Posted by Elizabeth on September 12, 2001, at 3:43:08
In reply to Re: Update Lorainne, Elizabeth, et. al. » Lorraine, posted by shelliR on September 9, 2001, at 0:11:21
> Well, let's see. oversleeping-yes; overeating-no;
> leaden paralysis-um, does horrible pain in the chest fit under leaden paralysis?Probably not. Leaden paralysis means your body, especially arms and legs, feels really heavy.
> I don't even *get* the difference between residual effects and an unresolved hypertensive crisis. Really.
The difference would be whether your blood pressure is still high! (People whose BP runs low seem to have worse symptoms than those with higher baseline BPs.)
> BTW, I had no residual effects after the episode. But my BP didn't go that high. For me I had a strong tightening of my shoulder muscles (well right on either side of my neck) and my pulse went way down.
That's a compensatory measure: your heart is attempting to compensate for the vasoconstriction by decreasing its output.
> Looking back, I don't know how I even knew it was a hypertensive reaction.
It probably was, though it may not have been a true "crisis." Since you've been having possible reactions, I really suggest that you try to find a BP monitor so that you can check these things. The digital self-inflating ones are expensive but a manual one should only run about $15-25.
> I had always heard a horrible headache in the back of the head.
That's the main one, yeah.
> No antipsychcotics or tricyclics.
What did these do when you tried them (if you did)?
> I think I've tried every mood stabilizer.
Tegretol? Trileptal? Keppra?
> I probably would wait until the stiffness and headache go away if you can wait it out. Have you tried a muscle relaxer for the stiffness? (not a benzo, a real one :-)
Soma, perhaps.
> Welcome back Elizabeth, if you read this.
Thanks. :-) I'm slowly catching up.
-elizabeth
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