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Jul 28, 2012, 12:32 PM
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I was recently in the hospital for 9 days with heart problems. I'm out for 2 weeks and then go back for a scheduled open heart surgery in August. But while I was in the hospital recently, the cardiologist ordered a psych consult with a psychiatrist and they took me off off Lithium 300 mg TID and Neurontin 600 mg QID with no titration (just stopped giving them to me). They also cut my Effexor XR in half to 150 mg daily. I still taking Risperdal 1 mg qhs. But NOW I'm always rageful and I think I maybe going into hypomania. The cardiologist doesn't want any of my meds touched until after the surgery. So I'm feeling very frustrated! I'm so damned angry! I want it to stop!
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 BlueInanna
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Jul 28, 2012, 12:35 PM
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Do you have a regular p-doc? Is he/she talking to the cardiologist?
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Jul 28, 2012, 12:50 PM
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Jul 28, 2012, 12:54 PM
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Your rage and stuff is prob from withdrawals. The cardiologist considered the consequences of you going off and still deemed it necessary for your overall health. Those meds affect the heart and obviously your heart can't take anymore stress until after surgery. Be angry, yell and scream if you have to but be logical and don't hate the people trying to save your...life
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Jul 28, 2012, 02:54 PM
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Right, they know what's best? They probably do but having hypo and rage is not good for your heart rate - don't they know that? You poor thing Gary, this sounds insane right now. Like they should be keeping you calm. But they're not... so... deep breaths, you're going to have to get through it med free. Can you get outside in fresh air? Find anything that helps you calm? BIG HUGS
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Jul 28, 2012, 03:09 PM
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My guess is that the cardiologist knows that there may be an interaction between the medications you were prescribed and the medications being administered during and following heart surgery. (You will love the medications given following open heart surgery!)
Open-heart surgery means arteries are to be replaced, no doubt. That's going to help blood supply to the brain, as well. My husband said that open-heart surgery took something out of him, and he always seemed much calmer emotionally in the years following his surgery. I hope you will find life calmer for you, too. Trust the cardiologist on this one, and try to keep calm, as others suggest. You will be given appropriate medications following the heart surgery and even referred to another psychiatrist through your cardiologist if you request it, perhaps. Please ask your cardiologist about sleep apnea testing after surgery, too, when it's appropriate after recovery. That was helpful for me to be referred to a pneumocologist at the time. It might help another, as well. Take care and try to think calm things. Genetic |
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