Just Taken Meds....

shadowness · 2004-09-25

took 10mg of Clomipramine about 2 hours ago and i am already feeling stupidly scared and odd! i have a headache and just feel worse.... but this is no doubt because i am monitoring how i am feeling as i have taken the meds... :roll: it is the first time i have taken tablets for about 4-5 months... i need to take another one in about 6 hours and then a different one a few hours after that... i know this is a silly thing to complain about... but i am just so scared of meds.... i am so scared of the side effects! i am scared to feel worse... sorry....just had to vent... :roll: any comments or thoughts about how i can help myself stop worrying about it would be appreciated....:)

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· #11 · Sep 25, 2004

hi shadowness

i found ads hard to get onto (although i'm on an ssri not a tricyclic) but i'm really glad i saw it through now. a thought that helped me a bit at the start was that at least i knew it was the med making me feel as i did and not my head by itself. the initial side effects do wear off. chlomipramine is prescribed for OCD as well so that might be of extra benefit.

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· #12 · Sep 25, 2004

hi shadowness

i found ads hard to get onto (although i'm on an ssri not a tricyclic) but i'm really glad i saw it through now. a thought that helped me a bit at the start was that at least i knew it was the med making me feel as i did and not my head by itself. the initial side effects do wear off. chlomipramine is prescribed for OCD as well so that might be of extra benefit.

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· #29 · Sep 25, 2004

zoloft is also prescribed for ocd and panic. its just that the anxiety gets heightened to begin with. how long did you try an ssri for and what happened?

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· #30 · Sep 25, 2004

zoloft is also prescribed for ocd and panic. its just that the anxiety gets heightened to begin with. how long did you try an ssri for and what happened?

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· #33 · Sep 26, 2004

i had a really bad time getting onto the ad, i dont know whether it was an allergic reaction or not. dp/dr were full on, despair, anxiety, burning back... but the thing is i had been in such a bad way before that i felt i'd no option but to see it through. anyway those side effects passed and i feel alot better now. when i was going through it a couple of people on this site said that the people who need the med the most have a harder time getting on them. anyway i'm glad i saw it through now

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· #34 · Sep 26, 2004

i had a really bad time getting onto the ad, i dont know whether it was an allergic reaction or not. dp/dr were full on, despair, anxiety, burning back... but the thing is i had been in such a bad way before that i felt i'd no option but to see it through. anyway those side effects passed and i feel alot better now. when i was going through it a couple of people on this site said that the people who need the med the most have a harder time getting on them. anyway i'm glad i saw it through now

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· #35 · Sep 26, 2004

i forgot
i did use a benzo to help me through for the first couple of weeks

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· #36 · Sep 26, 2004

i forgot
i did use a benzo to help me through for the first couple of weeks

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· #45 · Sep 26, 2004

i'm sorry you've found it so hard. i got suicidal at the start of them too. i know how horrific it is. as i said i took benzos for the first couple of weeks to help me get through it. other than meds i've been doing the following

supplements: vit b complex, omega 3,6 and 9, ginko biloba, l-glutamine, vit c.

diet: trying to eat /juice as much green veg as possible, seeds(flax, sunflower, pumpkin), grains (quinoa, millet; you can make porridge out of these with soya milk, adding the ground seeds and honey)

physical: when my head was unbearable physical chores like cleaning, digging. cold cloth at the base of my neck. if you can get someone to massage your neck, back, feet, head.

calming herbs: valerian, gentian, hops.

no alcohol or coffee

hope things start getting better soon

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· #46 · Sep 26, 2004

i'm sorry you've found it so hard. i got suicidal at the start of them too. i know how horrific it is. as i said i took benzos for the first couple of weeks to help me get through it. other than meds i've been doing the following

supplements: vit b complex, omega 3,6 and 9, ginko biloba, l-glutamine, vit c.

diet: trying to eat /juice as much green veg as possible, seeds(flax, sunflower, pumpkin), grains (quinoa, millet; you can make porridge out of these with soya milk, adding the ground seeds and honey)

physical: when my head was unbearable physical chores like cleaning, digging. cold cloth at the base of my neck. if you can get someone to massage your neck, back, feet, head.

calming herbs: valerian, gentian, hops.

no alcohol or coffee

hope things start getting better soon

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