Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 2 Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Seroquel and anxiety Posted: 08-14-08 14:15pm
Hey just wondering if I can get some help
asap because i can't get anywhere and i
can only get help over the internet and im
freaking out really bad. There's a list of
questions I was wondering about at the
very bottom. and i know this isn't short
but I really need help and couldn't
explain my situation in 64 letters.
Anyway, Jumbled vision.
probably not from panic attacks because I
have no history an I had a very stable
mind set before this.
Or it could be anywhere from a tumour to
anything but nobody wants to send me for
tests or anything. I just feel like I
would like a little sympathy and for
somebody to maybe take an interest in this
because I feel like its pretty serious but
nobody seems to be taking all that
serious. It's pretty hard for me to find a
doctor or something to really try an do
anything about it, They look at it like
"Oh well if this guys crazy who cares,
I'll have another patient and Its not me
that has the problem, I don't know what to
tell you, I can't help you" But they
didn't even try to help very hard in the
first place, didn't even look into it.
It's my life, I don't feel like it's
something to play around with. I%u2019ll
told my family doctor an he doesn't stop
to think before he just says
%u201Chere%u2019s some Aptiva" go home.
Feels like I%u2019m about to lose control
of my mind. It feels like I'm on the edge
and at the end of my life as I know it.
Like I%u2019m going to blackout an not
remember or be able to control what
happens
a buzzing dizziness, kind of like you had
just enough beer to have a buzz on, but a
little worse.
everything is a downer all the sudden like
dark, its really scary.
I didn't take the Seroqeul because of the
Anxiety attacks. I never had Anxiety
before or anything wrong like that. I've
never had any medical problems. I just
started having them and I%u2019m 21. It
can't just start out of the blue like this
right? There has to be something wrong
that I can get rid of. Anyway, I took a
Seroquel of my friends because he lied and
said it was a sleeping pill. I was fine
the next day except a little dizzy and
then POW it kicked in and I%u2019ve had it
ever since. I feel like I'm going insane.
I went to the doctor and before I could
describe all the symptoms he assured me it
was Anxiety or Panic and gave me 1mg
Ativan, then told me to go home. He also
however printed me off a sheet of a list
of other things it could be that I should
get tested for, I took the sheet the
hospital and I got a doctor who was 85 and
looked like he needed to be on medication.
They didn't do any tests, told me I'd be
fine and to go home. I tried to make an
appointment for a psychiatrist or
psychologist, can't remember which one.
They made me wait 3 weeks, then the day
came and I was so relieved, thought I
might finally be getting some help but
then they called on the day and said it
was cancelled its going to be another 2
weeks, but I can't wait! I'm going insane!
Now it is worse. What does a person have
to do to get some help?! I had the perfect
life before this and I just want it to go
away, or at least know what it is, know
how to control it, and not let it get any
worse. I have a lot of symptoms that match
Anxiety and panic but quite a few that
I%u2019ve never heard of in any case. I am
very, very dizzy now and get a bad feeling
that something is going to happen. I have
a ringing in my ears and it is REALLY
annoying. And I%u2019m shaking a bit all
the time too. It feels like when something
is to quiet. I am really moody and
irritated. My head and body is very, very
numb and feels like something is going
very wrong with my mind. It feels like I'm
on some horrible drug waiting for it to
wear off but it never does. I am confused
and stressed. I can't focus my eyes. I
feel pressure in my head and I get some
headache's sometimes. It mostly kicks in
at nigh time. But now it lasts all day and
night, just much, much, MUCH worse at
night. I'm terrified of turning
schizophrenic because I don't know what
that%u2019s like so I cant tell. I know
I%u2019m not but could I be going there? I
just want to sleep so I can wake up an
feel a little better for a couple minutes.
I have to go to bed at daylight before
night time because I don't want it to kick
in. and I just want to know what%u2019s
wrong with me. It kicks in horribly at
night and when I start to fall asleep my
body has these sudden twitches, like
jolts! and I kick or something and then I
can feel myself doing it and wake up. It's
getting worse by the day. I don't want to
take those Ativan because I heard it can
make it much, much worse in the long run
but I don't want to go without treatment
and let myself go crazy. Because I heard
it can get much worse without it. I'm also
not even sure what is wrong with me. Could
you give me some experienced help and
opinions? It would be greatly appreated,
thanks. I just want this to go away
because I know realize my life was perfect
before. I don't want it to be over or
insane. I feel if I don't get some help
today it will get much worse tonight.
These are some of the theories I've heard
so far:
"Brain chemistry is so complicated, and
still poorly understood. It could be that
the dose of Seroquel tweaked something and
changed the balance of neurotransmitters.
some idea on ways to get back to feeling
normal. Seeing a psychiatrist would be
much more effective than just seeing a
family practitioner. They don't study the
brain too much which is probably why he
mistaken your symptoms."
"it could be anything from a tumour to
anything"
"You should have tests on your brain right
away and I mean Now"
"Your Faking it"
Here is some info on Seroquel I found:
Seroquel is an antipsychotic medication.
It works by changing the actions of
chemicals in the brain.
Seroquel is used to treat the symptoms of
psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder (manic depression).
Seroquel has caused fatal pneumonia or
heart failure in older adults
Stop using Seroquel and go immediately to
your doctor at once if you have the
following symptoms: fever, stiff muscles,
confusion, sweating, fast or uneven
heartbeats, uncontrolled muscle movements,
symptoms that come on suddenly such as
numbness or weakness, severe headache, and
problems with vision, speech, or balance.
You may have thoughts about suicide
especially if you are younger than 24
years old. It is not safe for anyone who
isn't bi-polar or schizophrenic to take
Seroquel. You can cause harm to other's
and also yourself. Your doctor will need
to check you!
Call your doctor right away if you have
any symptoms such as: mood or behaviour
changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble
sleeping, or if you feel impulsive,
irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive,
confused, restless, chest pains,
hyperactive (mentally or physically), more
depressed, or have thoughts about suicide
or hurting yourself, mentally unstable to
the point of breaking.
The bad news is, it may not be reversible.
Warn others and try to get yourself of
these meds. Admit yourself to a
detox program as your body has now become
toxic as a result of the
drugs you have been taking.
So Should I take an Ativan? Will it get
worse if I do? Will It get worse if I
don't? What is wrong with me? How do I
make it go away? What should I do? Can
anybody help? Thanks alot.
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sessy1978
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2008 Posts: 9
Posted: 08-14-08 19:24pm
well i dont have much of a concentration
right now lol due to my own anxiety but i
can talk with you if you would like... it
sounds like you are having a panic attack
and with me i got rid of this for 4 years
and now it is back and mostly the symptoms
are different than the first time and then
i have some that are exactly the same ...
could just be that for you... but i do
believe it is just anxiety... pm me if you
need to.