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Jul 13, 2018, 06:16 AM
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Hi all.
I have this question; when is it at the point where going to the ER for an anxiety/panic episode is warranted? I know that if I feel bad enough, then it is obviously a good idea, but I mean in terms of bad enough that the staff will take it seriously? I know the level of depression that means I should go to the ER, but what about anxiety? I had an episode last week in which I was anxious to the point of my reasoning being extremely impaired, you know? Sort of a point of no return in which not much would be able to calm down. I assume you'd go to the ER and they'd give you an injection to calm you down.
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Jul 13, 2018, 01:39 PM
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Quote:
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True happiness comes not when we get rid of all our problems, but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice patience and learn.~Richard Carlson |
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Jul 13, 2018, 03:50 PM
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*TRIGGER*
Possible trigger:
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Crazy, inside and aside Meds: bye bye meds CPTSD and some sort of depression and weird perceptions "Outwardly: dumbly, I shamble about, a thing that could never have been known as human, a
thing whose shape is so alien a travesty that humanity becomes more obscene for the vague resemblance." I have no mouth and I must scream -Harlan Ellison- |
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Jul 14, 2018, 04:24 PM
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TicTac, hope your anxiety is better. Ask your psychiatrist for rescue benzo. It's way cheaper than the ER.
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True happiness comes not when we get rid of all our problems, but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice patience and learn.~Richard Carlson |
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Jul 15, 2018, 05:15 AM
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Going to the ER for anxiety is more likely to make things worse. I calm down better in my own space. Talk to your p'doc about options for you.
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Jul 15, 2018, 03:06 PM
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I would definitely ask for a PRN.
Here the hospital protocol is 2mg of Ativan and then send you home. A PRN would be much cheaper. |
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Jul 15, 2018, 09:30 PM
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Thanks for the replies.
I certainly learnt my lesson and will get a prn.
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Aug 28, 2018, 08:24 PM
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Tick tack.. the 75 mg Effexor quell your anxiety
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Aug 28, 2018, 08:25 PM
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, and it looks like you're on Zoloft as well as Effexor which is sounds crazy
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Sep 10, 2018, 10:15 PM
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Effexor is a good choice for treatment resistant depression, but definitely not a gold standard for anxiety....in fact it can make anxiety worse. I take a non-clinical dose now, 37.5mg
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Sep 10, 2018, 10:19 PM
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Maybe a medication workup is in order...(review)
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Jan 23, 2019, 01:55 AM
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Have you ever gone to the ER for anxiety or depression and been booked in?
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Jan 23, 2019, 07:30 AM
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I went one night when having flashbacks from a trauma I was finally processing, and they took it very seriously, I appreciated it. I was very sleep deprived and almost delusional, but not.
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