:new: Hello everyone. This is my first attempt at this, so I hope I don't mess it up!
My circumstances for being here are slightly different than most of the threads I have read. I was involved in a major car accident over in early 2007. It was a head on collision, my car caught fire and I was pulled out by a bystander before the car blew up. I have had all sorts of operations and complications since, but am on the whole 'mended' except for an ever lingering phobia of being in the car.
As part of this I have been seeing a Psychologist called W. She and I have talked endlessly about my levels of anxiety. I constantly dream I am falling, have panic attacks that wake me up, and have the constant 'noise' of anxiety in my head . W told me about Dr A and his book, which I read. Here is someone who realised he had huge anxiety problems. Through seeing W I am now very aware that even before the car crash I have always had anxiety issues, right back to my childhood. The crash just pushed me right over the edge. I am a problem drinker, mainly to make me relax, unwind and stop my constant sense of fear. W says this is known as self medicating.
So I started on Baclofen. 5mg three times a day for 5 days, then up to ten, then I eventually went up to 20mg three times a day. My side affects over the last two months have been bad. I am now back down to 10mg three times a day...but I need help/advice.
I have varied the times I take them. Currently around 8am, then 3pm, then about 9pm? I was taking 6.30am, 11.00am then 4pm. I have messed about with amounts and times but I am really really struggling. I am tired, I regularly wake in the middle of the night for hours with my mind racing, my facial muscles are being affected and it doesn't feel like my facial expressions are working properly, I am quite zombie like and it feels like I have a dull headache for most of the day. I am now starting to get an aching jaw too? My eye sight is blurred. I am really hungry for most of the mornings (random I know). But worsed of all, throughout the day my anxiety builds, the muscles in my arms tighten, I get a tight feeling across my chest, and frankly I can't wait to get home and have a glass of wine to numb this feeling...which is the complete opposite of what I thought I would be feeling!!!:upset:
When I was in my first week of 5mg three times a day I really experience a wonderful sense of peace and calm...a huge sense of complete tranquility...that was it...I thought I was cured forever...then once I went up to 10mg it all started to get worse from there. I desperately don't want to just give up as I know how good that first week felt, but I am almost more reliant on a few glasses of wine in the evenings as my anxiety has increased considerably!
Can anyone advise me on what to do? Has anyone else experienced this? I honestly couldn't cope on 60mg a day, so I know I can't go as high as that. What times should I take them? Is this a factor.
PLEASE HELP!
My circumstances for being here are slightly different than most of the threads I have read. I was involved in a major car accident over in early 2007. It was a head on collision, my car caught fire and I was pulled out by a bystander before the car blew up. I have had all sorts of operations and complications since, but am on the whole 'mended' except for an ever lingering phobia of being in the car.
As part of this I have been seeing a Psychologist called W. She and I have talked endlessly about my levels of anxiety. I constantly dream I am falling, have panic attacks that wake me up, and have the constant 'noise' of anxiety in my head . W told me about Dr A and his book, which I read. Here is someone who realised he had huge anxiety problems. Through seeing W I am now very aware that even before the car crash I have always had anxiety issues, right back to my childhood. The crash just pushed me right over the edge. I am a problem drinker, mainly to make me relax, unwind and stop my constant sense of fear. W says this is known as self medicating.
So I started on Baclofen. 5mg three times a day for 5 days, then up to ten, then I eventually went up to 20mg three times a day. My side affects over the last two months have been bad. I am now back down to 10mg three times a day...but I need help/advice.
I have varied the times I take them. Currently around 8am, then 3pm, then about 9pm? I was taking 6.30am, 11.00am then 4pm. I have messed about with amounts and times but I am really really struggling. I am tired, I regularly wake in the middle of the night for hours with my mind racing, my facial muscles are being affected and it doesn't feel like my facial expressions are working properly, I am quite zombie like and it feels like I have a dull headache for most of the day. I am now starting to get an aching jaw too? My eye sight is blurred. I am really hungry for most of the mornings (random I know). But worsed of all, throughout the day my anxiety builds, the muscles in my arms tighten, I get a tight feeling across my chest, and frankly I can't wait to get home and have a glass of wine to numb this feeling...which is the complete opposite of what I thought I would be feeling!!!:upset:
When I was in my first week of 5mg three times a day I really experience a wonderful sense of peace and calm...a huge sense of complete tranquility...that was it...I thought I was cured forever...then once I went up to 10mg it all started to get worse from there. I desperately don't want to just give up as I know how good that first week felt, but I am almost more reliant on a few glasses of wine in the evenings as my anxiety has increased considerably!
Can anyone advise me on what to do? Has anyone else experienced this? I honestly couldn't cope on 60mg a day, so I know I can't go as high as that. What times should I take them? Is this a factor.
PLEASE HELP!
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