Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Dear Colin, Can you tell me more about the pattern of your anxiety? First, tell me your " normal " level of anxiety for the past year. That is your baseline. How is your anxiety level different over the past few days, as compared to the baseline? Is this a constant, ongoing anxiety running under everything in your life, or is it panic attacks? Describe what happens. ** Here are some things has suggested to get you started dealing with the anxiety: IF your kidneys are healthy, you can take 500 mg of magnesium asporotate or magnesium taurate twice a day. IF your kidneys are healthy, alternate the magnesium with calcium (liquid capsules, nothing added to it), also at 500 mg twice a day Try sucking on a wedge of lemon--a quarter or a sixth of a good-sized lemon--whenever the anxiety feels overwhelming. If you can't bring yourself to suck on a lemon slice, put the juice of your lemon wedge in a glass of water and drink it. These things, used together, should help make things more manageable for you. Please keep us posted. Warmly, Kim (moderator) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Hi there Colin Sorry you appear to be having a hard time. i.m.h.o long term Ativan simply wont get you anywhere with this manifestation of your symptoms post withdrawal. Have you managed to work your way back through some of the posts in this forum. Tell you what, if you feel up to it do a search on the archives of this forum ..................you will be amazed. Look out for key words like Anxiety & Panick and take a look at threads containing ref. to supplements like Magnesium. If anxity blows up into panick for you why not also look for threads containing ref to Aconitum napellus. If all goes well with your search you will find threads & posts written by seasoned posters at this forum who have had great relief from your symptoms .......without using Psyc Meds. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please Colin would you look at the files section too where you will find items kindly provided by the list owner & moderator. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If all of this is a problem to you (at the moment) ask one of us to do it for you. It is not correct for me to bring to the top of this forum certain items for reposting but I and others would be happy to do this for you and provide same by either e-mail, yahoo messenger or MSN messenger. Hope this helps jeremy_bryce@... msn messenger also ch_isp_morse @yahoo y mssgr also cuan.digital.image@... > I'm really struggling today. Worst I've been for ages. Was > prescribed Ativan a few weeks ago to edge off chronic unbearable > anxiety. My own GP is on holiday, and, on acourse next week. I > needed a repeat prescription. His stand in won't prescribe more, as, > quite rightly the drug is addicitive, and he knows from the > prescribing advice, I shouldnn't be on it for much longer. His > advice is to cut from 2 mg/day down to 1mg/day, and wait till my own > Doc returns for further advice. > > Anxiety level is so, so bad today (started escalating last night off > the scale). I'm having irrational thoughts about ending all. > Honestly, it is unbearable. I'm trying so hard to fight this, but, I > don't have anyone to turn to. I can't bear to go on suffering like > this, and, be such a burden to friends and family. > > Is it the Ativan, or, is it me.??? I really am so confused today, > and, don't know what to do. > > Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Colin, Hang in there man. Remember our mantra here at W & R " it's the drugs " , it isn't you. You have US to turn to. Someone once told me " Be anxious for nothing " - and at the time I heard that, it helped me with putting thigns into perspective. Also, I would ask myself (when I was feeling anxious about something), I'd ask myself " Is there anything I can do about it, right now, at this VERY moment " ? Most often, I realized that no immediate action would change anything, and it forced me to realize as well, that most of the anxiety was brought on by me, myself. It takes practice to 'just be' ,but it can be done. Keep on keepin' on Colin, Kev > I'm really struggling today. Worst I've been for ages. Was > prescribed Ativan a few weeks ago to edge off chronic unbearable > anxiety. My own GP is on holiday, and, on acourse next week. I > needed a repeat prescription. His stand in won't prescribe more, as, > quite rightly the drug is addicitive, and he knows from the > prescribing advice, I shouldnn't be on it for much longer. His > advice is to cut from 2 mg/day down to 1mg/day, and wait till my own > Doc returns for further advice. > > Anxiety level is so, so bad today (started escalating last night off > the scale). I'm having irrational thoughts about ending all. > Honestly, it is unbearable. I'm trying so hard to fight this, but, I > don't have anyone to turn to. I can't bear to go on suffering like > this, and, be such a burden to friends and family. > > Is it the Ativan, or, is it me.??? I really am so confused today, > and, don't know what to do. > > Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Kim, My background anxiety is always, I feel high. I never had this before I stopped taking Seroxat just over a year ago!!?? It escalates in to being unbearable, with no apparent triggers. What does happen though, is that my mind then starts to focus on things from the past (i.e. my Mother died last year, family problems etc.) Then, it doesn't matter what I do, it is a complete spiral of one feeding the other, and I can' do anything to stop it, other than try and exhaust myself by walking or continually pacing. (sometimes for hours!). When I manage to rest/sleep, I am wakened suddenly by the massive panic/anxiety again... Unbearable. I have to come off Ativan now, and, yesterday went down to 1mg tablet once per day. I think the Ativan did not agree with me. Today, I see my Psychtherapist, and this afternoon I see an Occupational Therapist who has said that she may be able to help me with controlling the anxiety. I am really scared though. I have developed a fear of meeting new people, in particular connected with this anxiety illness. Where do I buy the magnesium? can you get it over the counter without prescription? I'll try anything to get better Kim. Thank you so much for your support. It means a lot to me. Colin > Dear Colin, > > Can you tell me more about the pattern of your anxiety? > > First, tell me your " normal " level of anxiety for the past year. That is > your baseline. > > How is your anxiety level different over the past few days, as compared to > the baseline? > > Is this a constant, ongoing anxiety running under everything in your life, > or is it panic attacks? Describe what happens. > > > ** Here are some things has suggested to get you started dealing > with the anxiety: > > > > IF your kidneys are healthy, you can take 500 mg of magnesium asporotate or > magnesium taurate twice a day. > > IF your kidneys are healthy, alternate the magnesium with calcium (liquid > capsules, nothing added to it), also at 500 mg twice a day > > Try sucking on a wedge of lemon--a quarter or a sixth of a good- sized > lemon--whenever the anxiety feels overwhelming. If you can't bring yourself > to suck on a lemon slice, put the juice of your lemon wedge in a glass of > water and drink it. > > These things, used together, should help make things more manageable for > you. > > > Please keep us posted. > > Warmly, > Kim > (moderator) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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