Reliant symptoms and conditions

Hey Denise!!

I understand so much how you're thinking and feeling now and what you're going through and to read your post nearly makes my cry again!! Exactly one year ago I was sitting within the same sh... as you do now! I had to stay the first week of 2005 in the hospital, taking such things like xanax (in germany it's called "Diazepam" or "Valium"), every day, because I thought I couldn't bear those weird feelings of anxiety without it any longer!!

And after getting home again (they gave me enough pills for about 1 week longer or so...) I immediately went off that shit again, because I was afraid of every med and especially very afraid of getting reliant to that stuff, too!!

Well, I know that sounds hard, but you will get through your attacks even without that xanax meds I promise!! The only thing that I had been taking when I felt very anxious again was "baldrian", sorry, I don't know how it's called in usa, but it's a herbal medicine which calms down and helps you to relax again just with natural ingredients. Either to mention that it doesn't help that much and as fast as the chemical meds (like xanax), but it calms you down a bit and helps you to get through the attacks by yourself more easily!! During the hard times there was a package of that medicine just right by my side, even when I had to leave the house for a doctor's visit or such I took the pills with me and a bottle of water. Even just to KNOW that I COULD take it, if I thought I had to, helped me to calm down a bit, when I got anxious!!

Today I'm even afraid of taking some vitamines or such, just because of my experience with that Yasmin sh......!! Sounds weird but that's the way it is. I never want to get there again where I was for very long 1 1/2 years (with about 6 very hard months!!) and still not feeling 100% back to normal again!!

I would wish to be able to give you a big hug right now and tell you, that everything will be fine again and you'll get through this!! Anb believe me, I know what I'm talking about!! All you need right now is strenght, patience and the help of your family and friends around you.

If there is any way I could help you, please post again or write me an E-Mail, I and many other lovely women come around here everyday with an open ear for your problems, no matter how weird you thing they might be!!

Greetings and god's bless to you!

Silke

im taking imitrex and i love it. i have no real side effects and they take care of the headaches in a decent time. the only problem i have found is my body becomes reliant on it and i soon get headaches spontaniously. other then that it really works. i have had the shot too. it takes away the pain quicker however it made me a little disoriented and tired.