I was on medication 12 years ago. It started with valium which I thought would help my mild anxiety - but it made me ill - toes and fingers curling, and pain throughout my body, pins and needles. So I was told this was a panic attack; however, I had never experienced anything like this in my life prior to taking valium.
What followed was more medication: fluoxetine, alprazolam, diazepam, thiothixine, risperidone, stelazene, olanzapine, benztropine, none of which helped me. I had a suspicion that the meds were making me ill, but my therapist had told me that all medications were "safe" .
Anyhow, I read that valium can have a paradoxical effect on the body - causing anxiety - which is what I believe happened to me. I never wanted to take any "drugs". Do I have anything to fear now? I experienced a range of "side effects": stiffness, lactation, anxiety, depression, confusion, slurring words, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, hypersensitivity, headaches, jaw pain. . I was in a cloud of confusion and now it has cleared all except for the stiffness, jaw pain, swollen gums and headaches - and mild anxiety and depression! I have even considered that I may have tardive akathisia. . So - was my therapist correct in saying that the effects of medication are all "permanent"? Or do they pass through your system and leave no lasting effects on your body . . .
Just to clarify, I have been told by several medical professional that I am not schizophrenic nor am I psychotic. I was on the meds for I think a couple of months, several times a day. My parents agree the meds made me ill. And there was a team of people working together - I wasn't going here and there for meds . . .
