Anxiety :: Chest Pain, Shortness Of Breath And Pounding Heart
Hello I am 22 and I've been suffering from anxiety for about a year! I've been through it all, 5 hospital visits, various doctors, and I still don't believe it's anxiety but I have been proven it is! I've also been on various medications and I had been doing very well until the past month! My husband's brother age 23 passed tragically from a gun accident and my grandpa passed of cancer the next week! Since then I have had chest pain, shortness of breath, pounding heart and just an uneasy feeling! In general I thought that I handled all this very well but my symptoms say otherwise! I guess what I'm asking is can death cause my anxiety to increase even if I didn't notice! The chest pains are what scare me the most but I keep telling myself it's just anxiety because I've had a sonogram some of my heart and he said it's perfectly fine and I have no family history of heart problems and I'm only 22, went to doc yesterday and blood pressure was 124/75! I guess I don't understand how all my medical tests can be perfect but I don't feel perfect! Advice anyone?
View 4 RepliesHypothyroidism :: Muscle Weakness With Thyoid Meds
I was wondering if anyone has experienced muscle weakness (that never goes away) with thyroid medications? I have had this with Levoxyl (12.5 mcg.) and with Armour Thyroid (15mg.) as well as all other thyroid medications (even at the lowest dose). Perhaps I don't really need thyroid meds at this point (my TSH was 5.8 when off of thyroid meds). I saw somewhere that weakness (especially in the arms and thighs) is an indicator of too much thyroid hormone.
View 4 RepliesHeart Disease :: Treatment Options Stent With Meds Or CABG?
70 year old male in good shape been exercising 6 days a week cardio and weights for the past 5 years or so.Last couple of weeks or started to feel discomfort in my neck and jaw while exercising, it would go away when I stopped. Went to to non interventional cardiologist who ordered up an angiogram which I had 4 days ago. Results were Right artery 99% blocked, LAD 70 % and two other arteries on the left also 70% blocked. Interventional Cardiologist recommended CABG surgery because of multiple artery involvement and that the left arteries were not good candidates for stenting due to the position of the blockage.
My non interventional cardio after conferring with the interventional cardio said that I had options other than CABG. Both doctors agreed that my angina was most likely coming from the 99% right block.
Option is stenting the 99% blocked right and the OMT for the rest. A surgeon was also called in for consultation and neither he or the two other Cardios would predict outcomes or give an opinion as to which course of treatment I should follow. Regardless something had to be done sooner rather than later for the right artery. I sent the pics to another interventional Cardio who validated the position of my non interventional cardio that I do have choices other than CABG and that the which ever decision I would make I would probably have a good outcome. So next week I'm going to have the right artery stented and then medically treat the rest of my disease and see where it goes from there.
I also plan to make major changes in my diet to hopefully control the progression of the disease or even possible improve my condition
Anxiety :: Pounding Head Dizziness And Blurred Vision
For almost 6years I have experienced an attack involving a pounding head, dizziness and blurred vision. I am unsure of what this is. It started at the age of nine when I was in Egypt. I was getting food when all of a sudden I felt dizzy and couldn't see clearly (may I just add my vision on a day to day basis is very good) I was unsure of where to walk and couldn't see my family at my table. This same event has been taking place every once in a while, I do not know how often as I have not yet realised that .They usually occur in the morning. I have to take a few minutes to sit down with my head in my hands. I have not talked about this before.I am unsure what to classify this under so I have put it under anxiety as I have also identified some of the symptoms in my day to day life regarding my social life.
View 2 RepliesFighting Against Anxiety Without Meds?
My question is that is there anyone out there that is fighting or cured anxiety without meds?
View 39 RepliesADHD / ADD :: Genetic Testing For Meds?
I have a 10 year old son who is diagnosed with ADHD, Anxiety, SPD/IPD and rule out of Asperger's/PDD in 2013. Currently, we have him on Methylphenidate ER 30mg per day, but lately we have been noticing issues. Mind you, the school hasn't been very helpful this year with information on how he is doing so I can only go by the vague messages received... the first 6 months, they say he was great! Though I have documents to prove otherwise - lately though, the teacher keeps saying he lacks focus, needs to pay attention and all that jazz. (I say it so flippantly because this teacher has been a pain to work with.
I spoke with the doctor and she wants us to come in next week to discuss his meds, but we have had issues with additives in the past and it's not a route I want to go... to sit and wait. His diet is modified already, we also work with a behavioral therapist and a chiropractic neurologist and he takes Taekwondo.
With all this, I'm wondering if anyone has tried the genetic testing (IE: HarmonyX or Genesight) to see what meds would work best with his specific genetic makeup?
I read all these stories of parents having all these issues and suddenly their kids are on Vyvanse or something else and it's a miracle. I wouldn't mind that... him being able to function better at school (academically and socially) ... he gets bullied (though he can start it up too) - I just wonder, what next?
Here is his medication history:
August 2011 – Vyvanse ??mg (very small amount)
September 2011 – Vyvanse 30mg (adjusted to 30 mg)
May 2012 – Trial samples of Intuniv w/ Vyvanse for two weeks. After two weeks he was out of school and parents decided not to continue the Intuniv.
September 2013 – Intuniv 2mg w/ Vyvanse
September 2013 – Concerta 36mg (removed from Vyvanse and Intuniv because he became over-emotional and violent/aggressive)
December 2013 - Concerta 54mg (Dr. Snyder prescribed)
March 2014 – Methylphenidate 10mg (3 times a day) (March 7th thru March 14th)
Methylphenidate 15mg (3 times a day) (started March 15th)
April 2014 – Methylphenidate 20mg (3 times a day) (started April 14th)
May 2015 – Adderall (adderall) 10mg (3 times a day) (started May 14th)
June 2015 – Adderall (adderall) 15mg (3 times a day) (started June 3rd)
August 2015 – Guanfacine 1/2mg (3 times a day) (started August 21st)
September 2015 – Methylphenidate ER 30mg (once a day) (started September 6th)
Gabapentin :: Stopping The Meds Can Cause Seizures?
Went to see new neurosurgeon on Monday and she has prescribed Gabapentin to add to the mix of my daily cocktail of drugs. Having looked it up though, it seems to have some pretty worrying side effects. For me, as I work full time, I am concerned about being drowsy, sleepy and generally spaced out at work. Apparently it is all magnified if you are also on opiate based painkillers too. I am also concerned that I may pile on the weight!
Can I ask what adverse reactions others have had to this? Also it says on the box that stopping the meds can cause seizures, but is this only in people that have epilepsy (the main reason the drug is prescribed) or can it cause that in people that have never had a history of epilepsy?
By the way, my meds had not changed since May 2007. Nobody has had the slightest interest in monitoring me, either in terms of if they are still suitable, dosage levels, if I am now addicted, if they are working well or even if they are harming my body. Some of the boxes state that you should have regular blood tests but I have never been offered any. Considering I have had two lumbar operations since last May and numerous problems since, it seems quite odd that this has been allowed to go on for so long with not one of the numerous doctors/surgeons giving a damn. I just order the meds from my GP surgery online and then pick up the prescription. That gives a review date, usually 6 monthly intervals, but nobody actually reviews me, they just put a new review date down on the records.
Apart from back pain my main problem these days is the burning/numbness the whole length of my leg and my locked up toes. Apparently the Gabapentin will help with this. But the worse of the problem is at night, hence the fact that I can function reasonably well during the day. But now if these new tablets are going to knock me out and render me incapable during the day, then I'm tempted just not to bother.
All in all the meeting with the new neurosurgeon went quite well. I will be having another MRI shortly (my 6th in 16 months) and hopefully I'll know more then about what is going to happen going forward. The bad news is that she thinks that a lot of the problems are from the internal scarring from the two operations and nothing can be done about that. Hey, ho, I guess I'll find out in time.
Substance Abuse :: Detox Meds?
Has any one every taken detox meds? If so which ones?
View 3 RepliesFibromyalgia And Intolerance To Thyroid Meds
I am dealing with an intolerance to Thyroid meds. Having been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 5 years ago my family doc has prescribed every Thyroid med she could think of and various strengths. Side effects were thick itchy rashes, shakiness, massive headaches and tremors. I stopped taking the Thyroid Meds for 2 years and believe me it was no picnic. I had no strength, terrible digestion, heat and cold intolerance, memory loss and on and on and on. I am now on a very low dosage.025mg. My last t3 & t4 test indicates that my levels are very low but because of all the negative side effects I have experienced my doc is terrified to increase the dosage. Along with Fibro,Celiac,Diverticulosis and Hashimoto's life is a bowl of cherries . I would like to hear from someone who is also iodine intolerant and is there a different path I could take..
View 4 RepliesThyroid Meds To Treat Fibromyalgia?
I went to a new rheumy who specializes in fibro. He spent an hour with me my first visit. I really like him. He typically treats many people with synthroid for fibro because he feels we really have a hypothyroid even though our numbers are good. i do have many symptoms of thyroid, always cold, used to have constipation, dry skin and eyes, heavy periods, etc
He called in a script for synthroid name brand for me, I haven't picked it up yet I guess I am nervous to try it.
He did do my bloodwork, TSh was in guidelines, free T 4 and T3 were in range but at 50% of the range.
COPD :: Inhalers / Meds May Work For You But Not For Me
Including, inhalers, ingested, etc.... To say it again, what works for one may or may not work for another person. I don't understand why people ask this or that inhaler or whatever med. worked for them? It, to repeat myself, may work for you but not for me. What I have realized in this whole journey of copd and other chronic diseases that I'm dealing with is that it is up to me to do everything I can to find out about the disease; ie. research, talking to people and pulmonary care. That's about it really.
View 2 RepliesHeart Disease :: High Blood Pressure / Slow Heart Rate
I have a heart rate most of the time from 42 to 50 BPM , my blood pressure is usually 145 to 160 over 75 to 80. My cardiologist has me taking 75 mg, of Lopressor, 360 mg, of verapamil, .4 mg nitroglycerin patch. And now he wants to add 10 mg of Ramipril ( Altace ) a day, my recent cardiograms have have shown sinus bradycardia. That's before starting the Ramipril , I'm just very leary about starting the Ramipril in first of all the highest dose there is, and second of all it could further lower my heart rate and send my heart into an AV Block that could lead to many things not good !
View 2 RepliesAsthma :: Meds To Replace Advair For COPD
I am looking for a med or meds to replace Advair for copd.
View 1 RepliesAnxiety :: Supplements Safe To Use With Meds True?
I want to offer what help I can, I have dealt with anxiety/depression for years and want to share what I use to calm myself and to feel more content inside. Anyone ever researched Magnesium L-Threonate? Or the type of b vitamin called Inositol? There is a lab in California called Sabre Sciences that can make custom supplements based on amino acid testing they do for brain health, but they also have really clean otc supplements. They have a product called i-magT which is calming to the brain and can help take the edge off.
View 1 RepliesBlood Pressure :: Hypercalciuria, Hyperparathyroidism And Meds
I have posted on this forum for about 7 years. For a long time I got decent control on a 50/12.5 combo of cozaar and HCTZ. A few years ago, my BP stopped cooperating and I had a series of BP spikes that were quite high. Lets fast forward to today. At my constant nagging and ignoring my various physician's insistence that my assorted symptoms were "depression and anxiety" caused, I finally received a diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. I am scheduled to have surgery in July, and am hoping that this surgery will provide at least some relief from my myriad of symptoms.
Now, my question. lisinopril used to be a very effective drug for me, but I couldn't tolerate it. 10 mg would tank my BP by 30 points. So, when I started having the spikes, I figured, I'll tough out the side effects to keep my BP down, and go ahead and take the lisinopril However, now even 40 mg. of lisinopril doesn't do anything for me, and neither, it seems, does the cozaar. I am currently on 240 mg of diltiazem and that seems to at least keep the pressure around 140/80, most of the time.
I am hypercalciuric, which means my kidneys are excreting the excess calcium caused by the HPT that I supposedly have. I was wondering if anyone here has heard of any medical situation in which lisinopril or cozaar might actually exacerbate BP issues? It seems really odd to me that a formerly very (almost too) effective a drug, now does nothing, and even seems to make it worse. Any thoughts?
Alcohol :: Can I Drink With Vulvar Vestibulitis And Treatment Meds?
I was diagnosed with vulvar vestibulitis, a condition where the nerves in my vulval area are hypersensitive and cause swelling and itching upon the slightest disturbance (i.e. tight clothing, vibration from car rides, etc.). This was about 8 months ago, and my OBGYN prescribed me amitriptyline (25 mg)/ night and lexapro (10 mg)/day to calm these nerves over time. Can I have a drink or 2 with this condition? I really want to but am afraid that it will make my vestibulitis worse. Anyone else out there with vestibulitis who is facing or has faced this problem?
View 1 RepliesChronic Fatigue Syndrome :: Favourite Meds And Supplements?
is everybody on the same meds and supplements ? do people have "favourites" or things they "must have"?
View 4 RepliesAnxiety :: Zoloft Stopped Working - Switching Meds?
Say my Zoloft pooped out and I increased to 75 with no help in 4 weeks, what should I switch to that will help GAD, panic and possibly some agoraphobia?
One dr. says to try Luvox and just switch out the dosage with no weening.
Then I am thinking switching to Lexapro is there a ween process here?
Or, I am thinking of adding in BuSpar to the Zoloft since it has minimal side effects.
Parkinson :: Meds A Poison Chalice Or A Life Saver?
My mother died in June and was in final stage parkinsons.
reflecting on her illness and treatment I feel that not enough information is given about the long term side effects and the progression of the disease.
The drugs do reverse symptoms which does give quality of life and prolong life. In early stage parkinson's the sufferer is able to think clearly and make decisions and yet no care plan is set out asking the patient what choices they wish to make re their care. I went to every appointment with my mother . And found the doctors to treat Parkinson's like they did cancer in the past. We can't say how you will progress , everyone's different and not setting out the long term side effects of the drugs.
as a carer to prepare yourself for what you will face and for a patient to decide whether they want a long drawn out illness in which you end up with parkinsons dementia caused by the drugs you have taken or a shorter intense illness . Just as you can choose chemotherapy or not. I believe most people would choose the drugs . But the family could sit and plan their care with them. Making decisions if I can't live alone anymore I will live in a granny flat etc if I get dementia find a nursing home ....
By the time my mother moved in with us she was beginning to suffer with dementia and severe weight loss due to constant dysphasia movement of arms and legs side effect of drugs . She made decisions on her drugs all the way through and wanted more and more but she wasn't in a right state of mind .... If she had made these decisions in the beginning she wouldn't I know of chosen to be over medicated ... She ended up 4 stone 7llb with severe movement of tongue arms and legs due to drugs , suffering from memory loss and personality change brain scan showed wasn't Alzheimer's but was side effect of meds.
Action is needed to spell out the end of an illness when u r at the beginning so that you can choose your path through it.
Before she died they took all her medication away except ne .palliative care . She was peaceful calm couldn't move much it's true but she responded smiling , crying and nodding and gesturing . She was unmedicated and I thought what if ?