slik321
16-10-10, 01:29
Hello. My name is Toby and 4 weeks ago I started with anxiety and panic attacks. I was diagnosed with depression and my doctor prescribed me citalopram and xenical to help with weight loss. However, 2 days later I started having very bad palpitations and was very scared so I went to the doctors again and came off the citalopram as I thought it might be those causing the problem. So for 4 weeks I just continued using xenical hoping that losing weight would make me feel better, but I was having trouble sleeping at night still and worrying alot.
This monday I went to the doctors again as I am supposed to see him every 4 weeks to check on my weight loss (lost 8 pounds so far). And he prescribed me sertraline which would hopefully help with anxiety and depression. However for the past few days I have been worse than normal, wednesday - 6.30am on a friday I was awake for 48 hours and so stressed and was having so much pain in my chest with the anxiety and had worked myself up into a panic. At around 1.30am my mum took me to A&E because I wanted to be sure it wasn't a heart attack. I was seen to in a few minutes and a nurse gave me an ECG which showed up fine which I was very happy to hear.
Then I had to wait around 3 hours for the doctor to come and see me but I didnt mind as I felt serene and safe in the hospital. He checked my chest and breathing then I told him what medication I was on. When I told him that I was on xenical he said "I'll be back in a minute" He then told me that xenical can cause anxiety and insomnia which I was very surprised to hear as one of the doctors at the surgery I go to said that xenical didnt interact with your brain because it stayed in your digestive system. So as you can guess, I am not very happy with her.
The doctor at A&E was ever such a nice person. He said anxiety is a vicous circle and that in an ideal world he would just refer me to a therapist but in reality there is a 1 year waiting list to see one, so he wrote down the name of this website and said to google "cbt courses" to get help on coping.
I thankfully slept from 6.30am on friday to 12.30pm which made me so happy. I have also stopped taking xenical and sertraline for now as I want to see how I am with no tablets in my system.
I am glad the doctor told me about this website. Take care.
This monday I went to the doctors again as I am supposed to see him every 4 weeks to check on my weight loss (lost 8 pounds so far). And he prescribed me sertraline which would hopefully help with anxiety and depression. However for the past few days I have been worse than normal, wednesday - 6.30am on a friday I was awake for 48 hours and so stressed and was having so much pain in my chest with the anxiety and had worked myself up into a panic. At around 1.30am my mum took me to A&E because I wanted to be sure it wasn't a heart attack. I was seen to in a few minutes and a nurse gave me an ECG which showed up fine which I was very happy to hear.
Then I had to wait around 3 hours for the doctor to come and see me but I didnt mind as I felt serene and safe in the hospital. He checked my chest and breathing then I told him what medication I was on. When I told him that I was on xenical he said "I'll be back in a minute" He then told me that xenical can cause anxiety and insomnia which I was very surprised to hear as one of the doctors at the surgery I go to said that xenical didnt interact with your brain because it stayed in your digestive system. So as you can guess, I am not very happy with her.
The doctor at A&E was ever such a nice person. He said anxiety is a vicous circle and that in an ideal world he would just refer me to a therapist but in reality there is a 1 year waiting list to see one, so he wrote down the name of this website and said to google "cbt courses" to get help on coping.
I thankfully slept from 6.30am on friday to 12.30pm which made me so happy. I have also stopped taking xenical and sertraline for now as I want to see how I am with no tablets in my system.
I am glad the doctor told me about this website. Take care.