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July 30, 2001

Fay,

I would think that a large part of your anxiety is coming from the fact that

your husband lost his job. Your mind probably is racing because you are

trying to worry about all of your problems. I don't know however how one can

stop that as I know. You are anxiety attacks and I would think that the

Ativan would help but again I know that when you are like you are nothing

helps. Can you call the doctor's office or the doctor on call and see if

maybe you need a higher dose of Ativan.

This happened to me about 6 years ago and it took awhile to get over it. I

could not control my mind. It took about 2 weeks to get over it. I was

always paying attention to my emotions and not to real happenings. I was

taken off of Xanax and the problem soon was not a problem. I can't tell you

if Xanax is your problem as I am not a doctor but I would think about talking

to him about it.

Please take care of yourself,

Irene

co-moderator

> then Friday my husband

> got laid off from his job and the anxiety elevated in

> fact I thought I was loosing my mind. I have my mind

> racing like I can't control my thoughts. My doctor has

> been on vacation for the past week. I have an

> appointment on Tuesday so I would appreciate any

> advice anyone can tell me. has anyone ever experienced

> the mind racing and can't control and what is it is it

> the anxiety or what. We have reservations for Alabama

> in a week and can't cancel or we will lose $200 so we

> are going with another family but I have been praying

> that my anxiety can get under control before we go are

> what ever is going on in my head. I have a strong

> fear of emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals and

> that doesn't help. I may need to go to one one day or

> my kids may have to go to the er but I am so scared.

> as you can see I jump from one subject to another.

>

July 30, 2001

Fay,

I would think that a large part of your anxiety is coming from the fact that

your husband lost his job. Your mind probably is racing because you are

trying to worry about all of your problems. I don't know however how one can

stop that as I know. You are anxiety attacks and I would think that the

Ativan would help but again I know that when you are like you are nothing

helps. Can you call the doctor's office or the doctor on call and see if

maybe you need a higher dose of Ativan.

This happened to me about 6 years ago and it took awhile to get over it. I

could not control my mind. It took about 2 weeks to get over it. I was

always paying attention to my emotions and not to real happenings. I was

taken off of Xanax and the problem soon was not a problem. I can't tell you

if Xanax is your problem as I am not a doctor but I would think about talking

to him about it.

Please take care of yourself,

Irene

co-moderator

> then Friday my husband

> got laid off from his job and the anxiety elevated in

> fact I thought I was loosing my mind. I have my mind

> racing like I can't control my thoughts. My doctor has

> been on vacation for the past week. I have an

> appointment on Tuesday so I would appreciate any

> advice anyone can tell me. has anyone ever experienced

> the mind racing and can't control and what is it is it

> the anxiety or what. We have reservations for Alabama

> in a week and can't cancel or we will lose $200 so we

> are going with another family but I have been praying

> that my anxiety can get under control before we go are

> what ever is going on in my head. I have a strong

> fear of emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals and

> that doesn't help. I may need to go to one one day or

> my kids may have to go to the er but I am so scared.

> as you can see I jump from one subject to another.

>

July 30, 2001

I have this problem too. It drives my doctors bonkers. When I finally found

pain medication that would help and one that I could live with, the next time

I saw the doctor He opened the door and said " Please tell me that you feel

better and your pain medication is all right.

Take care,

Irene co-moderator

> I have found that

> other medications have an opposite affect on me than

>

July 30, 2001

I have this problem too. It drives my doctors bonkers. When I finally found

pain medication that would help and one that I could live with, the next time

I saw the doctor He opened the door and said " Please tell me that you feel

better and your pain medication is all right.

Take care,

Irene co-moderator

> I have found that

> other medications have an opposite affect on me than

>

July 30, 2001

Hello Fay

Could it be the medication that you are on that is

causing some of the problems you are feeling. The

reason I ask is that, when I was prescribed

Amotryptoline, I found my mind was working overtime

and i couldn't rest or concentrate. I have found that

other medications have an opposite affect on me than

what it does for others. This could be the case for

you to think about. I watch how I react when I am on

new medication and if I have an adverse affect from

it, I stop taking the medication and contact my GP as

soon as possible and try something else.

Don't let your weight get you down as I too am

overweight, mostly due to the inactivity we have due

to the pain we are in.

I found a great book that gave me a positive outlook

on life it is " How To Stop Worry And Start Living " by

Dale Carnegie. I know how depressing our health can

make us but we need to fight it and enjoy every minute

of our lives as we can as we only have this one life

to live with all its ups and downs.

Its good we have this Internet we can air our views

with those who understand as our families must find it

hard to cope at times knowing there is nothing they

can do to help us. I hope you will find something of

what I have written to help you. I truly understand

what you are going through as I once felt as you do

and I have turned my life around to a more positive

outlook in life and enjoy what I can when I can.

God Bless

Lorraine

--- Fay wrote:

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Hello

It seems that I only write when I need. It has

been

really rough around here my anxiety level had

increased really bad over the last three weeks. We

went to Houston last weekend and i had to call my

doctor before leaving because of the anxiety and

he

took me off of buspar and put me on ativan well

that

worked for the weekend but after that it jusst

returned maybe not as bad and then Friday my

husband

got laid off from his job and the anxiety elevated

in

fact I thought I was lossing my mind. I have my

mind

racing like I can't control my thoughts. My doctor

has

been on vacation for the past week. i have an

appointment on Tuesday so I would appreciate any

advice anyone can tell me. has anyone ever

experienced

the mind racing and can't control and what is it is

it

the anxiety or what. We have reservations for

Alambama

in a week and can't cancel or we will lose $200 so

we

are going with another family but I have been

praying

that my anxiety can get under control before we go

are

what ever is going on in my head. I have a sstrong

fear of emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals

and

that doesn't help. I may need to go to one one day

or

my kids may have to go to the er but I am so

scared.

as you can see I jump from one subject to another.

bye for now Fay (mother of a13, 14, 16 year old

and

married to for 17 years) on serzone,

trazadone,

ativan, avandia, robaxin, flovent, servent, lasix,

zantac. Have fibromyalgia, asthma, clinical

depression, chronic obsseive disorder, panic

attacks,

anxiety attacks, chronic allergies, chronic back

aches

and very overweight.

__________________________________________________

July 30, 2001

At 09:04 PM 07/29/2001 -0700, Fay wrote:

>I have my mind

>racing like I can't control my thoughts. My doctor has

>been on vacation for the past week. i have an

>appointment on Tuesday so I would appreciate any

>advice anyone can tell me. has anyone ever experienced

>the mind racing and can't control and what is it is it

>the anxiety or what.

Fay, I have experienced much of what you describe, too. I was diagnosed by

my psychiatrist last November as having panic attacks, chronic anxiety

disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It sounds like you are having

trouble with both panic attacks and anxiety attacks -- they are

different. With a panic attack, the fear comes out of nowhere -- you may

have been peacefully doing your thing, grocery-shopping, reading a book,

washing dishes, and BLAMMO, suddenly this terror out of nowhere. In my own

panic attacks I have become convinced that I am about to die. My throat

closes up, I feel as if my temperature has risen 50 degrees, and I just

lose it. I've gone so far as to go to a neighbor's apartment and plead

with them to call 911, also did that when my mother was visiting one time.

Anxiety attacks are different because you know the source of the

anxiety. This trip to Alabama sounds like a primo source for your anxiety

attacks. They're triggered by something you dread, something you recognize

but can't really control your reaction to. Your husband's job situation is

also a major trigger.

I wish I knew what would truly help right this very moment. I am on Prozac

and Klonopin for my problems, and they do help. But I have the occasional

breakthrough anxiety attack, and all I can ever do is just ride it out. I

have become extremely control-oriented about my environment. I can leave

the house now, and work, but those were impossible for me a year ago.

Please, I hope your trip goes well, and that your anxiety stays at a

tolerable level. Good luck and god bless.

*hugs*

Em

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It is the tale, not he who tells it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

July 31, 2001

How true, Lorraine, That is all we can do is be positive and live every

minute of our life the best we can. It is hard on our families, but it

is harder on us and having this group help us, me , to try and accept it.

It is so painful and continuous that sometimes you want to give up but

God has a plan. A friend got me a book on how to manage fibromyalgia and

I wanted to share the intro with all of you. It starts out with a letter

to fibro, the illness. Dear Fibromyalgia, If you and

I are to be constant companions for the rest of my life, I think we

should be on speaking terms. First, I must let you know that you will

never be able to possess me. You may at times have control of my body,

but never my mind or my faith. Also I am not a quitter. There will

always be a battle going on between us. Sometimes you think you are

going to win, but it is I who will win the war. For you see, my other

companion is God. Written by Peggy J. Donahue. This is the

beginning of the book so I cannot yet recommend it to anyone. But if the

rest is as helpful as I find the beginning. I am anxious to get started.

God Bless you all. Deana

On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 20:42:37 +0100 (BST)

=?iso-8859-1?q?Lorraine=20Bowen?= writes:

> Hello Fay

>

> Could it be the medication that you are on that is

> causing some of the problems you are feeling. The

> reason I ask is that, when I was prescribed

> Amotryptoline, I found my mind was working overtime

> and i couldn't rest or concentrate. I have found that

> other medications have an opposite affect on me than

> what it does for others. This could be the case for

> you to think about. I watch how I react when I am on

> new medication and if I have an adverse affect from

> it, I stop taking the medication and contact my GP as

> soon as possible and try something else.

>

> Don't let your weight get you down as I too am

> overweight, mostly due to the inactivity we have due

> to the pain we are in.

>

> I found a great book that gave me a positive outlook

> on life it is " How To Stop Worry And Start Living " by

> Dale Carnegie. I know how depressing our health can

> make us but we need to fight it and enjoy every minute

> of our lives as we can as we only have this one life

> to live with all its ups and downs.

>

> Its good we have this Internet we can air our views

> with those who understand as our families must find it

> hard to cope at times knowing there is nothing they

> can do to help us. I hope you will find something of

> what I have written to help you. I truly understand

> what you are going through as I once felt as you do

> and I have turned my life around to a more positive

> outlook in life and enjoy what I can when I can.

> God Bless

> Lorraine

> --- Fay wrote:

> <HR>

> <html><body>

> <tt>

> Hello

> It seems that I only write when I need. It has

> been

> really rough around here my anxiety level had

> increased really bad over the last three weeks. We

> went to Houston last weekend and i had to call my

> doctor before leaving because of the anxiety and

> he

> took me off of buspar and put me on ativan well

> that

> worked for the weekend but after that it jusst

> returned maybe not as bad and then Friday my

> husband

> got laid off from his job and the anxiety elevated

> in

> fact I thought I was lossing my mind. I have my

> mind

> racing like I can't control my thoughts. My doctor

> has

> been on vacation for the past week. i have an

> appointment on Tuesday so I would appreciate any

> advice anyone can tell me. has anyone ever

> experienced

> the mind racing and can't control and what is it is

> it

> the anxiety or what. We have reservations for

> Alambama

> in a week and can't cancel or we will lose $200 so

> we

> are going with another family but I have been

> praying

> that my anxiety can get under control before we go

> are

> what ever is going on in my head. I have a sstrong

> fear of emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals

> and

> that doesn't help. I may need to go to one one day

> or

> my kids may have to go to the er but I am so

> scared.

> as you can see I jump from one subject to another.

> bye for now Fay (mother of a13, 14, 16 year old

> and

> married to for 17 years) on serzone,

> trazadone,

> ativan, avandia, robaxin, flovent, servent, lasix,

> zantac. Have fibromyalgia, asthma, clinical

> depression, chronic obsseive disorder, panic

> attacks,

> anxiety attacks, chronic allergies, chronic back

> aches

> and very overweight.

>

> __________________________________________________

>

November 8, 2001

<< I have a question for ya'll. Do any of you experience a pain in the

side

of your neck that feels like an electrical shock? I have a pain in the left

side of my neck that goes down into my left shoulder blade. >>

Yes, I do but I do not know anything that will help it. I take my pain

medication and hope that it will relieve it.

Take care,

Irene

Books may well be the only true magic

Alice Hoffman

November 8, 2001

<< I have a question for ya'll. Do any of you experience a pain in the

side

of your neck that feels like an electrical shock? I have a pain in the left

side of my neck that goes down into my left shoulder blade. >>

Yes, I do but I do not know anything that will help it. I take my pain

medication and hope that it will relieve it.

Take care,

Irene

Books may well be the only true magic

Alice Hoffman

November 8, 2001

<< I have a question for ya'll. Do any of you experience a pain in the

side

of your neck that feels like an electrical shock? I have a pain in the left

side of my neck that goes down into my left shoulder blade. >>

Yes, I do but I do not know anything that will help it. I take my pain

medication and hope that it will relieve it.

Take care,

Irene

Books may well be the only true magic

Alice Hoffman

November 8, 2001

In a message dated 11/08/2001 2:31:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

joannepd49@... writes:

> . Do you

> have any Vicodin?

>

I sure don't, but I just got back from my b/f mothers house and she bought

this thing off of QVC its called " Dr. HO's shock therapy " I used that and boy

did it help..I am going to call QVC and see if there is anyway I can buy

it..it made an extreme difference. Very very helpful..I would recommend it to

anyone with this same problem. We will see how long the results last and go

from there before I spend 100.00 on it.

Allicia

November 8, 2001

In a message dated 11/08/2001 2:31:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

joannepd49@... writes:

> . Do you

> have any Vicodin?

>

I sure don't, but I just got back from my b/f mothers house and she bought

this thing off of QVC its called " Dr. HO's shock therapy " I used that and boy

did it help..I am going to call QVC and see if there is anyway I can buy

it..it made an extreme difference. Very very helpful..I would recommend it to

anyone with this same problem. We will see how long the results last and go

from there before I spend 100.00 on it.

Allicia

November 8, 2001

In a message dated 11/08/2001 2:31:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

joannepd49@... writes:

> . Do you

> have any Vicodin?

>

I sure don't, but I just got back from my b/f mothers house and she bought

this thing off of QVC its called " Dr. HO's shock therapy " I used that and boy

did it help..I am going to call QVC and see if there is anyway I can buy

it..it made an extreme difference. Very very helpful..I would recommend it to

anyone with this same problem. We will see how long the results last and go

from there before I spend 100.00 on it.

Allicia

November 8, 2001

At 01:42 PM 11/08/2001 -0500, Allicia21@... wrote:

>I have a pain in the left side of my neck that goes down into my left

>shoulder blade...do any of you have any suggestions..I am in alot of

>pain..and this is causing migranes that is about to make me sick to my tummy...

I have a lot of problems with pain in the shoulders and neck. One thing

that did help me on the short term was chiropractic; I have had 3

concussions in my life, and my neck is a mess. Is your pain sharp and

stabbing, or dull, throbbing? I get awful, dull pain in my neck that

always turns into a headache covering my whole skull. The only thing that

has ever really helped with this is a chiropractic adjustment. I have also

used Tiger Balm -- there are Tiger Balm plasters out now, that you peel the

back off and stick on the sore place. This helps somewhat when I have

joint or neck pain.

Best,

Em

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It is the tale, not he who tells it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

November 8, 2001