I just needed to post on here what happened to me today. Until today I thought that I had my Panic Disorder pretty much under control. I had gone down from one to two attacks a day to one every other day or so.. I even went a whole week without one!! I was so excited and thrilled. well a few days ago, i started having panic attacks everyday again, and today was the first one that I had that freaked me out enough to where I went to the Emergency Room. Here's what happened this morning:
I woke up this morning feeling tired because I didnt get that much sleep last night because my daughter woke up three times during the night ( she usually only wakens once a night) and thought "this is going to be a LONG day." well I had this nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach, like something was going to happen today but I couldnt figure out what, or if it was going to be bad or good. And then here came the pressure in my head, and the sudden urge to cry. I was like " lovely, im going to have another panic attack." and then I started telling myself that I was ok, that I was just freaking out for nothing and started to feel better. and then I experiecnced something that I hadn't before with my attacks. There was actually pain with the head pressure. I started freaking out more, and ended up taking myself to the emergency room because of it. My husband told me that I was probably experiencing it because of my panic attack, but I did nt believe him. I had to find out for myself. SO, the e.r. doctor does a cat scan of my head, and it is NORMAL!!! I was so relieved but then at the same time I felt like such an IDIOT for thinking that there was more to it than just a panic attack. So, the doctor tells me to take the rest of the day off, go home and rest and return to work tomorrow. Well, when I left the e.r i was like " i feel fine, why should i take the rest of the day off?" and decide to go to work. Well, once there, I decide to go ahead and take my Klonopan for the FIRST time because I was still feeling the effects of the panic attack, but it was just the anxious, nervous feeling. About an hour after I took it, i got REALLY REALLY tired and loopy and aside from the tiredness and loopiness, I actually felt NORMAL. I ended up taking the rest of the day off, and came home a SLEPT for almost three hours, and I feel much better. I am still tired, but otherwise I feel fine. so, I go to see my dr. tomorrow to talk to her and see where I stand and where to go from here. Hopefully I can find something to help me and not make me so tired and loopy.
Just out of curiosity, is there anyone else who had the same reaction to klonoplan that I had?? Any suggestions???