Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Dear , You said: <<<< I know you are busy and I am sorry to add to that but I could do with some help. The constant low-level heart palpitations have set in now; they got going this evening. This has happened before during prolonged spells of dark weather and the only thing that stops them is a good dose of sun. (So simple, so simple, and so impossible to get.) Apart from other effects like disturbing my sleep, agitating me, making me feel weak, etc, I always end up with a very painful headache and chestache when this goes on for more than a few hours. In the past I've been driven by the blinding pain to have my Zydol, a prescription opiate painkiller. It gives me something of a high too, though I have always regarded it as a warning sign that this medication is bad for me. Do you know of anything I can do to ease the situation? I bought tickets at a sealife centre in the nearest city, we were all planning to go tomorrow, and I've been fretting about it for the last couple of days because I've been getting so ill. The frustration this is causing is beyond words. >> ** I want you to take a leap of faith and trust me on this. What kind of magnesium do you have? C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 <<In the past I've been driven by the blinding pain to have my Zydol, a prescription opiate painkiller. It gives me something of a high too, though I have always regarded it as a warning sign that this medication is bad for me.>> ** Oy vey...this is tramadol. It has serotonin reuptake inhibitory properties -- same as an SSRI. You should not take any more of this. , the problems you describe are classic for people who have taken an SSRI and stoppped taking it too quickly. It resolves when you get sun because you believe it will. Have you always not gotten reliable results from the light box? I believe this is probably too stimulating for you in the amounts you use it. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 , what do you mean by low- level heart palpitations? I thought heart palpitations always meant your heart was racing or like skipping a beat........what does low-level mean please? BTW, your frustration will be less if you accept thats just how things are for now.....I used to get terribly frustrated with the nerve pain in my feet ( because I want to walk Tob and do agility again.....etc) the frustration was simply helping me to stay ill.......I can accept that for now they are still bloody painful....but there is still a vast improve in my health generally than this time last year! So thats great! Enjoy what you can do, don't be frustrated by what you cant. You are doing so well hun Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 > ** Oy vey...this is tramadol. It has serotonin reuptake inhibitory > properties -- same as an SSRI. You should not take any more of this. OK . I didn't know it was tramadol, that's a more familiar name to me. I haven't taken any in months; better throw it away from the sound of it. > > > , the problems you describe are classic for people who have taken an > SSRI and stoppped taking it too quickly. It resolves when you get sun > because you believe it will. Last April, before I'd been on an antidepressant, the same thing happened to me: dark spell of weather, heart palpitations. If I could get about 20 minutes of sun they went away. Could this be a very strong placebo effect then? I wonder how I can start to re-program my thinking? The effects of getting sun are so physical and so many. > > > Have you always not gotten reliable results from the light box? I > believe this is probably too stimulating for you in the amounts you use it. I would love to cut it down, even eliminate it entirely at this time of year. I find I can decrease the duration of treatment without much trouble if it's been sunny. Otherwise, I find that my sleep is affected -- get sleepy too early, wake up too early (i.e. 4 am) -- and that I'm crying most of the next day. I've tried to stick it out a few times because some of the effects of the long amounts of light are unpleasant too, but I find that it's best not to dive into that emotional instability. I can't have my toddler seeing her mummy in tears most of the time. Last spring I managed to come down from 1 1/2 hours of light to 1/2 hour, but always felt bad when I tried to eliminate it completely. It would be nice to discuss with you how to extract myself from this situation; maybe it's best to leave that for a consultation. I was able to calm myself a bit last night and make a plan: dose with paracetamol today if pain gets bad; don't go to the sea life centre if it's really bad, that's not the end of the world and there will be other times. I won't touch the tramadol. Thanks for your prompt reply . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 , what kind of magnesium do you have? I'll wait a few min. for a reply but then I have to go to bed. C > > > > > ** Oy vey...this is tramadol. It has serotonin reuptake > inhibitory > > properties -- same as an SSRI. You should not take any more of > this. > > OK . I didn't know it was tramadol, that's a more familiar > name to me. I haven't taken any in months; better throw it away from > the sound of it. > > > > > > , the problems you describe are classic for people who > have taken an > > SSRI and stoppped taking it too quickly. It resolves when you > get sun > > because you believe it will. > > Last April, before I'd been on an antidepressant, the same thing > happened to me: dark spell of weather, heart palpitations. If I > could get about 20 minutes of sun they went away. > Could this be a very strong placebo effect then? I wonder how I can > start to re-program my thinking? The effects of getting sun are so > physical and so many. > > > > > > Have you always not gotten reliable results from the light > box? I > > believe this is probably too stimulating for you in the amounts > you use it. > > I would love to cut it down, even eliminate it entirely at this time > of year. I find I can decrease the duration of treatment without > much trouble if it's been sunny. Otherwise, I find that my sleep is > affected -- get sleepy too early, wake up too early (i.e. 4 am) -- > and that I'm crying most of the next day. I've tried to stick it out > a few times because some of the effects of the long amounts of light > are unpleasant too, but I find that it's best not to dive into that > emotional instability. I can't have my toddler seeing her mummy in > tears most of the time. > > Last spring I managed to come down from 1 1/2 hours of light to 1/2 > hour, but always felt bad when I tried to eliminate it completely. > > It would be nice to discuss with you how to extract myself from this > situation; maybe it's best to leave that for a consultation. I was > able to calm myself a bit last night and make a plan: dose with > paracetamol today if pain gets bad; don't go to the sea life centre > if it's really bad, that's not the end of the world and there will > be other times. I won't touch the tramadol. > > Thanks for your prompt reply . > . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 > > , what kind of magnesium do you have? I'll wait a few min. > for a reply but then I have to go to bed. > > C I was having mag oxide but switched to citrate about 5 days ago. At the moment I'm having 200mg twice a day. Hard to juggle that with the calcium (citrate), which upsets my stomach unless I take it with a meal. Goodnight . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 << I was having mag oxide but switched to citrate about 5 days ago. At > the moment I'm having 200mg twice a day. Hard to juggle that with the > calcium (citrate), which upsets my stomach unless I take it with a > meal.>> ** Please dissolve a 200 mg tab or cap contents in 10 oz glass of water each hour. Do this until about 5 pm. Let me know how you feel. Skip the calcium today. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Oh .............you've come a long way on your journey; WE are so proud of you. > > , what do you mean by low- level heart palpitations? I thought > heart palpitations always meant your heart was racing or like > skipping a beat........what does low-level mean please? > > BTW, your frustration will be less if you accept thats just how > things are for now.....I used to get terribly frustrated with the > nerve pain in my feet ( because I want to walk Tob and do agility > again.....etc) the frustration was simply helping me to stay > ill.......I can accept that for now they are still bloody > painful....but there is still a vast improve in my health generally > than this time last year! So thats great! > > Enjoy what you can do, don't be frustrated by what you cant. > You are doing so well hun > Love > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 " Oh .............you've come a long way on your > journey; WE are so proud of you. " I wouldn't have made it even half way without you J, love you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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