gadguy
03-11-2016, 08:12 AM
A few of you have asked me to keep you posted on my progress with my sleep/anxiety related issues.
I guess its been 2 months now since i stared using a CPAP machine to sleep.....Oh I sleep so much better and feel like a new man. Anxiety has been minimal, i think it may be what is considered normal..so far I have not blown things out of proportion.
As a result of sleeping better and lower anxiety I have been weening off meds. I have been off of Clonazipam for a week now...very minor withdrawal symptoms, just a bit irritable and a slight headache, they should pass soon. Also I am down to 10mg of Lexapro down from 20mg, and have no problems with decreased dose. I may drop to 5mg this weekend and see how it goes.
Also something I discovered, for last two years I have felt like dirt, no energy or ambition, that being said I discovered it was an antibiotic that I have been on for 2 years causing me to feel like dirt. Due to an adverse reaction, i stopped taking it with Drs approval and i feel like my old full of energy self. I have been working myself silly at home trying to catch up everything that I have let slide for the last 2 years. Its amazing. I will also add that I have lost 11 pounds since I stopped taking med, 3 weeks ago. I had gained about 30 over the course of last 2 years. I am a bit of a health nut so it was driving me crazy that I could not get my weight under control. Now I can actually get out of bed and go to gym in the mornings.
Just wanted to share that because some of you may have same issue and nor realize it. I had no clue until I stopped taking the med.
So all is well.
I guess its been 2 months now since i stared using a CPAP machine to sleep.....Oh I sleep so much better and feel like a new man. Anxiety has been minimal, i think it may be what is considered normal..so far I have not blown things out of proportion.
As a result of sleeping better and lower anxiety I have been weening off meds. I have been off of Clonazipam for a week now...very minor withdrawal symptoms, just a bit irritable and a slight headache, they should pass soon. Also I am down to 10mg of Lexapro down from 20mg, and have no problems with decreased dose. I may drop to 5mg this weekend and see how it goes.
Also something I discovered, for last two years I have felt like dirt, no energy or ambition, that being said I discovered it was an antibiotic that I have been on for 2 years causing me to feel like dirt. Due to an adverse reaction, i stopped taking it with Drs approval and i feel like my old full of energy self. I have been working myself silly at home trying to catch up everything that I have let slide for the last 2 years. Its amazing. I will also add that I have lost 11 pounds since I stopped taking med, 3 weeks ago. I had gained about 30 over the course of last 2 years. I am a bit of a health nut so it was driving me crazy that I could not get my weight under control. Now I can actually get out of bed and go to gym in the mornings.
Just wanted to share that because some of you may have same issue and nor realize it. I had no clue until I stopped taking the med.
So all is well.