Posted by ZeeZee on February 18, 2003, at 16:36:04
In reply to Re: Jackster - How are you doing?, posted by Jackster on February 17, 2003, at 23:41:56
First of all CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement!!!! How wonderful for you!!!! I totally understand your desire to wait and hope your fiance' agrees with you and supports your decision. I also can totally relate to not wanting to "explain". Take care of yourself first! worry about others later.
It sounds like you're feeling better. I'm sure it is frustrating though to have to wait another 6 weeks to make the change with your medicine. However, that's better than bringing extra misery you don't need right now.
Please let me express my appreciation again for your kindness and understanding. It really means a lot to receive your responses.
My pdoc is on vacation but relayed to me to switch my Paxil from eve to day to see if that'll improve my staying asleep. Last night I skipped my dose (slept worse than ever) and took it this morning.
So far what I feel is mostly what I call physical anxiety which I differentiate from panic or "fear". I have a fairly constant sense of "rushing" in my chest with tightness, almost like a sense of excitement. I can only assume that my internal workings are somewhat revved. It's tolerable although it's not particularly comfortable and I hope it will eventually go away. I don't like to take xanax for stuff like this, I'd prefer to save it for when I feel what I call the psychological anxiety, the fear, the need to flee.
Of course I'm still taking it at bedtime, although I don't really need anything to help me go to sleep right now - the problem is staying asleep.
I am curious about the amitrip. However, I'm the type to panic because of feeling sedated! My head has to be relaxed first. This is why I avoid alcohol, because it relaxes me physically but then I start thinking anxiously about it and then think "oh my God, now I can't take xanax, I might overdose" and on and on I go! I can only take something that will relax my thinking as well.I may take your advice and take Klonopin during the day. I never really got the "hang of it" and never felt like it did much, but then again, I didn't take it but a couple of times. Can you take xanax on top of it if you need? How much do you take during the day and does it make you sleepy?
Take care
ZeeZee
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