Posted by FloydAS on August 24, 2015, at 8:34:54
In reply to Re: My Brintellix Experience » FloydAS, posted by phidippus on August 23, 2015, at 17:17:06
> Hopefully the brintellix will help you with the mood and anxiety issues that go hand in hand with major medical procedures. 3 Weeks is a long time to be incapacitated.
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> What concerns do you have about coping? Do you have a PRN for breakthrough anxiety?
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> Eric
>Concerns with coping with the surgery and lengthy recovery specifically? That's easy - simply not being able to be independent and do anything on my own. I'll be on crutches for 4 weeks and mostly tied to a bed while recovering. I'll need assistance getting in and out of bed, in and out of the shower, in and out of the passenger seat of the car, not able to drive for two months, etc. It is quite disabling.
If you're speaking in more general terms, with regarding to coping concerns, I guess I have a lot of issues with self esteem rooted in my upbringing. I'm a product of a father who was very controlling, very angry, verbally abusive, very critical of even insignificant things. It has made me overly self conscious as an adult. I'm quite certain this is the root of most of my anxiety and depressive symptoms.
I don't have anything for breakthrough anxiety other than xanax xr which I do not take daily. I use it when I experience high levels of anxiety or near panic attacks.
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