My experience with anxiety meds___________and others

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I too am familiar with those night time pain demons. Once in a while

I try to turn every thing off and try going to sleep with peace and

quiet.....naaaaat! All I would feel is pain, and yes the anxiety

builds, then bam!! up and about and miserable. But this was before I

went through the medication " dial a wheel " . lol

I was on valium, but the required dose caused me to have the side

effect of agitation. I had to tell my doctor that it made me B I

itchey. ha ha ha ha

I was also on Wellbutrin, which I thought worked well, BUT if it is

mixed with flexeril,the side effect is not being able to pee, and I

ended out in the emergency room and came home with a cathather for a

little over a week... lol

Okay, then I was on Elavil, and it did help me sleep, and it did help

with the pain for little a while. Then I got sick and couldn't keep

anything down and wasn't able to take it, well nobody told me that if

you miss your Elavil, a side effect is not being able to sleep. AT ALL

I went three and a half days like that. It was horrible to say the

least.

I was also on restoril and it worked very well, but short term. So I

had to stop it, but, I am on it again, and it is still working,

abiet I don't take it every single night. Probably why it still

works. But I am also taking ativan, and have been for quite a while

with no ill effects. I usually need it at night when my anxiety

builds. I usually start feeling it about 7-8pm. Right now, I am on

a more frequent dose through out the day too, because we have found

out that it helps with my pain almost as much as pain pills

sometimes. I guess because of the body tensing up.

Okay, now this seems funny to me, but here goes..... I'll try and

make it quick.

Lunesta--didn't work & terrible taste in the mouth

Ambien--works great...short term

Tofranil--na, didn't like it. groggy all the time, bad taste again.

There's more, but I stop.

Okay, done with my " dial a wheel " of medications. Now that I see

this, it's kinda sad too, to have been through so many medications.

But I do have a message to everybody. I never thought my being

grouchy was due to " valium " , nor did I ever think that wellbutrin and

flexeril would send me to the ER. So, please pay close attention to

how you are when you start a new medication, and if something seems

different or off.... it could be that new medication.

Believe it or not, I do have more experiences with medications, but I

don't want to write a journal. Some of them are comical, others are

not.... So just be careful, trust your instincts. And I have to

say, writing this has really helped me keep my mind off of my pain

tonight. Take care & gentle hugs

Sue

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> Hi All. Have an appointment at the pain clinic Friday, last visit

was suggested that I might want to try some anxiety meds at night

along with the pain meds already taking. During the day I can keep

busy and get away with tylenol and such (patches too sometimes) for

the pain but when night falls, the lights go out, and it is time for

my body to be still, the " pain demons " arrive, along with the spasms,

numbness, ice cold feet, tingling, all descend at once. While waiting

for the hydrocodone to kick in, I realized that yes, I do have

anxiety. Maybe meds for that might help me relax and sleep a little

more than a couple hours a night. Was wondering what you all have had

any luck with and the name of the meds so I can look them up and be

alittle more informed on Friday. Thanks.

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