After about an hour of exam she did an ekg and finally got me calmed down somewhat but the suggestion of high blood pressure scared me enough not to argue with her about the meds.
I have no symptoms of high blood pressure and before the withdrawal of the anti anxiety meds I always felt good. I always had a high libido and never had any .. uh embarrassing problems "down there"
When I changed the meds I started getting really tired , I mean just totally exhausted and felt cold. My heart went to 63 and 65 bpm and I didn't really feel like having sex, much the less set for it.
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I started cutting the beta blocker in half which would make it 5 mg and taking that and I felt better but still am having problems "down there" I just am not sure its from the meds or post suggestion that my blood pressure was high enough for me to have a heart attack thus causing me to have enough anxiety as not to be able to function in that way.
I called the doctor today to ask her to put me back on 2.5 mg and for me to monitor my blood pressure in hopes to see if I would feel better and function ok. Im waiting on her reply at the moment.
From everything I have read this beta blocker is known for erectile dysfunction but the low dosages in the past has not bothered me or maybe I just didn't know that it should. I am guess that its the meds according to what I have read and hoping its not just anxiety about dysfunction that is causing it. If anyone else has had this happen to them please advise .
The thing that is scaring me is maybe its all in my mind and not the meds at all and maybe I do have high blood pressure .Both worries me .I told the doctor that I would monitor my blood pressure and hoped it would just be high only when I was at her office. Im guess it was only that and when she raised my meds it made me experience my problem but then again Im confused as to whether it might be mental. .If you have experienced any of what im talking about or even know someone that has please help .
Its really scaring me a lot.
About two months ago I went to the doctor,just for a refill of anti anxiety meds that I had been taking. I thought I was going to go cold turkey off of them because its such a low dosage to start with. I did for 15 days..As I read more about the possible withdrawals the more I got anxious and so on.
When I have gone to the doctor in the past my blood pressure has always been elevated but they said they knew it was white coat syndrome. I have been on low dose beta blocker for years .I guess they always figured my blood pressure went down when I went home.
That day I had the most terrible anxiety attack I have ever had.I had to wait and wait to see the doctor and then when I was let in they took my blood pressure and it was high. So the nurse made a special point to tell me it was high which made my anxiety go really high and then the doctor came in and told me again ,made a point to say it was high.
She said she was going to change my beta blocker from 2.5 mg to 10 mg which is quite a jump but she really scared me acting all concerned and everything. After about an hour of exam she did an ekg and finally got me calmed down somewhat but the suggestion of high blood pressure scared me enough not to argue with her about the meds.
I have no symptoms of high blood pressure and before the withdrawal of the anti anxiety meds I always felt good. I always had a high libido and never had any .. uh embarrassing problems "down there"
When I changed the meds I started getting really tired , I mean just totally exhausted and felt cold. My heart went to 63 and 65 bpm and I didn't really feel like having sex, much the less set for it.
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/images/editor/separator.gif
I started cutting the beta blocker in half which would make it 5 mg and taking that and I felt better but still am having problems "down there" I just am not sure its from the meds or post suggestion that my blood pressure was high enough for me to have a heart attack thus causing me to have enough anxiety as not to be able to function in that way.
I called the doctor today to ask her to put me back on 2.5 mg and for me to monitor my blood pressure in hopes to see if I would feel better and function ok. Im waiting on her reply at the moment.
From everything I have read this beta blocker is known for erectile dysfunction but the low dosages in the past has not bothered me or maybe I just didn't know that it should. I am guess that its the meds according to what I have read and hoping its not just anxiety about dysfunction that is causing it. If anyone else has had this happen to them please advise .
The thing that is scaring me is maybe its all in my mind and not the meds at all and maybe I do have high blood pressure .Both worries me .I told the doctor that I would monitor my blood pressure and hoped it would just be high only when I was at her office. Im guess it was only that and when she raised my meds it made me experience my problem but then again Im confused as to whether it might be mental. .If you have experienced any of what im talking about or even know someone that has please help .
Its really scaring me a lot.