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[fishinghat]

SL

 

I went on Zoloft as a replacement for Cymbalta also. As they ramp up your dose I started seeing improvement at around 100 mg and a lot better at 125. This was around week 3. This is just the way it went for me you may be different but I thought it would give you a feel for things.

 

Good Luck

[ShadyLady]

Thanks, fh. I saw the psych last Friday and he put me on 50mg and follow up is in 4 weeks. He told me about titrating up, but isn't it usually sooner than 4 weeks? Does this sound normal to you? The 20mg Prozac I took for 3 months alleviated the severe anxiety but did nothing for the deep depression I have suffered since stopping the Cym 8 1/2 months ago.

[ShadyLady]

FH, I cannot find the post you started regarding your recent health issues now that I'm signed in! What is the title of that thread? I have thought about you and have been praying for you after reading your post a couple weeks back. I do hope you are doing better or that you have better news than the last post I read.

You are a treasure, friend.

[fishinghat]

SL

 

My dr ramped me up to 150 mg over a 4 week period. The dr would go that slow if he was simultaneously lowering another ssri like Prozac.

 

Thanks for asking about my health. They are pretty sure it was a bout of diverticulitous but more tests in one month. My post is 'plans change' under "How are you feeling?"

 

I hope I got that right. lol

[Clara]

Wow, FH! Hope and pray it's only the diverticulitis! My husband has bouts of it so I know it's painful! Better that than the dreaded C and I don't mean Cymbalta. My update on my latest bout of whining.... blood work done at doc's on Tues.  xrays of spine and abdominal ultra sound today consult for colonoscopy and upper GI tomorrow. Ya think they'll find some reason for all this crap from all theses tests! I sure as heck hope so! I'm tired of feeling ill and tired! I never thought I'd say this, but is going back on some kind of anti depressant in my future? I hope not, but I wanna get over this slight fearfulness of the future. I thought I was doing so good with my lieele volunteer job and delivering meals to senior shut-ins, but..... I just cannot figure out why I feel like crap! Sorry for the rant.... just getting it out! Prayers appreciated!  Y'all got my love hugs and prayers, and deep gratitude!!!

[fishinghat]

Well Clara there is just so many things that can cause your symptoms. I hope the drs find it. I hope it is nothing serious. You are in my prayers and have my best wishes.

[TryinginFL]

Clara,

 

I am so sorry that you are still feeling all of this after over a year.  I hope that the tests may give an answer, but nothing serious.

 

You are in my thoughts and prayers.  Please keep us posted...

 

Liz  

[gail]

Clara, same as TFL, prayers on their way from here to South Carolina!

We have to keep hope, talking to myself also here.♥

[ZappAlta]

Zappalta, thanks for that.

The bikini wax is so hilarious. A must see!

Actually it was the UTube clip 'Mrs Brown orgasm ' or phone sex.     It is just tooo funny -- Glad you all had a laugh.

[DoneWithCrap]

ZappAlta, I got nothing done that day. I think I watched every episode. So funny!
I haven't hear such language since I lived with my mom lol

[brzghoff]

Wow, FH! Hope and pray it's only the diverticulitis! My husband has bouts of it so I know it's painful! Better that than the dreaded C and I don't mean Cymbalta. My update on my latest bout of whining.... blood work done at doc's on Tues.  xrays of spine and abdominal ultra sound today consult for colonoscopy and upper GI tomorrow. Ya think they'll find some reason for all this crap from all theses tests! I sure as heck hope so! I'm tired of feeling ill and tired! I never thought I'd say this, but is going back on some kind of anti depressant in my future? I hope not, but I wanna get over this slight fearfulness of the future. I thought I was doing so good with my lieele volunteer job and delivering meals to senior shut-ins, but..... I just cannot figure out why I feel like crap! Sorry for the rant.... just getting it out! Prayers appreciated!  Y'all got my love hugs and prayers, and deep gratitude!!!

 

clara, i hope they are able to find out what is ailing you soon! that is frustrating. as far as the possibility of an anti-d in the future, perhaps so, but not necessarily. i have that feeling off and on myself. good to know you are active in volunteering, activity helps me a lot. but the depression and/or anxiety seems to be cyclic regardless. all the tests are aggravating - the poking, prodding, extracting  - very invasive, uncomfortable, demeaning and time consuming. even when the medical staff and doctors are caring and compassionate. hoping for it all to be over for you very soon, with an effective treatment and good prognosis! 

[Clara]

Thanks all for the loving support! The PA who examined me today is leaning toward a stomach ulcer. Upper GI and the dreaded arse camera on Monday. Hopefully will get some answers! If not an ulcer they'll be looking at possible pancreas problems. That's scarey! Having a better day today than yesterday! Keeping the faith is keeping me going! I am alive and moving and that is a good day! Love hugs and prayers for all!

[gail]

"Keeping the faith is keeping me going"
"I am alive and moving and that is a good day"

Good to hear, as Xman used to say "Wax and wane".

Take care and keep us posted for Monday!

[Carleeta]

Ok, ok, ok, ok, that's what goes for the high level of anxiety I experienced this morning.  Omg, the anxiety hit the roof this am. Here I was with feeling as could as I can through the last few months with little to no anxiety (out of the norm anxiety) and this am my heart was going about 120 beats a minute. I knew it was coming on, so therefore I just went through the whole level 8 anxiety letting it not reach the level 10.  It took a whole hour to start feeling the anxiety was going to subside.  Here is my negative this am in a nut shell. One of my nieces had gone to Florida for a month.  Therefore, since the summer program was ending where I worked this summer, I told her I would handle her business affairs for her. (she owns a health care service for the elderly).  She handled the scheduling of the CNA's to the clients. I handled the paperwork and did interviewing for her and checked on the clients and how they were doing and  how they felts with the CNA's assigned to them.  Starting at 8am I received 3 calls from clients where the CNA's did not show up for their jobs. Now mind you, I was still asleep at this time and woke up to these 3 voicemails.  Being the perfectionist I am, I immediately called them back to see what their concerns were.  Once I found out, I immediately called the CNA's to see where they were.  All three of these CNA's were on other jobs for which they had been scheduled.  I could feel my heart pounding at this point.  Trying to call this niece of mine (who is on her way home from Florida) After an hour or so she eventually called me back after numerous voice mails and text(keep in mind she was not driving her husband was). I let her know the concern of these clients and what occurred today. What had happened was when scheduling these girls she moved them around and they had been put somewhere else and forgot to take them off these clients schedules. Which resulted in no care for these 3 elderly clients.  At the same time I was talking with my niece another CNA called me and stated she was scheduled to work till 3 pm today on a case, although just notified to leave her case at 2pm to get to another case.  I'm at this point starting to feel the tight chest and shallow breathing start. Telling my niece to fix all this right now or I'll send  others on this case and/or I'll go in myself. At this point she's telling me she is exhausted (now she is the one on vacation here...lol lol lol), I actually hung up on her, which is what I needed to do because I knew I would have had a full blown level 10 attack. At this point I went to my room, walked slowly, talked myself through this attack, which took sometime, which I stated earlier. About 10 am or 10:30am things were setting down with my anxiety. After that I called each client back to see if they heard anything from my niece or did any CNA's show up, Notta..... well I knew at this point I had to take action and call in CNA's who I told would get paid time and a half if they would go in today.  My niece was furious I did this and I let her know exactly what I felt....(just image what I said....). She has been calling all day, I refuse to pick up the phone. I do know she is trying to apologize to me (through my other niece and great niece). I will talk to her tomorrow when she comes here to pick up her paperwork. Oh it felt good to just vent and let go of this negativity.  We all have these negatives in our lives and when you are doing your best to keep hanging on to the positives, we need to release the negatives as well.  By noon today I was back to my old self and  getting ready to cook for the party on Saturday.  One day at a time, one step at a time, and not worrying about my next anxiety event because it may never happen.  No what if's.

[FiveNotions]

oh wow, Carleeta ! Totally understandable how you reacted to all of that chaos ... and I'm so amazed and impressed by the way you walked / talked / thought yourself through the anxiety attack ... love how you rate it by numbers ... that niece of yours deserves a good "chewing out" (Italian style !) ...  I sure hope she's paying you for taking on her business responsibilities for a month !!

 

You came through all of that magnificently ... and that you were back in action, and getting ready to cook for the party, by noontime ... wow wow wow !

 

That's a heck of a negative, with a corresponding positive ending !! BRAVO !!

 

(I'd still be in a level 10 attack ... no, make that a 15 + attack ... )

[Carleeta]

FiveNotios, absolutely I know my levels.  I suffered from agoraphobia 29 years  ago.  Attended  classes from a psychologist with others sufferers. Learned to change my live completely, which took time.  I had this long before Cymbalta and/or antidepressants.  This was no surprise to me when I came off antidepressants.  Therefore, yes, there are levels to anxiety attacks the highest being 10.  No my niece is not paying me, I offered to help her while she was away.  I have my mico job when they need me. Her boys needed to be looked at by baseball scouts, therefore she had to stay in Florida a bit longer than planned. She will repay me in other ways which is not really a concern of mine. It was her attitude which upset me more. Its all good right now, as I will be seeing her in a few hours, and she is more scared of me right now.  lol lol  lol.  I must be intimidating or something....lol  lol lol

[FiveNotions]

Well, my negative is that I've joined TFL in the dead computer category ... it took all my work data with it... and without that data, documents, I can't do my telecom job for PBS... Think I know what's wrong and options to fix or deal with it, and found a place to take it first thing tomorrow ... new one may be cheaper than repairs ... but will have to pay for data retrieval... that's my September rent money ... And, if I take too long to get back up and running, scared I'll lose the job... All this on top of bad bronchitis...

So, I'm now working through NOT having a level 10 panic attack... trying to follow carleeta's inspiration.....

[gail]

Oh FN, so sorry for what you are going through. Hope that you can retrieve your work data.

Bronchitis on top of that. At least you found a place to get it fixed, I hope. ♥

[FiveNotions]

Yeah, place to fix the computer (a group of wacky nerds, rated off the charts good on yelp).... Unfortunately I don't think they can fix bronchitis ... I'm just pooped out from coughing...antibiotics usually don't work on bronchitis, cuz almost all the time it's caused by a virus ... Docs give out antibiotics anyway, cuz that's what people ask for....contributes to the massive problem we have now with overuse and the mutation of bacteria to super bugs....

Im sticking to the old home remedies of a heating pad on my chest, and ginger/turmeric/cayenne pepper tea with honey. ...Yowza, packs a punch ! ;-)

[fishinghat]

FN
 
Don't forget to use postural drainage. It is very effective in clearing the lungs. The top position on the attached webpage is the most effective way of draining all aspects of the lungs. Lay on your stomach in a declining angle with your head lower than  your body. Have some one tap the back of your your chest briskly with a cupped hand, beginning near your belt and working down toward your head. During this take very deep breaths. This will loosen and gravity drain the fluids out of your lung. There is no limit on how often you can do this but don't let your head explode!!

http://ilovephysical...niques-and.html

[gail]

Add vitamins C in grand quantity. Up to 5000mg daily for a few days.
That is my recipe.

You are right about the virus versa bacteria and antibiotics.

Good thing you don't smoke, it would be worse, believe you me, I know.

The computer, virus or bacteria? An x Ray would say, same as bronchitis! Or sinusitis! Thinking of you♥

[FiveNotions]

Don't have anyone to pound me on the back...but that suggestion reminded me of a yoga position ... Wow, it worked great!

[Carleeta]

FN, awww. You will require rest and plenty of it. At least a complete two days of nothing but rest. Take aspirin ir tynelol. Lots of fluids and one important fluid besides water is ginger ale. If this bronchitis lingers more than two to three weeks my suggestion would be to see the md. You don't want this to turn into anything bacterial or you will then require an antiobiotic. Hope you and your computer are feeling better soon.

[Carleeta]

My little negative side is I woke up with a bit of a head ache. Needed to take something for that. It must be this heat we are experiencing here. It is in the high 80's did expect to keep the air on while we hit september. Not a complaint in that are though...lol

[brzghoff]

my heart is breaking right now as the news out of paris gets worse and worse. 

[TryinginFL]

I share those feelings but fear that this is only the beginning...

[brzghoff]

its scary. there is a lot of evil in the world, but there is even more care and compassion. i hope those who are hurting and fearful can feel it.