Thank you for pinging for me. Keep the prayers going. I want to use this opportunity to tell each of you how much I appreciate it.
I allowed the doctor to tell me that I had situational/emotional related anxiety and depression and put me on Lexapro(anti-depression), Xanax (anti-anxiety), and Ambien (sleep med) all psychiatric meds that did nothing but make the sleep anxiety even worse. But I KNEW that my head throbbed and pounded whenever I laid down and when I told the doctor, he increased my dosage of the Lexapro and Ambien and added Wellbutrin (another anti-deprepressant).
Instead of getting better, I progressively got worse until I had to come home from work because I literally could not function and was beginning to have suicidal thoughts. After the 5th trip to the doctor for the same symptoms (headaches, tenseness, no sleep) the doc ordered a CAT scan that revealed what I knew all along, that I am NOT a psychiatric case and that I have real physical problems and the symptoms are real and not imagined.
As a personal note, I want to ask everyone to constantly question the doctors' diagnosis and listen to your body so that you can avoid the personal hell I have been going through.
I am now de-toxing from the psych meds and Satan has been working hard on me to steal my joy for life and the LORD and any hope for a recovery. Tonight I am going to resist the temptation to take the Ambien even if I lose my job (just been there a few weeks). Please pray hard that I find the peace and joy and hope that the medications and the evil one has stolen from me and that I can get up and fonction tomorrow at work.
I will do that!
I was listening to a doctor call-in show about a week ago and he talked about how addictive the sleep meds and the anti-depressants can be -- that you really do have to go through withdrawal and all of the hardships and questioning that comes with it.
God Bless You!
You are likely having an adverse medication reaction. Please read the mail it's important. Been there also seen it. Anxiety? Yes but the doctor has the source wrong. The sinus infection is causing it. Vestibular damage from sinus infections/allergies can produce major anxiety problems. anti-depressants added to the mixture can compound the problem 10 fold. Wellbrutin is an SSRI anti-depressant.
Oh, sweetie, I'll keep you in my prayers.
I know what you're going through. Probably best to stay away from the Xanax.
I've noticed a relationship between sinus problems, viral infections and anxiety attacks. The physical imbalance manifests as emotional problems.
Just let your body make the needed adjustments. Trust that God has created a body that knows how to heal. Trust that He will bring you through the worst night. Listen to soothing music, such as gentle harp melodies.
May the angels surround you and may you be filled with peace and hope.
Prayers for you .. it can be tough, but He is tougher. I suffered from bad sinus years ago. I worked for a nutritionist, and he gave me a natural, food-based remedy that worked. FReepmail me if you're interested in trying that.
God has NOT given us a spirit of fear,
BUT of Power, Love, and A SOUND MIND!!!
2 Timothy 1:7
Continued prayers for you.
I also have a suggestion for something that may help you sleep. I went for a couple of months where I had so much trouble de-stressing from the day. I finally remembered something that I used to do. It may sound cheesy, but have you ever done yoga? I used to do the videos while I was pregnant. The last section in each video is a relaxation section where you block out outside stimuli and relax different parts of your body, starting at the tip of your head going down to your toes. I started doing it again to help me relax and stop being tense, and after a few days, I was falling asleep very quickly, instead of laying in bed for hours trying to fall asleep, and getting more and more worked up because I knew I was having another bad night. It may help you relax at night, especially since you seem to get anxious at night just from the anticipation of having a hard time sleeping.