Spacey
20-03-10, 08:30
Hey there here's a bit about me,
I'm new to this place, I'm 22 yrs old and I had heart surgery last January and was on heart meds for 8 months called digoxin and propafenone. 5 days before surgery the heart doc told me to cold turkey my meds and not taper because it wasn't necessary. I assured him it would be a bad idea. The good news is the surgery was a success, bad news: I wound up in the psych ward 3 weeks later due to severe depression/anxiety attacks, which I have never experienced at this intensity in my life. The docs still deny it was heart med withdrawal, but I know for sure it was.
I was sent to a rehab home for 10 days and the pdoc started me on cipralex. 5mg for 1 week and 10 mg for 5 weeks now. Still feeling down at times, not too bad. But, really spacey/zoned out/tired all day, hence my name. I take the pill at night around 8pm and about after 9 and throughout the night I feel really edgy and anxious like I can't control myself. It lingers during the day as well and after taking a bath I get so edgy and anxious, I feel like a monster. I get really scared and want to freak out !!! I've been taking a 0.5-1 mg of ativan a night to cope with the anxiety. I really don't feel like myself at all. It's indescribable.. but I feel numb, but at the same time completely on edge. Is this normal ? 6 weeks seems like enough time, should I wait longer to kick in ? Anything helps !!! thanks !
I'm new to this place, I'm 22 yrs old and I had heart surgery last January and was on heart meds for 8 months called digoxin and propafenone. 5 days before surgery the heart doc told me to cold turkey my meds and not taper because it wasn't necessary. I assured him it would be a bad idea. The good news is the surgery was a success, bad news: I wound up in the psych ward 3 weeks later due to severe depression/anxiety attacks, which I have never experienced at this intensity in my life. The docs still deny it was heart med withdrawal, but I know for sure it was.
I was sent to a rehab home for 10 days and the pdoc started me on cipralex. 5mg for 1 week and 10 mg for 5 weeks now. Still feeling down at times, not too bad. But, really spacey/zoned out/tired all day, hence my name. I take the pill at night around 8pm and about after 9 and throughout the night I feel really edgy and anxious like I can't control myself. It lingers during the day as well and after taking a bath I get so edgy and anxious, I feel like a monster. I get really scared and want to freak out !!! I've been taking a 0.5-1 mg of ativan a night to cope with the anxiety. I really don't feel like myself at all. It's indescribable.. but I feel numb, but at the same time completely on edge. Is this normal ? 6 weeks seems like enough time, should I wait longer to kick in ? Anything helps !!! thanks !