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Anxiety And Stress, Heart Palpitations, Light Headedness, Foggy. Taking Lorazapam. EKG Normal. When Will It Be Normal?
Hi, I have had axiety for the past two years. I am down to taking only .37mg of Lorazapam daily after a year of continuing a slow & gradual trimming down program to stop taking this drug. Within the past two weeks, I had a very traumatic and stressful confrontation with someone which caused high anxiety and stress. 4 days after this event, I experienced my 1st ever very fast heart palpatations which came on without thinking anything negative and which lasted 20 minutes, or so. I had an EKG which was normal. 3 days after this event, I started to feel light headed with a dazed, spacy feeling and my brain feels a bit foggy. This daily feeling has been on-going for approximately one week. I am taking it easy, continuing my 2-3 times per week exercising at the gym and doing brisk walks twice per week, and doing breathing & muscle relaxing exercises. My blood pressure is within the normal range. My question is, how much longer will these described symptoms last before I return to normal?
Wed, 14 Aug 2013
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It is difficult to understand why you were prescribed lorazepam , not SSRI , for your anxiety in the first place. Lorazepam is such a habit forming drug, where as SSRI are safe , extremely effective and drug of choice. What you experienced 4 days back was probable a panic attack , followed by followup anxiety. Your physical activity programme is very good and continue it. The only thing is you have to start on a SSRI like Sertraline, Fluoxetine , Paroxetine immediately
It is very very difficult to guess how long your symptoms will last. The longer they stay unchallenged in brain (by medicines), the more permanent and significant changes occur in brain which is not good
Take Care
DR SAATIISH JHUNTRRAA
It is difficult to understand why you were prescribed lorazepam , not SSRI , for your anxiety in the first place. Lorazepam is such a habit forming drug, where as SSRI are safe , extremely effective and drug of choice. What you experienced 4 days back was probable a panic attack , followed by followup anxiety. Your physical activity programme is very good and continue it. The only thing is you have to start on a SSRI like Sertraline, Fluoxetine , Paroxetine immediately
It is very very difficult to guess how long your symptoms will last. The longer they stay unchallenged in brain (by medicines), the more permanent and significant changes occur in brain which is not good
Take Care
DR SAATIISH JHUNTRRAA
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