Posted by Seeking Peace on July 6, 2007, at 20:05:30
In reply to Re: Quitting Emsam » Racer, posted by aqua1221 on July 5, 2007, at 17:40:34
I had downed my patch to half on Tues/Wed on my own and was going to go down/stop. Took half ambien on Wed night to help sleep (which worked) Yesterday, spoke with pdoc who said to try to stick to it even if cutting it down. That i can continue using ambien or try zyprexa (not necessarily every day..as needed..in past i've taken it every day along with welbutrin and this time I'm hesitant to go back due to certain reasons). Yesterday i put back 3/4 patch, was off my schedule/late (some may remmeber me posting that in past that has made my anxiety worse to be off sched).
Last night was horrible. Really depressed (i have a lot going on and the anxiety makes me feel more hopeless "i can't do it, nothing will work, etc". I've had suicidal thoughts (but that's been case for a while and even pre emsam and the fact is I have a lot of crap going on personally right now that contributes). Yesterday too anxiety was making them more so. Usually when i go to bed i sleep 2 hrs, stay up all night, go back to sleep 2 hrs or so around 5 am. Yesteday it was horrible. Severe anxiety, racy heart, shortness of breath due to anxiety. Then started feeling really hot/thirsty etc. I couldn't take it any more and I ended up taking patch off. Took about 3 hrs for anxiety to go down some and then i finally got about 2-3 hrs in a.m. No sleep otherwise.
So emailed pdoc today/left message. I really want to give up emsam as it's been too difficult for me. Spoke with her. She says to use only half patch for now and I told her i'd have to start zyprexa every day then to deal with this anxiety.
So took zyprexa tonite and am having anxiety for having taken it being i've never had zyprexa/emsam combo and i hate trying meds stuff/combination. I almost want to go back to my old combination as at least i knew how i felt on it etc.
So having been off patch for about 1 1/2 day (anxiety did calm down) i will put on half tomorrow.
I guess pdoc feels confident/hopeful about me being on it...
I just don't know what to think anymore.
Anyone on emsam/zyprxa combo????
Wish me luck...i'm hating myself and my life very much at moment...
The fact that i've had a cold/allergy/light feverish doesn't help my anxiety i'm sure... :(
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