Yes. I've had this for years. I've been to the hospital at least 5 times thinking I was having a heart attack when it proved nothing more than to be an anxiety attack.
It turned out that I have mitral valve prolapse, a very common heart problem.
They told me that I really should avoid taking meds for it.
Whats helped me is losing wieght and cutting down on caffiene. And just learning to relax.
I know that sometimes it is so bad meds are the only way. Well you will feel fine on them [adavan, clonazepam, etc.], but they will make you kind of floaty as they are akin to a mild pain killer.
It turned out that I have mitral valve prolapse, a very common heart problem.
They told me that I really should avoid taking meds for it.
Whats helped me is losing wieght and cutting down on caffiene. And just learning to relax.
I know that sometimes it is so bad meds are the only way. Well you will feel fine on them [adavan, clonazepam, etc.], but they will make you kind of floaty as they are akin to a mild pain killer.
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I suffer from it, and was prescribed Paxil about a month ago. Still haven't worked up the balls to go on the shit though, the side effect warnings are VERY scary to me.glennlovecolleen3 said:
I used to smoke pot daily, and quit to see what effect it would have on my anxiety. About 4 days into abstaining I feel alot better, though not 100% anxiety-free. I am giving it 90 days pot-free and if I still have problems I am going to go on the meds.
Amazing the # of people I have talked to that had anxiety, and they ultimately discovered heavy marijuana use was causing it. This may not apply to you, though...
I would recommend you NOT go on paxil. I heard that's the worse SSRI of them all. Lots of people are suffering on that one.HarryCaray said:
I always thought marijuana help to calm people down. Weird.
Anyways, if you ever go on meds, get a psychiatrist who is a psychopharmacologist. They specialize in more options of the meds. They have the best chance to give you xanax or valium(anything that's a Benzodiapene). I probably spelled that wrong.
Anyways, usually regular doctors and others will throw out paxil and zoloft(the SSRI's) like candy on halloween. Those have bad side affects.
I'm not really sure. I would imagine you take it as you need it. much the same way they give me an adavan and send me home from the ER. I dont see how taking this drug type regularly would help.glennlovecolleen3 said:
Also, I dont reccomend paxil. I would stay far away from this drug which I have also used for a few months.
glennlovecolleen3 said:
From wikipedia:
Cannabis also has effects that are predominantly physical or sensory, widely believed to be more common with the indica species.
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http://forum.therx.com/
Cognitive effects
- Varying amounts of paranoia and anxiety in some users[16]
- Loss of coordination and distorted sense of time [17]
- Impairment of short-term memory in some users
- Auditory or visual hallucinations at high doses in some users
- Induced sense of novelty
- Increased awareness of sensation, including visual stimulation, music, taste, and sexual pleasure
- Increased mental activity, like metacognition and introspective or meditative states of mind
- Relaxation or stress reduction
- Mild entheogenesis (e.g. per Rastafarian users, more "Jah-Vibrations")
Paxil? well I had a friend of mine joked and called it 'pack it on paxil'. This was after I stopped using it.
Anyways, the problems I had were this.
-I gained a lot of weight very fast.
-I slept a lot.
-Even when awake, at times I felt very groggy and tired. It was really tough to stay awake sometimes. And at times it's really hard to think.
-I sometimes had the shakes, even worse than before. My head would shiver.
-I was trying to hold on to a job through out all of this. I felt like a freak sometimes.
-It made me sexualy dysfunctional. It doesnt feel the same, it's also a lot harder to come. A few girls I spoke with said they had sexual troubles also.
I was just a normal decent looking kid, upset over losing his x and some other crap. I could have stood to lose a few pounds like anyone else. But since I said I was depressed, they put me on this horrible drug which proved to be a huge waste of time and made things worse. Eventually, I just threw the rest of the bottle out.
The above symptoms became compounded when I realized people wanted to hang out with me less than before. It really nuetralized me.
This was maybe 6-7 years ago.
I firmly believe excercise, good diet and staying social and active are the cure for so many problems. Well, at least this is what helped me.
Anyways, the problems I had were this.
-I gained a lot of weight very fast.
-I slept a lot.
-Even when awake, at times I felt very groggy and tired. It was really tough to stay awake sometimes. And at times it's really hard to think.
-I sometimes had the shakes, even worse than before. My head would shiver.
-I was trying to hold on to a job through out all of this. I felt like a freak sometimes.
-It made me sexualy dysfunctional. It doesnt feel the same, it's also a lot harder to come. A few girls I spoke with said they had sexual troubles also.
I was just a normal decent looking kid, upset over losing his x and some other crap. I could have stood to lose a few pounds like anyone else. But since I said I was depressed, they put me on this horrible drug which proved to be a huge waste of time and made things worse. Eventually, I just threw the rest of the bottle out.
The above symptoms became compounded when I realized people wanted to hang out with me less than before. It really nuetralized me.
This was maybe 6-7 years ago.
I firmly believe excercise, good diet and staying social and active are the cure for so many problems. Well, at least this is what helped me.
HC, for depression. If they ever say to use this for anxiety that is a bunch of crap. They are probably asssuming things about you like your anxiety is pshycological, when it could just be a real medical condition.
These doctors. They don't always tell you whats on their mind.
If it turns out you have mitral valve prolapse (which many of us do, and can cause some nasty anxiety attacks) Tell me how a drug meant for your brain is supposed to help?
I am no doctor, but I would be extremely cautious using paxil or really any similar drug for that matter.
These doctors. They don't always tell you whats on their mind.
If it turns out you have mitral valve prolapse (which many of us do, and can cause some nasty anxiety attacks) Tell me how a drug meant for your brain is supposed to help?
I am no doctor, but I would be extremely cautious using paxil or really any similar drug for that matter.
Go to a "psychiatrist,"HarryCaray said:
not a regular doctor. Forget depression. they don't have a good med for depression. they will just put you on zoloft or paxil or celexa. etc. One of the SSRI's. So my recommendation is tell them you have anxiety and panic, where you get tons of stress(that's the key root of the depression anyways) and you have a chance to get a benzodiazepines, like xanax, valium, klonopin, ativan. If one don't give you that, you can always go to another psychiatrist.
I don't know the long term affects, but a LOT better than SSRI's and it don't have the side affects like SSRI's. SSRI's will most likely affect your ejaculation and cause you nausea and other crap. Just giving you the heads up.
glennlovecolleen3 said:
I did go to a psychiatrist. I do have panic and anxiety, but I have NO depression whatsoever. She didn't want to put me on Xanax or Valium because of their addictive properties, as she said (and I agree) I have an addictive personality.
I am really hoping not to go on SSRI's, I will probably seek a second opinion before doing so.
Most docs even in psychiatry don't want to put people on xanax or valium(the benzos). Even if you have an addictive quality, I believe it's better you go on benzos, something with less side affects than the SSRI's.HarryCaray said:
I personally like going to see a guy instead of a woman. Cause when i had sexual dysfunction caused by the zoloft(SSRI), i could talk about it much easier with another guy. Plus a guy has lived a life of other guys.
I believe we all have addictive personalities if you put something we like in front of us. Put beer in front of us and we'd drink it all the time. Put Jessica Alba in front of us and she'll do whatever we want, we'd be addicted to that. Put a ton of cash in front of us to do whatever we want, and we all would become addicted to that. Even to our favorite sandwich or tv show. We can get addicted to anything.
I believe the docs are encouraged by the c0rporations to push SSRI's is because the SSRI's are still in patent, which make the manufactures big money, while the benzos are in generic form, so it's really cheap, and manufacturers can't make big profits off of that. I believe whatever makes them the most money for a lot of docs or the manufacturer, they will try to push that certain product, rather than a product which makes them less money.
I would usually not recommend going to someone your regular doc recommends or the popular docs, because they pretty much tied to big business med manufacturers like paxil and zoloft and celexa. You might not get the super insurance coverage with more independent docs, but if you can get generic xanax or valium, it's worth it, it's cheap cause it's generic(patent has run out). Plus more independent docs aren't heavily influenced by drug companies to push their products, instead they look at all meds in a more unbias way.
And instead of spending money going to talk therapy each week(which comes boring after awhile cause there's usually nothing new to talk about, just the same ole problems), you can go once a month or longer. You ultimate decide what you want and how much times you want to go back. I think meds helps more than talk therapy. Again, my opinion.
I would try to look for a psychiatrist who is a psychopharmacologist or simply look for a psychopharmacologist. They specialize in meds. I can't guarantee you they will offer you benzodiapenes, but the chances are greater.
You can always go from one doc to another. Make it an adventure. Yah, it sucks cause it can get fustrating, but Keep going to one until you get what you feel is best for you.
These are merely opinions and ideas, up to you what you want to do.
