peaceandlove: adverse reaction after one pill

[peaceandlove]

Nothing more I want in this world than these stomach issues to go away so I can get my body back, bulk up, & hit the gym like I used to 🙌🏽

[peaceandlove]

I did my endoscopy today & it came back 100% normal which I am thankful for. No gastritis, no damage to the esophagus, no ulcers etc. last week I felt like complete trash, super tired, low mood, no appetite, constipation etc then my period came & all those symptoms went away & I felt more like myself & able to eat again (just with the lpr symptoms remaining as always) The hormones of my period definitely increases these withdrawal symptoms. I 100% believe LPR is a stress/anxiety induced illness & unfortunately nothing can stop it but your nervous system calming down. Before this pill, I had lpr & it mainly happened during stressful situations, like at work. I was tired of it so that’s why I took this anxiety pill which unfortunately caused the adverse reaction & caused me more symptoms that I’ve never had before. I think @Erimus is right I’m just going to have to wait for my body to calm down I guess… but gosh the process is so long. 

 

I also am currently doing a 24hr ph study which is extremely uncomfortable. Which will show if I am having silent reflex, etc. So we will see what happens 

[Chompoo]

@peaceandlove how are you doing? Like you, I also had ONE pill before developing withdrawal symptoms. It's been 10 weeks and there's been little improvements. I hope you are doing better these days.

[peaceandlove]

On 4/11/2023 at 8:01 PM, Chompoo said:

@peaceandlove how are you doing? Like you, I also had ONE pill before developing withdrawal symptoms. It's been 10 weeks and there's been little improvements. I hope you are doing better these days.

Hey I’m sorry to hear. I was doing pretty good but unfortunately now I am in a big wave. 

[peaceandlove]

Hey guys I was doing pretty good. I wasn’t even coming on here anymore I was living life. But unfortunately I am in a big wave right now I think due to a number of things that happened in May. I was in very close contact with the smell of weed & it caused anxiety symptom just by smelling it (sensitive to smells) the next day unfortunately I did have to take a plan b pill, I went to a birthday party with very loud music, I went swimming & also had a few times of stress.

 

now I am in a big wave, a lot old symptoms came back & I’m back to just laying in bed trying to take it easy. However the timing is terrible, I’m going on vacation in 4 days & im terrified of being on the plane. I’m not personally afraid of planes at all but I am scared the airport/plane will be way too much stimulation for my nervous system 😣 I wish I could postpone the trip but of course life doesn’t work like that.

 

I’m so scared to freak out on the plane. Does anyone have any experience about  going on planes ? Or tips 

[Carmie]

I’m so sorry to hear you’re back in a wave again @peaceandlove, it really is amazing how one pill about a year ago can still affect you today. These pills are so extremely potent, I don’t think the medical profession realises how potent they are. 
 

I hope that you cope okay on the plane and manage to enjoy your vacation a little. I don’t have any experience of being on a plane while in a wave, but maybe it might be an idea to put on headphones with relaxing nature sounds( I love the sound of waves or a crackling fire), or put on noise cancelling headphones. Also you could put on an eye mask and close your eyes a bit here and there to avoid too much stimulation. If your cognition isn’t too bad and you’re able to read, maybe get lost in a novel. 
 

Wishing you all the best💛

[peaceandlove]

22 minutes ago, Carmie said:

I’m so sorry to hear you’re back in a wave again @peaceandlove, it really is amazing how one pill about a year ago can still affect you today. These pills are so extremely potent, I don’t think the medical profession realises how potent they are. 
 

I hope that you cope okay on the plane and manage to enjoy your vacation a little. I don’t have any experience of being on a plane while in a wave, but maybe it might be an idea to put on headphones with relaxing nature sounds( I love the sound of waves or a crackling fire), or put on noise cancelling headphones. Also you could put on an eye mask and close your eyes a bit here and there to avoid too much stimulation. If your cognition isn’t too bad and you’re able to read, maybe get lost in a novel. 
 

Wishing you all the best💛

Thank you for the advice and the well wishes. I definitely am bringing my noise canceling headphones. I was thinking of sunglasses but the eye mask is even better. I would bring both! @Carmie
 

I still am debating if I should even go as the grocery store the other day was already too much for me. I could only imagine a 4 hour flight, a 4 hour layover, then getting back on the plane to the final destination 😢😔 then doing it all

over again to go back home. 

[RachelSusan]

@peaceandlove Try and drink a lot of water before and during the flight.  I find myself dehydrated when flying. Being dehydrated is not good anytime but especially during a wave. 

 

Also if you do decide you really can't safely make this trip then give yourself permission to cancel. Your mental and physical health is most important.

 

Best of luck to you.

 

 

[Carmie]

2 hours ago, peaceandlove said:

Thank you for the advice and the well wishes. I definitely am bringing my noise canceling headphones. I was thinking of sunglasses but the eye mask is even better. I would bring both! @Carmie
 

I still am debating if I should even go as the grocery store the other day was already too much for me. I could only imagine a 4 hour flight, a 4 hour layover, then getting back on the plane to the final destination 😢😔 then doing it all

over again to go back home. 

Sunglasses sound good too @peaceandlove, If it’s too much for you to go, you could cancel. Like RachelSusan said, your mental and physical health are more important. If you’re going to be so stressed out going, you’re not going to enjoy it anyway. Maybe you can do some calming things where you live, go out in nature somewhere where there aren’t too many people and not too much stimulation. Nature is always soothing. Be a tourist in your own area. 
 

All the best with whatever decision you make💛

[peaceandlove]

I did go on the trip & I don’t regret I had a wonderful time. I wasn’t able to fully enjoy myself tho due to my condition. There was a lot of walking up hills in the hot sun, 4 different planes etc which was too much for my nervous system. I will most likely not go on another trip again until I’m fully healed. As I was extremely tired after I came back & old symptoms came back that I haven’t had in a while

[peaceandlove]

When will the fear & anxiety go away ?? My intrusive thoughts / ocd symptoms were better but now they’re way worse now for like the past 2 months 😞 it’s like I’m scared of everything 

 

I’ve never had these crazy thoughts until I took this pill. & then it’s like I have rummanations about those thoughts, I keep thinking about the withdrawal all day because I just can’t believe it. I feel like I’m losing my mind. Anyone else go through this ??

[peaceandlove]

Ok also right now I wasn’t doing anything at all but laying down & I got a surge of anxiety rush?? Like panic & fast heart beat for no reason.

 

anyone else ?

[Erimus]

Unfortunately it’s normal to have completely random outbursts of symptoms. Just keep reminding yourself it’s all normal given the circumstances.

[peaceandlove]

On 6/2/2023 at 9:21 PM, RachelSusan said:

@peaceandlove Try and drink a lot of water before and during the flight.  I find myself dehydrated when flying. Being dehydrated is not good anytime but especially during a wave. 

 

Also if you do decide you really can't safely make this trip then give yourself permission to cancel. Your mental and physical health is most important.

 

Best of luck to you.

 

 

Thank you so much for the advice. I did end up going on the trip. I had a great time. However it did cause my symptoms to get worse. That combined with the stress of arguing with my boyfriend. I love him so much but I don’t think I can date anymore… I can barely handle the stress of a slight discussion & I can’t go out the house to do things with him feeling like this 😕 

 

 

Are you fully recovered? @RachelSusan

[peaceandlove]

4 hours ago, Erimus said:

Unfortunately it’s normal to have completely random outbursts of symptoms. Just keep reminding yourself it’s all normal given the circumstances.

Thank you. It just I haven’t had a wave this intense in a loooong time. Think it was caused by stress. I hope you’re doing good! 

[Happy2Heal]

10 hours ago, peaceandlove said:

Ok also right now I wasn’t doing anything at all but laying down & I got a surge of anxiety rush?? Like panic & fast heart beat for no reason.

 

anyone else ?

 

I have those but I don't connect them to withdrawal.... I've been off all meds since Oct  2017 so it's been a long time.

 

I will have cortisol surges late at night and sometimes if I'm laying down at other times... I don't really know what causes these, 
I do have PTSD so my nervous system is kind of sensitive and in overdrive from that, I guess....?

 

and I will have some sudden anxiety attacks, usually very brief. I take these as a message that I might have been on auto pilot for too long and am not really "present" and focused on what is really going on, and therefore may be responding or reacting inappropriately. I take it as  a warning sign from my body to my brain to wake up and pay attention!

 

other times though a sudden surge of anxiety can be from eating a high calorie food esp something high in sugar and fat, which I also take as a warning to stop putting that kind of crap into my body!! LOL

 

and sometimes I think our nervous system can get over charged from watching news, or being around ppl who are arguing or on edge and we get a surge of energy that we call "anxiety" but maybe it's just a discharge of excess stress of one kind of another....

 

for it helps to re frame these uncomfortable feelings and to try to see them as messages that there are things I need to pay more attention to, like getting more rest, or removing myself from uncomfortable social situations, or avoiding the news, or getting out and getting some exercise in a peaceful place

 

sometimes It may be a signal to look inward and to see if you are living your life in accordance with your goals and values

I had a surge of anxiety the other day when I was joking with some friends who were considering doing something akin to cheating, and that is very much against my values, and it sent a jolt thru me that I was going along with the whole thing as if it would be ok.  At some point it seemed like they had crossed over from joking about it to doing it, and I am mostly a follower, but I will not join in with something unethical, so the surge of anxiety was a warning to me that things were crossing  a line I don't want to cross

 

just stuff like that

 

can you remember back to what you were thinking about when you had this rush of anxiety?

 

It seems this sort of thing happens more often at rest ... but maybe it's just easier to notice it if we are at rest or not doing much

I sometimes think, at least for me, that it's a sing that I need to be DOING something and have rested enough, I don't know LOL

 

it can be annoying, for sure, eps if it happens when you actually do need rest instead

 

 

[peaceandlove]

1 hour ago, Happy2Heal said:

 

I have those but I don't connect them to withdrawal.... I've been off all meds since Oct  2017 so it's been a long time.

 

I will have cortisol surges late at night and sometimes if I'm laying down at other times... I don't really know what causes these, 
I do have PTSD so my nervous system is kind of sensitive and in overdrive from that, I guess....?

 

and I will have some sudden anxiety attacks, usually very brief. I take these as a message that I might have been on auto pilot for too long and am not really "present" and focused on what is really going on, and therefore may be responding or reacting inappropriately. I take it as  a warning sign from my body to my brain to wake up and pay attention!

 

other times though a sudden surge of anxiety can be from eating a high calorie food esp something high in sugar and fat, which I also take as a warning to stop putting that kind of crap into my body!! LOL

 

and sometimes I think our nervous system can get over charged from watching news, or being around ppl who are arguing or on edge and we get a surge of energy that we call "anxiety" but maybe it's just a discharge of excess stress of one kind of another....

 

for it helps to re frame these uncomfortable feelings and to try to see them as messages that there are things I need to pay more attention to, like getting more rest, or removing myself from uncomfortable social situations, or avoiding the news, or getting out and getting some exercise in a peaceful place

 

sometimes It may be a signal to look inward and to see if you are living your life in accordance with your goals and values

I had a surge of anxiety the other day when I was joking with some friends who were considering doing something akin to cheating, and that is very much against my values, and it sent a jolt thru me that I was going along with the whole thing as if it would be ok.  At some point it seemed like they had crossed over from joking about it to doing it, and I am mostly a follower, but I will not join in with something unethical, so the surge of anxiety was a warning to me that things were crossing  a line I don't want to cross

 

just stuff like that

 

can you remember back to what you were thinking about when you had this rush of anxiety?

 

It seems this sort of thing happens more often at rest ... but maybe it's just easier to notice it if we are at rest or not doing much

I sometimes think, at least for me, that it's a sing that I need to be DOING something and have rested enough, I don't know LOL

 

it can be annoying, for sure, eps if it happens when you actually do need rest instead

 

 

Thank you for all the helpful information. Honestly I was stressing out all day about the guy I’m dating. He has a situation going on that makes our relationship stressful but he can’t help it 😕 so all day I was thinking about how I was gonna break it to him that I can’t talk to him anymore until that situation is over with bc it stresses me out & causes my symptoms to ramp up. So that is probably why it happened even tho at the time when I was laying down, I calmed down from it I guess my sensitive nervous system didn’t. 
 

But regarding what we were talking about on your post.. I’m very happy to hear you’re able to take vitamins and supplements now. Thank you for telling me that and going into detail. I hope you’re able to find the right anesthesia and pain meds for your upcoming surgery 🙂 that is what I’m scared of still being sensitive to supplements. Especially with being a woman, i feel like unfortunately we’re in more positions to where we would possibly have to take something. @Happy2Heal

 

[RachelSusan]

@peaceandloveI am sorry to hear your symptoms got worse. Stress will do that to you. Take care of you and with time you will improve.

[peaceandlove]

Any success stories regarding chemical sensitivities? Or anyone else going through this 

 

This gives me anxiety & scares me as as I have no control over what is sprayed in public places. So far I’ve been sensitive to the smell of weed, cleaning supplies, bug spray 

[Ma205]

On 12/8/2022 at 9:56 PM, peaceandlove said:

Came to the conclusion before all of this I had “visceral hypersensitivity” which is what caused my lpr feeling & all my GI tests to come back normal. Just very sensitive nerves. People with lpr usually heal with ssri/mediation. Which is why I took the pill to cure it but then I had this reaction who knows if this reaction was due to my already super sensitive nerves…

hey did this ever get better for you? Since I lost my pregnancy in March and stopped long term steroids I developed VH. I also cold Turkey my ssti because I developed hypersensitivity to it and legit everythjng. I can feel my stomach stretching can barely eat. I feel my galldbladder contracting it’s painful.. I feel my endometriosis 10x worse. Does this get better? It’s like my nervous system is screaming 

[peaceandlove]

On 10/21/2023 at 9:38 AM, Ma205 said:

hey did this ever get better for you? Since I lost my pregnancy in March and stopped long term steroids I developed VH. I also cold Turkey my ssti because I developed hypersensitivity to it and legit everythjng. I can feel my stomach stretching can barely eat. I feel my galldbladder contracting it’s painful.. I feel my endometriosis 10x worse. Does this get better? It’s like my nervous system is screaming 

yes it has got better but not completely gone

[peaceandlove]

18 months & still not healed. I was doing better but then I got a BV infection about 2 weeks ago & had to take antibiotics. 
 

The antibiotics at first caused an extreme chemical anxiety attack & fast heart rate. Very scary. Mind you I’ve taken these antibiotics plenty of times before in my life b4 this adverse reaction & felt just fine.

 

I am now left with amped up symptoms like non stop anxiety which causes an increased intrusive thoughts…  

 

I will be eating probiotic yogurt everyday to prevent this from happening again.  
 

sucks being a girl as anything can throw our ph balance off & guys going through withdrawal don’t have to really worry about their bladder & antibiotics.

 

Before this antibiotic wave I was able to go outside somewhat & feel more like myself. Now I just stay in my room with extreme anxiety & try to distract myself with YouTube, breathing exercises, yoga etc 😕 it’s also hard because really the best distraction is to go out & have fun but that’s too stimulating. So it’s frustrating trying to find things to distract that won’t make things worse.
 

The scariest part is not knowing how long this will last I just want my life back. I’ve turned 2 different ages throughout this so far, that’s 2 years of my valuable 20’s I’ll never get back. 

[Ma205]

 

3 hours ago, peaceandlove said:

18 months & still not healed. I was doing better but then I got a BV infection about 2 weeks ago & had to take antibiotics. 
 

The antibiotics at first caused an extreme chemical anxiety attack & fast heart rate. Very scary. Mind you I’ve taken these antibiotics plenty of times before in my life b4 this adverse reaction & felt just fine.

 

I am now left with amped up symptoms like non stop anxiety which causes an increased intrusive thoughts…  

 

I will be eating probiotic yogurt everyday to prevent this from happening again.  
 

sucks being a girl as anything can throw our ph balance off & guys going through withdrawal don’t have to really worry about their bladder & antibiotics.

 

Before this antibiotic wave I was able to go outside somewhat & feel more like myself. Now I just stay in my room with extreme anxiety & try to distract myself with YouTube, breathing exercises, yoga etc 😕 it’s also hard because really the best distraction is to go out & have fun but that’s too stimulating. So it’s frustrating trying to find things to distract that won’t make things worse.
 

The scariest part is not knowing how long this will last I just want my life back. I’ve turned 2 different ages throughout this so far, that’s 2 years of my valuable 20’s I’ll never get back. 

I’m so sorry!! Iv been getting an infection monthly since going through this and have been using vaginal metro and clinda.. so far no reaction which is weird because I react to everything. The systemic absorption is only about 2%. Did you take oral metronidazole? 

[peaceandlove]

2 hours ago, Ma205 said:

 

I’m so sorry!! Iv been getting an infection monthly since going through this and have been using vaginal metro and clinda.. so far no reaction which is weird because I react to everything. The systemic absorption is only about 2%. Did you take oral metronidazole? 

Is that the gel right?? And it takes away the infection??

 

I’ve never used a gel in my life only the oral pills. Yes I used the metronidazole oral pill & then fluconazole right after because the metronidazole causes a yeast infection. 

[peaceandlove]

The mental symptoms are very hard as the only psychological issues I’ve ever had in the past was anxiety. These pills have completely changed my brain. when will it end 😩

i look at @Maybe adverse reaction on here & it took him 4 years. Ugh. 

 

 

[peaceandlove]

On the plus side of things my GI issues have become way better & not really an issue at all anymore. Every once in a while they come back ( no appetite, nausea, feeling full, constapation) but less intense & nothing that gets in the way of life tbh.

 

My light sensitivity comes & goes and can be hard to deal with while in the car at night, watching tv/YouTube or scrolling through the phone. Noise sensitivity is still there too. So it hard to be around a lot of ppl still or go to crowed stores while in a wave. 

[peaceandlove]

these antibiotics messed me up so bad. I am crying. My mind won’t shut up about things I don’t want to think about. I feel so trapped. It’s definitely having an affect on my admagyla it’s making me scared & extreme fear of everything. 

[Ma205]

On 11/6/2023 at 11:38 AM, peaceandlove said:

Is that the gel right?? And it takes away the infection??

 

I’ve never used a gel in my life only the oral pills. Yes I used the metronidazole oral pill & then fluconazole right after because the metronidazole causes a yeast infection. 

Yes use vaginal treatment from now on. 2% systemic absorption compared to pills. I’m sorry you’re feeling awful. It will pass!! 🤍🤍

[littlebird]

On 11/6/2023 at 2:23 AM, peaceandlove said:

sucks being a girl as anything can throw our ph balance off

I worked with a woman who swore by adding apple cider vinegar to her baths to help with vaginal PH, not sure if you're a bath person. I've been having outbreaks of oral thrush lately so PH might be off for me too; seems like changes to Seroquel make it flare up.

 

On 11/7/2023 at 1:27 PM, peaceandlove said:

these antibiotics messed me up so bad. I am crying.

Antibiotics are a trip!! So sorry you're going through this. All the connections between our gut health and mental health really get hit hard with them it seems. Have you seen the specialized probiotics they make to take with/after antibiotics?

[peaceandlove]

On 11/9/2023 at 12:35 PM, Ma205 said:

Yes use vaginal treatment from now on. 2% systemic absorption compared to pills. I’m sorry you’re feeling awful. It will pass!! 🤍🤍

 
Thank you so much for the advice about the cream 💕

[peaceandlove]

On 11/9/2023 at 1:25 PM, littlebird said:

I worked with a woman who swore by adding apple cider vinegar to her baths to help with vaginal PH, not sure if you're a bath person. I've been having outbreaks of oral thrush lately so PH might be off for me too; seems like changes to Seroquel make it flare up.

 

Antibiotics are a trip!! So sorry you're going through this. All the connections between our gut health and mental health really get hit hard with them it seems. Have you seen the specialized probiotics they make to take with/after antibiotics?

🙂 I never heard of those specialized probiotics but I will check them out. I do now eat yogurt everyday with probiotics however. Thank you for the bathtub tip too! I hope your outbreaks get better as well 💕

[peaceandlove]

Update: my nervous system calmed down from the antibiotics. & I felt better for about a week. But now I’m in another wave (of course).

 

I’ve walked 3 days in a row outside for 30mins each time. Since I now walking is great for mental health & is good for neruoplasticy in the brain. I wonder if I am overdoing it though with the walking. I’m also doing restorative yoga everyday. 

 

Does anyone have the symptom where your brain try’s to associate everything it sees/hears with a memory ?

 

Also, does anyone have anyone have any withdrawal friendly recommendations for podcasts I can listen to or books?  

[peaceandlove]

 

helpful, calming video on how to deal with our sensitive nerves. Thought I’d share 🙂

[Poppy745]

On 11/20/2023 at 3:49 AM, peaceandlove said:

Update: my nervous system calmed down from the antibiotics. & I felt better for about a week. But now I’m in another wave (of course).

 

I’ve walked 3 days in a row outside for 30mins each time. Since I now walking is great for mental health & is good for neruoplasticy in the brain. I wonder if I am overdoing it though with the walking. I’m also doing restorative yoga everyday. 

 

Does anyone have the symptom where your brain try’s to associate everything it sees/hears with a memory ?

 

Also, does anyone have anyone have any withdrawal friendly recommendations for podcasts I can listen to or books?  

Hi @peaceandlove I am sorry you are in another wave. I hope this passes quickly. I find that listening to The Anxious Truth podcasts can be helpful. The guy that does them has been on AD's himself and gone through WD. He only specifically covers AD's and WD in 3 of his podcasts (145, 146, 147), but he is very positive and all the podcasts are useful, but are about anxiety. I also like listening to Angie Peacock on youtube - there is an episode where she talks to The Anxious Truth guy about WD. She has been through AD withdrawal and benzo. Wishing you well. 

[peaceandlove]

9 hours ago, Poppy745 said:

Hi @peaceandlove I am sorry you are in another wave. I hope this passes quickly. I find that listening to The Anxious Truth podcasts can be helpful. The guy that does them has been on AD's himself and gone through WD. He only specifically covers AD's and WD in 3 of his podcasts (145, 146, 147), but he is very positive and all the podcasts are useful, but are about anxiety. I also like listening to Angie Peacock on youtube - there is an episode where she talks to The Anxious Truth guy about WD. She has been through AD withdrawal and benzo. Wishing you well. 

Cool I will check it out. thank you so much for the suggestions!! I’m wishing you well too @Poppy745

[peaceandlove]

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Lovee this holiday however I’m in such a bad wave. Idk if I want to go to my cousins house. Deep down I do of course. But there’s gonna be like 30 people there & loud music. So much stimulation. If I go, I’m going to have to be stuck there for hours. I wish it was just hosted at my house instead so I could just go to my room if it gets too much. Idk what to do if I should go or stay at home… 🤔😣 if your reading this, are you celebrating?