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Just something to think about...
| Mon, 06-06-2005 - 12:42am |
All day I feel anxious and that something terrible is going to happen. My doctor gave me sleeping pills (ambien) so i could get to bed at night. OK, if any of you feel down or crappy all the time, I STRONGLY suggest this drug. If you take it an hour or 2 before you go to bed, it gives you a mild high (im not saying WOO getting high, just ya know...) and the most peaceful serene feeling in the world. I like to take it, and just lay in my bed once it kicks in and think and soak in the serenity. It is the only time of the day I am content and at peace. So if any of you just feel like you need a break, and are prescribed ambien, or are going to have it, dont go to sleep the second after you take it, wait up a bit and let it kick in---its the only part of my day that i am in peace. just a thought!
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| Mon, 06-06-2005 - 4:33am |
I am thinking that getting a little *high* from meds designed to help us is counterproductive. In the long run it can be downright dangerous. Replacing a feeling we don't want with a feeling that we enjoy having can be viewed as drug abuse. That's an entirely different ballgame & one that most anxiety sufferers don't want to play, nor should they. I am positive this is not what the dr. intended for you, Katie, when he prescribed the med. You are on a very slippery slope. There are plenty of folks addicted to drugs that started out on prescription medication. I hope you have the courage to tell the dr. what you have shared here. Good luck! jan


| Mon, 06-06-2005 - 11:36am |
I have told my Dr., and she didn't seem as alarmed as you did. I did not realize how dangerous this can be? The only reason I am not too alarmed about my addiction to it, is because my tolerance for the meds are shot, and I dont get the same feeling anymore. It is just SO hard to pass a feeling like that when all day I feel like crap. I know I shouldn't--but it 'used' to be my only time of peace--thanks for the food for thought and i will def. reconsider my decisions.
