Posted by Jennifer on June 14, 2000, at 2:05:46
In reply to Re: Scared, but I have to stop all meds!, posted by shellie on June 14, 2000, at 0:25:07
Shellie, Do you have panic disorder too? I'm concerned about the depression, but my main concern is regarding the panic attacks. I really only get them when I feel "trapped", so if I am put in the hospital, I'm really trapped. Last time I crashed, my pdoc said to stay home with my husband, because I would tolerate that the best. My husband is extremely supportive, but of course he has never had a panic attack. I used to have a friend here years ago that had them, and we would help each other out. I don't even know if I could come online because they are so bad, I just curl up in the fetal position, take xanax, and sleep so I don't feel like dying. They are a 10 on a scale of 1-10. People think I have really high pain tolerance when I get hurt, but it's really that the panic attacks are sooooo bad, that nothing could ever compare.
The MD doesn't want me to take the xanax either. I guess I could drink alcohol, especially since I'll be off the Nardil. I do know that's a drug too, and I won't sleep as well, but maybe I'll just pass out (under my husband's supervision of course). Exactly how long after you stopped the Nardil did the symptoms get bad? And how long after restart were you able to at least function?
I take 3 tabs twice a day. Last night I didn't take any. This morning I took 2. I won't take any now, and then I was thinking 2 more in the morning. The maybe one a day for a couple days? I figure if I start to go downhill, I'll begin to feel it before I'm all the way off. I don't know what I'll do then, but maybe there's something. I have to get accurate lab results somehow.
This is all worth it, and I know I have to tell myself this over and over. A lot of my problems would be solved if it is Cushing's, but then there are different ones to contend with.
Let me know what you think. Thanks for your help
Jennifer> Hi Jennifer. I went off Nardil several years ago and waited the two weeks or so to try other ad which had come on the market. I had no withdrawal symptoms, nothing physical like people describe going off an ssri. However, the new meds did not work for me and I had to wait again to go on Nardil and then wait for it to take effect. That was really hard. I crashed into a painful depression. I went into the hospital twice during that time; each time for a week. It was not awful to be there--I had been in the hospital for five weeks, three years before and I knew the unit. I knew why I was there and that the Nardil would build up again and it would be okay. But I wasn't able to work during those few weeks, and since I run a business from my home and live alone, it was best to leave. I hesitate to tell you that it was really really hard for me, but I guess I think you need a plan for what action you will take if you get very depressed. (Really, you might not, or experience only mild depression). It's just that having a safe plan (just in case) worked for me, so I wanted to pass that on. I think you are being very brave. shellie
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