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Why don’t anxiety meds work for me?

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@jschwing

I saw that you had mentioned heart palpitations. Don’t I know it is tough to get in with Doctors. I am in Florida and the Doctos become more scarce. Do not beat yourself up about the higher dose of Effexor. In reality, the condition of anxiety and depression can cause cardiac issues. I found out yesterday from a cardiologist that I am in AFIB now. My resting heart rate is often over 100 bpm. And there is nothing I can do about it right now. It is another month to see the AFIB specialist. So the cardiologist could not treat it , they referred me. So the cardiologists acted almost like a General Practitioner.

Try not to panic but I know that is very difficult to do because it is part of the condition.

I hope you start feeling better soon. Believe me, I know how this feels; hopeless. But we need to keep the faith. When suffering so greatly, it is difficult to be patient. But in reality, all of this is going to take time.

So I will pray for you and your health and for peace and patience in this time of severe trial.

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To @schwing

I lived in Miami, Florida, from the age of 7 to 22. All my family is there. My husband and I are very isolated here with no support. My husband has no one to confide in and the stress that I am causing him doesn’t help with his Parkinson’s disease and he also has Afib. He was hospitalized for 3 days a few years ago where they shocked his heart trying to get it in the proper rhythm but the procedure was not successful. In the throes of my panic attacks, my blood pressure is very high. Wishing you well, Claudia