Bad timing

[Ryan990]

Going to be having surgery on the bottom of my spine In a week , hasn’t bothered me up until now. 14 days cold turkey from 45mg of Mirtazapine , so I ain’t as mentally strong as I’d like to be. Also , hospital isn’t really the place I wanna be with this virus going about . I am sure I’ll be fine, Just my anxiety has hit me so hard right now that I can’t stop shaking .

[Jimmyspadge]

Hope it all goes well mate

[Ryan990 in reply to Jimmyspadge]

Thanks so jimmy , means a lot

[Warrior50]

Aw, bless you, not surprised you’re anxious, most would be 😔. Do u mind me asking why have you had to stop taking the Mirtazipine? xx💜

[Ryan990 in reply to Warrior50]

Because I was getting serotonin syndrome , to the point of being life threatening . Also I am gonna he taking pain meds after the op , and if I took Mirtazapine with pain meds, it would probably kill me with the serotonin syndrome . Mirtazapine is nasty stuff .

[Ryan990 in reply to Ryan990]

Thank you btw ❤️

[Iyana271]

Just curious to know that have you consulted with your doctor before stopping Mirtazapine?

Well, to reduce the anxiety and stress you can do some meditation at home, it will really help you to calm down. I hope you'll be fine soon, good luck with your upcoming surgery.

[Ryan990 in reply to Iyana271]

I did not consult my dr , I have no faith in Drs anymore . Years and years of them giving me toxic meds that haven’t helped me . They are to busy trying to tell you what you can’t have , because “ it’s addictive “ , not caring if it helps my mental state . I feel like saying “ subbotex is addictive and you give it to heroin addicts , methadone is addictive and you give it to heroin addicts “ . God forbid they give me diazepam , because it’s addictive , yet the most effective drug for severe anxiety . So what if it’s addictive? I will have this anxiety all my life , so what if I take diazepam for rest of my life. I’ve been anxious for years Witt health anxiety , it’s never gonna be cured , so they need to drop this addictive crap. Also , I wanna say a huge thank you to all the little dicks that have abused benzos recreationally , because now people who actually need it are screwed . Well done you, you’ve made our lives so much harder .

[marsbarr]

Hi. I too have an upcoming surgery scheduled for March 18th. And I suddenly got scared as crap. Not of the knee replacement, had one 4 years ago but of the virus. My husband is driving me crazy with all of his talk about it. I was headed to therapy this morning and he started with the warnings and what I should and should not do. So now I'm back in my cocoon where it's safe with anxiety and panic waiting in the shadows for that one tiny thing that will bring them out.

Be well my friend. Have a good day 😊

[Ryan990 in reply to marsbarr]

I went for a pre assessment earlier , and the hospital shocked me at how military and professional they were . They were not making people wait for anything ! Xrays , bloods, ecg . They have got a game plan and it made me at ease. Nobody sitting around in the waiting rooms, just military in and out . The hospital was spotless for once . You’ll be ok , don’t let your husband worry you, stay calm , and go do your thing . You be well also bud

[marsbarr in reply to Ryan990]

Lol remember me saying anxiety and panic was waiting in the shadows for that one tiny thing. Well one tiny thing came. My Surgeon (who I worked with) nurse called. Out of the shadows; All the way live lol. Glad you are at ease and things moved fast for you.

[Warrior50]

Morning Ryan, how are you? Have u heard anything about ur surgery? Do u think it’ll go ahead what with the virus, have u had a Pre-Op Assessment? I hope it’s not affecting ur anxiety too badly, I know how hard it is to turn it off, the anxiety! 😫x

[Ryan990 in reply to Warrior50]

To be honest , I keep expecting them To cancel it due the virus ( kinda want them to ) . I had my pre assessment Thursday just gone. It’s not affecting my anxiety too bad, I’d just rather let this virus go away first , before operating on me