<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> </pre>Originally posted by maryk0505:
I was diagnosed with panic disorder in 1986 and have been taking Nortriptyline since that time and Prozac was added in 1994. With a lot of determination I have had a marked improvement in that now I a I just want to talk about being on medications. I'm on pain medications at this time, and I have been for about 10 years or more. I must be on them due to the fact that I have osteoarthritis, and fibromalygia,and there is nothing else for me to do, there is no surgery that can be performed on me, so I will have to be on pain medication for the rest of my life. But the hard part is doing without them. I'm on (2) two different pain medications, and xanax for my nerves, they are really bad most all the time. I wake up and I'm shaking just as though I were outside in the cold weather. But I'm also on an antidepressant, Cymbalta, which is supposed to help with the symptoms of fibromyalgia, but I just found that out recently,I'm on them for depression, and I still at times feel depressed, and I believe it has alot to do with my lifestyle. I don't go anywhere except maybe to the store, that's if I can see to drive, because I also have arthritis in eyes. So, sometimes I can see to drive and sometimes I can't so it has gotten me to the point that I don't want to drive, I'm afraid I will cause an accident and hurt someone else, so I just stay at home, and if I do need to go somewhere, my husband takes me. But when I run out of my medication for reasons that I don't care to discuss, it isn't bad, I just don't want to share, but when I do, I just slowly start going down the hill, and I can't see to make myself climb back up again. If it wasn't for my husband, I would still be at the bottom of the hill, he always seems to come to my rescue, most all of the time, but when he's not here, I stay in bed alot. I spend alot of time alone. Well that's all that I have to say at this point, maybe I will feel like sharing more of the story of my life when I feel more comfortable being here. Thank you for reading this, if you did. Linda 1-27-2010
- m living a near-normal life. I say near-normal as I still have some fears of flying and being in large buildings like theaters and churches. I haven't seen a therapist for ten years and my internist prescribes the meds now. I really wonder if I can live without the meds at this point. I lost my job in 2002 and was unemployed for nine months with no insurance. I had a three-month supply of meds at that time and tapered myself off of them. When I got a new job I was so anxious that I went back on them. But I think that was partially withdrawal and partially the new job, and I probably should not have gone back on them. Now I am wondering, after all this time, are the meds actually really helping me or am I just helping myself now that I am living a normal life? If I went off of them would my panic disorder recur or have I basically "cured" myself?
<span class="ev_code_PURPLE">Linda</span><A HREF="mailto:cindygail43@comcast.net">cindygail43@comcast.net</A><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> </pre>
