Posted by 4wd on October 6, 2005, at 23:20:37
In reply to Re: Neurotin and Anxiety » Emily Elizabeth, posted by Phillipa on October 6, 2005, at 16:25:03
> Emily Elizabeth, My pdoc mentioned it yesterday. She knows my primary diagnosis is severe anxiety that leads to depression and a feeling of not being able to move. Frozen. But since I've had such horrible sides effects with meds and she says I'm very sensitive to them. She thought I'd better just stick with luvox and valium for now. She admits that my tolerance to valium has gone up but it's physical and I don't abuse them or get a buzz. But last night my anxiety was so high I didn't even sleep as my husband was up all night. So I ended up taking 30mg unstead of l5mg and still could not sleep. We are moving and it's not any easy move. We have a condo, house , investment lot. And we gave away most of our furniture before we moved to the beach. And now my daughter who lives where we're moving decided to get a divorce. And I know how much stress is involved. So many thoughts as you say ruminations are going round and round so I can't concentrate, read, eat, or do anything but sit and worry. Fondly, Phillipa
Phillipa,
I feel for you. The rumination thing is horrible. You get so wound up that sleep is impossible. Does the Valium still help with anxiety in the daytime? Maybe going back on the Luvox will help with the rumination. My pdoc said that since it's useful for OCD it might help with obsessive thoughts.
What I used to do at night when I could sleep because I couldn't stop thinking was, well 2 things. I would sometimes get up and write down a list of all the things I was worried about and tell myself I would deal with it tomorrow. Just writing it down helped. Also I would envision all the things I was worried about and mentally put them in a box and visualize setting that box down on the floor out in the hall outside my bedroom. I knew they were still there but they were out of my bedroom and I could get to sleep better.
Hope this helps a little.
Marsha
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