I haven't been able to sleep lately..... a few days ago I ended up taking six Unisom trying to sleep, and still couldn't..... I ended up going to see a psychiatrist, because I also have chronic anxiety. She prescribed me Pristiq and Temazepam (I asked for this) to help me.
I took Pristiq last night for the second day, and stayed up ALL. NIGHT. I felt like I was on ecstasy minus the euphoria, like the cool tingly, chills down your spine, like I had vicks vapo rub inside my brain, right around the nape of my neck. Anyone who has done X will know what I'm talking about. My face was greasy and pupils dilated. The feeling was hitting me in waves waking me up, so I never made it into a deep sleep. This morning I woke up, drank my coffee, and as I was about to get into the shower it hit me.....
I had a full blown panic attack, maybe the worst I've ever had. It felt like I was leaving my body, floating. It was an uncontrollable overwhelming feeling like I took too much of something and my body couldn't handle it, so I was going into cardiac arrest. It felt like this one time I took a lot of ecstasy and it all hit me at once, overwhelming me, and I felt like I was overdosing. This was years ago, but the same feeling, I really thought I was dying. I ran into my roommate's room and told her to call 911, I was shaking uncontrollably and trying to make myself puke, desperate to get whatever drug out of my body.
I finally calmed down, but it's been 24 hours since I took that Pristiq, and I still feel like I'm rolling, minus all the happy feelings. I never want to take this shit again! I've heard it has the worst withdrawals out of any pill. I just need something that's not a benzopiadine that I can take for my anxiety and to help fall asleep. I really dislike Ambien, Sonata, and all those as well. I don' t know if my reaction is normal (it didn't feel like it) or if this medication is not for me.
Anybody have any experience or advice for me?




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