[~Christina]

So last Sunday went camping at the lake , was beautiful ! Relaxed watching my dog swim in the lake . My Pain increased as expected ( Fibro sucks!) Packed up Wednesday morning for home.

Saw my T that afternoon and he agreed that since I haven't slept more than a few hours total a week ( for months) that I was heading toward a manic hell, I agreed .

That nite ( Wednesday) I got the sniffles, no big deal .. right?

Well 2 am Thursday morning I get a horrid earache. 930 am half way the the doctors office... my eardrum ruptured ( oh joy) So loads of meds, lots of cursing.

Had to see my Pdoc that day , and we both agreed something needs done, So we agree to a trial of Saphris. So I took my first dose Thursday night. Nasty disgusting tasting concoction.

Oh I slept so amazing ! hours and hours of sleep . I flew out of bed and starting doing laundry and cleaning and cooking and buzzing around like a fool. I physically feel like hell but its okay because I can clean and cook and clean again.

So I took a dose last night , wake up zooming again, my husband kept trying to slow me down. I started having anxiety / panic attacks .. I am on # 8 today. No amount of tools out of my tool box has helped ! I have tried it all. I normally never have anxiety or panic issues ... So I am of course thinking that altho Saphris is helping me sleep but maybe causing anxiety.

So I plan to skip tonights dose and see what happens. My Pain level is at a 10 and then a ruptured eardrum knocks it up even higher !

So yeah that is my life right now. Could be worse I suppose .

[hamster-bamster]

Oh my!

Apparently, it can cause both insomnia and sedation, whichever side of the coin toss it happens to land on:

Asenapine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

but they do not mention anxiety/panic. I hope it would go away or get better with dose skipping!

[Trippin2.0]

Omgeee Sis! What an absolute crazy week for you! I hope things get better real soon, you don't deserve to be short-changed! How'd your eardrum get ruptured?

[~Christina]

Thanks Hammie Yeah I am so not use to this panic/anxiety nonsense. Weird !

Trippin , I have a long standing issue with faulty ears... Seems I get sick and an ear or both decide to pop like an overfilled balloon.

Things certainly must improve. There is nothing left for me to clean ! lol

[Mr. Radio]

I have taken Saphris for some months before. Towards the end of it I had some issues with my jaw. You may want to be careful about that. Also I never really had a lot of energy after I took it. I have no relation with panic/ anxiety... well maybe a little. I don't think it did too much to me. Hope that helped. Good luck.

[Trippin2.0]

Years ago, Snr year of HS, I ruptured an inner ear membrane or something like that idk, can't remember. It came oozing out of my ear and then every single sound, the slightest of sounds, even my own voice was excrutiating as I could feel my eardrum vibrate every single time!!! It was aweful! So I really sympathize with you on ear aches and pains

[~Christina]

Awww thanks Sis .... You described it .. exactly, It's a giant royal pain in the *****.

[BlueInanna]

Wtf unbelievable wishing you relief honey. Going into panic just thinking of it!! Please get well soon. You don't deserve any of it! At all! Sending much love and gentle s and love.

Gosh, I hope you feel better soon! Thinking of you.

So you like to clean? Does it help with anxiety, etc.?

[ultramar]

Yikes, Christina!

As you say, since you don't normally suffer from anxiety this seems triggered by medication. Did the doctor prescribe anything for the ruptured ear drum? Something for pain or something else? Because that could always be a culprit, especially if it's something you haven't taken before, or maybe in combination with the new med? Or of course, the new psych med.

I hope you can call your pdoc and get in to see him asap.

[~Christina]

Argh ! So I barely slept at all, My chest has that crushed feeling, Doom and gloom, I hurt/ am uncomfortable in my chest area for 18 ish hours now. Feel as thought I am just coming unglued.

I have had Anxiety /Panic in the past. I was always able to bring myself down within at most 30 minutes. This is ridiculolus ! No matter what position I try to sit stand or lay down there is no comfortable place for me.

Half life for Saphris is 24 hours and last dose I took was Friday nite around 1145 pm so there shouldn't be an issue of it still in my system.

I am just perplexed at this point.

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by ultramar

Yikes, Christina!

As you say, since you don't normally suffer from anxiety this seems triggered by medication. Did the doctor prescribe anything for the ruptured ear drum? Something for pain or something else? Because that could always be a culprit, especially if it's something you haven't taken before, or maybe in combination with the new med? Or of course, the new psych med.

I hope you can call your pdoc and get in to see him asap.

Hey Ultra ,

Yes I was put on Amoxicillin 500mg TID and Mucinex Both medications I have taken before and I can't find any interactions anywhere with my Psych meds .

This is just strange ! I should not have SOB and doom and gloom feelings this long, eventually the body gets over a panic/ anxiety attack. Regardless of what I have been doing to end it.

I despise the thought of an ER trip. Little town here as in very little and the normal ER doc is a complete *** and likes to remind me if I would pray more I would not be dealing with Bipolar Yes small town , yes I have complained , yes It hasn't helped. So I am indeed leery of going that route.

Grrrrrrrrrrr I hate this .

Thanks all that have read this strange ranting of a never ending anxiety/ panic saga.

Man sorry about all ur going through. that sounds so painful .

I wish u would have slept. I say just take it easy, I hope some of the pain lets up.

[bipolarOne79]

Hope you can get a hold of your pdoc soon. Sure hope your anxiety gets better, hopefully it's not being caused by your new med. Keep me up to date on what happens. Wish I could be of more help.

Christina I think it's the saphris. I was on Latuda and oh it was awful. I felt scared, intense anxiety and a feeling of impending doom. I couldn't sit still, had to constantly pace. It was awful. I had some congentin so took a some of that and it went away somewhat. I bet it's the saphris. Do u have any congentin around?

[~Christina]

Yes Passion , I am thinking the same .

Half life of Saphris is 24 hours .. so last dose taken Friday nite.

Half life of Cogentin at most 10 hours, Last taken yesterday 7-8 am

Half life of Indural at most 6 hours , Last taken yesterday 7-8 am

So based off these #'s. this should be a non issue.

I am seriously thinking I need to just go med free.

[bluemountains]

Christina
I have no words of wisdom about the meds, but I am so sorry you are in so much pain! I am also sorry that you feel that you can't get competent help at your er. I'll bet living is a small town may be comfortable at times, but it probably sucks that everyone knows your business and can judge you. I felt a bit like this where I grew up, and it wasn't even that small!
I hope you will start feeling better soon!
Many hugs!
Bluemountains

[~Christina]

Well here is yet another update to this ridiculous saga !

Because I will only go to the ER kicking screaming or on deaths door ...

I used my Husbands Breathing meds (Yeah Never take anyones meds )and took ummm a good mess of benadryl. It seems the anxiety/panic issues could very well be an allergic reaction .

As I right now I have no intention of taking Saphris again. So that leaves me Lamictal and Lithium. Lamictal can just go away and Ill just replace Lithium with sucking on my cell phone battery a time or two a day!

[ultramar]

I know you've been through this many times before, so it's unlikely, but do you think that the extent of your pain right now, and it staying at this level for so long may have precipitated panic/huge anxiety? It's a long shot, but I know that when I was in excruciating, unrelenting pain I would really freak out sometimes.

Regardless, I hope you can get in to see your pdoc to see about that new med, it seems the most likely explanation. Take good care!

[~Christina]

Thanks Ultra I had thought on it briefly and dismissed it, as my Pain is always insanely high, It will never decrease so I have had to just suck it up and deal with it.

I always have a pain of a 7 or above. Of course its been a 10( not abnormal for me ) since day 1 of camping. I am very use to unrelenting pain. It has become apparent that this isn't a panic attack or anxiety due to the intense pain but more so a possible allergic reaction. It really isn't possible to have a non stop panic attack for almost 24 hours.

I have no desire to continue to be a lab rat. I will get in touch with my pdoc this week and inform him that I have had enough.

I am just over this whole mess. ugh.

I hear ya! After my experience with latuda and its a long story but the pdoc at first kept saying she didn't think it was the latuda. I have a new pdoc since then. So for like a week I went through it, with no congentin and didn't know benadryl would help. Anyway tried latuda again same reaction. At this point I'm finally okay with the meds I'm on, but I was feeling like a lab rat too and it sucks.

[Trippin2.0]

I really hope you feel better soon sis. SOMETHING has got to fkn give! You don't deserve to suffer this way

[roads]

Christina, have you ever taken Skelactin? It's a muscle relaxer. I take it for the pain from statins, & there is a generic. It doesn't always help ... but on the occasions when it does, it really does.

Amitriptyline is cheap, few side affects, & I used to take it for anxiety preventing sleep. Just digging up some old FYI stuff that has worked for me ... for what it may be worth.

I got a dog today! About time, right? If not now ... griminies, when??! He's a Lhaso Apso/Poodle cross, 3-yrs-old, 17 lbs--supposed to be cat-friendly, but for 10 hrs he's been chasing Charlie. Charlie seems determined that this is going to work out--he's fascinated with Dillon & keeps coming quietly back. My money's on Charlie, & I'm doing my part to.

Much love & best healing thoughts.
Roadie

[~Christina]

About 4 am I could not stand another minute and decided to go to the ER , Yes it got that bad.

Least "Mr Preacher Man" poor *** doctor wasn't there. Instead I got Mr I'm a "SmugBastard "type.

I could go on a rant and details... Fact is it does not matter not one bit. My husband acts pissed because I went to the er to begin with. I will remember next time to drive own damn self.

I have enough ***** to deal with, I really don't need to deal with Doctors and nurses that look down there nose at my Bipolar. I suppose it would be better to be the crackhead in the next room.

[bipolarOne79]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

About 4 am I could not stand another minute and decided to go to the ER , Yes it got that bad.

Least "Mr Preacher Man" poor *** doctor wasn't there. Instead I got Mr I'm a "SmugBastard "type.

I could go on a rant and details... Fact is it does not matter not one bit. My husband acts pissed because I went to the er to begin with. I will remember next time to drive own damn self.

I have enough ***** to deal with, I really don't need to deal with Doctors and nurses that look down there nose at my Bipolar. I suppose it would be better to be the crackhead in the next room.

Sorry that the visit did not go well at the ER. Wish your husband wouldn't have been pissed about the ER trip. Wasn't something you really wanted to go do at 4am! Wish people understood us better and didn't try to put their 2 cents in when we feel like crap. My thoughts are with you through this hard time. Wish I could make things better for you.