Posted by Shyone on June 27, 2010, at 14:41:14
In reply to Re: Xanax, Benzodiazepines, and Breathing Problems » Shyone, posted by violette on June 27, 2010, at 11:57:48
Hi Violette,
Thanks again for your support. My needing a "Hug" right now is an understatement. Violette, I'm so scared at this moment that I fell like a 2 year old who lost her mommy in the middle of a large department store. I'm anxious, depressed, and on top of it feeling awful physically. One small break I got so far is that I started taking Zyrtec last night and my breathing seems to have significantly improved. And to think that the two nincompoop allergists I saw said that I have no allergies that they could see. Those idiots!!
If it were all left up to doctors -- who just seem to chase the almighty dollar and give less than a rat's *ss about their pts. welfare, more of us would be in an early grave; as I've seen happen to many people I've know. I've seen -- either misdiagnosed, underdiagnosed, or where their symptoms totally ignored. Thank God for the Internet where we can look up stuff ourselves and try to find some answers.
My cat will definitely have to go. I'll put a note in my laundry room and hope that in this 500 unit condo building, there will be some kind soul willing to take her and love her the way I did. I'm no good to her this way anyway, as I try to avoid her like the plague, and I know that she can feel the distance that I've placed between us both physically and psychologically.
I'm rushing to put things away and get rid of all the junk I've collected over the years so I can clear out my apt. and quickly get this moldy carpet removed. I'm also seriously looking into moving to Florida where I can get fresh air all year round. I can no longer take these dusty confined quarters 9 months out of the year where I feel that I'm literally suffocating.
I've been put on two new meds. The new Psych. I've been seeing started me on Zoloft 25mg. daily for two weeks, then he's increasing it ot 50 mg. if I can tolerate it. I'm just afraid because of the side effects, esp. of the nausea that it can cause. I'm terrified of nausea, because before I got on Nardil 30 years ago, one of my worst physical symptoms was constant nausea and vomiting, severe acid reflux and irritable bowel, and great weight loss, where I went down below 100 lbs. I can take most of the other side effects, but not the nausea. I loved Nardil so much in fact because it made me gain 60 lbs., whereas for most of my life before that, I feared dying from malnutrition.
I was also put on a low dose of a calcium channel blocker to try to help bring my blood pressure further under contol. The diuretics and my making a real effort at eating less salt have helped some.
Again, thanks for the support and for knowing there's someone out there who cares.
Warm regards,
Suzanne
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