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Anxiety Remission After General Anesthesia

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 25, 2022 | Replies (45)

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@benny987

@hopeful33250 my endoscopy report states that midazolam, nalbin and xylocain were administered during anesthesia...it does not say anything about my bp or heart rate.. my history is a bit long.. two years ago i went to a gp complaining of headaches who prescribed paxil for my migraines without informing me that skipping a single dose of the medicine or quitting cold turkey could be very dangerous.. i wasnt even familiar with something called antidepressants.. i never knew what clinical depression or anxiety meant.. i was a lively active person before... when i found out paxil was doung nothing to stop my migraines i quit cold turkey and got horrible withdrawals.. zapping in head and crying uncontrollably etc. Before quitting my GI started to malfunction and i developed excruciating pain in my stomach area for which i self medicated with omeprazole.. but this pain wasnt going away.. i had no clue the paxil had caused internal bleeding (a listed side effect of antidepressants) and after about five months of being breathless and fatigued (probay due to anaemia from the bleeding ulcer) one fine day i vomited blood and had black stool.. i was rushed to the ER and hospitalized where i got two blood transfusions.. i did get somewhat traumatized knowing i was in a life and death situation and prayed to God to save my life.. then a few hours later the transfusion, they took me for the endoscopy, i was very worried as to what was wrong inside my GI and hoped i wouldnt require surgery.. when i came out of anesthesia i had been transferred to a room and i did not feel very strange, just a bit dazed.. i slept a bit ok that night and was supposed to be discharged next morning with my new medication..doctor suspectedh pylori infection and gave me triple therapy although i kept saying the bleeding seemed to be from paxiland not h pylori but no one listened.. as i was leaving the hospital i had a strange anxiety and weeping like sensation and from there on it grew and grew .. i started having panic attacks which were so new and terrifying to me.. and thoughts about death and doom and a sinking feeling.. i got hospitalized again and the doctors said i was having panic attacks and needed psych meds..given my paxil experience i was very reluctant to take any mind drugs again..then i noticed i couldnt sit still and restlessness started creeping in alongwith a strange emotional state where i felt very vulnerable and wanted to vent out my feelings to everyone around me .. a very profound type of crying began to plague my everyday loke that of a newborn baby crying out loud and deep.. i was engulfed in so much fear i feared sleeping in dark and going to the washroom alone even.. it has been over a year and after trying so many brain meds i am now bedridden in fear, anger, restlessness, crying, depression 😰

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@benny987

I appreciate the extra information that you provided about your history. You do need to ask for the anesthesiologist report from the endoscopy. It sounds like you just have the endoscopy report only. The anesthesiologist report will list the meds, the number of meds, the dosages and all changes to your blood pressure and heart rate during the procedure. You might also ask for the complete report from your hospital stay.

After you get the anesthesiologist report then you might consult with a very good anesthesiologist and ask his/her opinion on the problems you have had. It might be an allergic reaction or something else.

It seems like your anxiety is somehow related to this procedure and you might need to become a good detective in order to find the problem. Think of yourself as a Sherlock Holmes solving a tough case.

Will you post again with an update as to how you are doing?