If you tell your doctor you are taking overdoses of Tylenol they start getting
the point. I've taken 40mg of Valium for 32 years. I'm addicted. Does it make
any difference?
If you want to stop taking it you will need to cut it back gradually while
replacing it. I can promise you Zoloft won't do didly sqwat for spasms let
alone seizures.
What is difficult for them to grasp is that even though you don't feel the pain
as before, your body does. When your autonomic nervous system overloads from
all the nerve impulses your autonomic nervous system starts to malfunction.
This leads to super high blood pressure and eventually heart and kidney damage
and failure. Even blood sugar goes awry so obviously, the pancreas is not
functioning during these events.
I've had to tell doctors if they want to experiment, they can get guinea pigs
elsewhere. If he won't give you common medications that you need to deal with
your situation, maybe he can recommend a doctor that will.
The cause of anxiety attacks in most quads is from the uncontrolled glands that
spew hormones into your system. Even knowing that your having anxiety for no
real reason doesn't stop it. Valium and Baclophen will bring the attacks under
control.
When the attack affects your breathing, your muscles tense and start
convulsing, your blood pressure is raising and your heart is going to start
doing its own sprints. This is the beginning of a seizure that most quads refer
to as AD or Autonomic Dysreflexia.
You should have a pill on hand that controlls your blood pressure for these
events. If it is caused by your urine not flowing, then get it fixed
immediately. If it is from your bowel being full, empty it. If it is from pain,
take painkillers. These are the 3 P's, pee, poo and pain. These are what
normally set off the AD even though it all begins with you feeling nervous and
sensative, or ANXIOUS.
I know you are in OZ and doctors there like to discover new ways to treat old
ailments, but I really think your doctor should address the roots of your
anxiety. Not the anxiety because it is merely letting you know something is
wrong. Killing the messenger is probably not going to resolve this issue.
Regardless of what you are addicted to, does it improve your life? Getting you
off addictive drugs is an experiment in futility if it only leaves you
miserable and closer to death.
I sure wish you the best of luck.
john
----- Original Message ----
From: Robert Brennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:40:24 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks
Doctor's here are trying to replace Valium with Zoloft.
Probably is effective,i can't even get them to understand my pain levels.
We are probably considered drug addicts,i can't get anything besides NEURONTIN.
Rob.
----- Original Message ----
From: Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 8:28:05 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks
Rather than to think of a drug to lower anxiety
breathlessness, is there a drug you normally take which you have stopped
taking? I have been cutting back on my morphine which a day latter gives me
all kinds of bad feelings including anxiety and breathing.
Merrill
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