Hey Did you notice that your anxiety and depression got worse after a lot of visual stimulation? Seems like you stayed pretty active during this whole deal.So maybe it kept hitting you and hitting you. I notice the strangess more after driving or being out and seeing a movie, talking with people ext.... Did you ever have an epley or was it pure LAB? The epley I had friday made me even more dizzy and felt so out of it last night, strange thoughts that I took a Xanax (.15) and felt better.

Bye the Way talked to nurse of Psychitrist today, she was super nice and asked really good questions. Trying to get me in to see the guy this week. It is going to cost quite a bit to talk with him. I guess he spends up to two hours with you looking for the right med. I am torn between this approach or asking my neurotologist for lexapro.

Thanks Master of the Wise Labryth
Jade :angel:

Hey Jade,

Laughing about the "wise labyrinth". I think if anything, my labyrinth is anything but wise - it still can't work out what it means if I move my eyes too far to the left or right!

At first I tried to find links to things that made my anxiety or depression symptoms worse. In the end I realised that 90% of the time it was random (I thought food or diff environments were the cause). But what did kick off anxiety were things like genuine excitement about things, like visiting some good friends for Christmas drinks (last year). When I got there my limbs started going numb, my head felt like it weighed 200 kg and I was really dizzy. It was quite embarrassing because I really wanted to be there and have a good laugh which I continued to force myself through regardless. And illnesses such as colds or herpes would bring on the depression BIGTIME...usually it would descend over me in the late afternoon and I would be thinking, s**t, what's coming now? Or I would just wake up in the morning and feel deathly. At it's worst I had feelings of wanting out of this life altogether but they were fleeting thoughts luckily and short-lived.

Not sure you really need to blow all of that cash on seeing a psychiatrist and spend hours hunting down an SSRI. At the end of the day he'll probably suggest Zoloft first (like most do) because it showed the least amount of side-effects in clinical trials followed by Celexa or Lexapro. He may not have a clue about inner ear disorders either. I reckon it's overkill to be honest. NO-ONE can predict how you will react on a particular SSRI anyway. Can you find a regular doc who is willing to give you a "trial pack" of something to start with first? I was given a trial pack of Zoloft which dam near drove me insane (but that was just my reaction and not necessarily yours). Then I went back after a week and tried Celexa - instant relief...could hardly believe how normal I suddenly felt within 12 hours (but still dizzy unfortunately).

So in a nutshell Jade, I'd just grab a trial pack of Lex, start on a half dose (5 mg) and take it from there. I don't think you need to waste your time and $$ seeing a psych.

Let me know how you go.

Best....Scott :cool:

ps something else I forgot to mention was that physical exercise could really do me in sometimes. For example, I went on this 4 km walk one weekend months ago and then felt completely trashed/flat and anxious for days afterwards. Physiotherapy around my neck left nasty anxiety effects too that would get me in the night for about 3 days following the manipulation.

Jade - just wanted to say I had the epley (I have labs but I asked for it just in case) and it left me v dizzy for about 5 days - no improvement after - what I mean is if you dont have BPPV the epley can also make you v dizzy as simply whizzing your head around can aggrvate a dodgy inner ear. I hope you get improvements but what Im saying is - dont be alarmed by the dizziness.

My anxiety gets worse when I have other stressors in life - like for example I found out a friend was v ill and I got the funny breathing back again and felt v tense. Plus I went home the other week for a week and I got it badly then -the stress of getting on a train, seeing friends and doing stuff that seems quite big to me now. Didnt think I was stressed but the breathing told me I was.

The depression - well it hits me randomly - Im always somewhat "numb" and "surviving" - v apathetic - but then it can hit badly in waves - last night was one of them - had a kind of fall-out with my ex and cried for over an hour! Triggers can trigger it off basically. I cant cope with much at all so - another example - if someone says something or something upsets me like someone says an insensitive thing or isnt good about my health, the flood gates open - and I just feel completely hysterical as the strains and upset from the last 2 "Labyrinth" years come gushing out - yucky - but I think its needed - better out than in as they say:)

Sorry for waffling - felt as if I needed to this morning! Hugs xxx