Posted by saturn on July 22, 2006, at 10:57:24
In reply to Re: what is my problem » saturn, posted by james K on July 22, 2006, at 3:26:39
> I can't say your particular exact problem, but I would urge to continue trusting your instincts and symptoms. My wife has experienced intense and scary side-effects from many things such as non-aspirin NSAIDs (now acknowledged to cause death in some), Buspar (I don't know if it's been acknowledged to cause anything), Statins (now acknowledged to cause muscle pain and damage), and had mini-strokes diagnosed as migraines. Our perceptions may be years ahead of the "acknowledgements"
Thanks james. I hope your wife is OK. I know absolutely 100% that your suggestion to follow my instincts and symptoms is correct. Chest pain is nothing to play around with. I'd rather be depressed and walk into walls all day w/ my ADHD than have a heart attack or something from these meds. Many people including docs likely think I'm blowing this out of proportion (I can almost guarantee 99% of pdocs would not believe the side effects I've had from Zoloft and miniscule stims--they simply would say it's panic. I know the difference), but they've probably never experienced multiple episodes of truly excruciating chest pain--even if it lasts only a few seconds. Or going to the ER with a heart rate around 150. I would never forgive myself if I ignored these symptoms and something bad happened.
The frustrating thing is seeing others tolerate and do so well on meds. One of my best friends' life has been completely transformed for the better w/ Adderall. That said, I will not ignore my symptoms as you suggest. Thanks for reaffirming the validity of this for me. Saturn.
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