anxiety still after 5 days off of iv's (meropenem & vancamycin) Help !! Losing it!!

regina65

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anxiety still after 5 days off of iv's (meropenem & vancamycin) Help !! Losing it!!

I had some anxiety in the hospital. I thought it was from being couped up in that room for 7 days and from the iv's .But I still had the anxiety at home just as bad. I was on Meropenem and Vancomycin for 2 weeks . I knew they caused anxiety for me , but the doctors refused to give me anything during the day for it just at night . I am currently taking 25 mg of Xanax . I try and limit it to 1 time a day. But shouldn't the anxiety be going away Ive been off the Iv's for almost 5 days. Last dose was on Monday night. Still having anxiety don't want to be alone. I don't want to take these Xanax . I can tell they make it harder to get the mucus out in the morning treatment . The morning is when I have the worst anxiety. And then sometimes it's in the afternoon. Anyone else had this problem . Could my stomach issues caused by the meds be contributing to the anxiety. I still have no appetite. Although my appetite is better when I have taken the Xanax .I had to take Zofran the whole time too for nausea. Stopped it when I stopped the iv's. Before the trip to the hospital I had a reaction to bactrim which the drs said I didnt that I must have caught something. I had extreme anxiety and my lungs felt like they were swollen inside . I didnt have any drainage or stuffy nose just the swollen feeling in my lungs and shortness of breath , fever, no appetite .I couldnt even get my treatments to work . And Hypersal always makes me cough up loads of mucus. I need to be rid of this anxiety so I can focus on getting better instead of being afraid to do anything
 

DragonReborn

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I recommend seeing a psych that specializes in anxiety disorders. I got hit with it heavily last year (first time in 32 years) when my sister was on the transplant list and declining in health. It was seriously hell.

It took a few months, and a bit of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but my anxiety is essentially gone now and only comes lightly now if I get sick and drink too much coffee.

Exercise will also help tremendously, if you can manage it.

Feel free to message me if you want more info.
 

NoelA

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CBT is great. A benzo, like Xanax, only works for a short period of time. I agree with DragonReborn. A psych would be a good thing. They'll find a benzo that's strong enough to get you through, then you may start therapy. CBT really changed my life. I was at a point to where I would lay in the floor and cry and cry if anyone left my house because I thought they were going to die. Bad things kept happening in my family's lives so it turned into expectation and I got so worried and stressed that I became delusional. It is the worst feeling, thinking you're losing it and no one can help. When you find help, you have to do a little mind work and soul searching, but the results are amazing. Worries still happen, but I don't let them turn into unbearable.
 

regina65

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CBT is great. A benzo, like Xanax, only works for a short period of time. I agree with DragonReborn. A psych would be a good thing. They'll find a benzo that's strong enough to get you through, then you may start therapy. CBT really changed my life. I was at a point to where I would lay in the floor and cry and cry if anyone left my house because I thought they were going to die. Bad things kept happening in my family's lives so it turned into expectation and I got so worried and stressed that I became delusional. It is the worst feeling, thinking you're losing it and no one can help. When you find help, you have to do a little mind work and soul searching, but the results are amazing. Worries still happen, but I don't let them turn into unbearable.



I think a lot of my anxiety is the zofran and the meropenem and vanc. I have been off for of all for a week now . I took a .4 of zofran Saturday morning . And that night didnt take take any xanax . And woke up terrified heart racing horrible dreams just freaking out . The zofran makes me have a rapid heartbeat which probably makes the anxiety worse. And the fact that I am still coughing up way too much green to have just been on antibiotics . I never saw my clinic Dr that normally takes care of me . I was only on the meds for 2 weeks . I didnt think that was long enough when they told me . Apparently my Dr didn't know i was already off the meds. So the interns and the other attending Drs did not communicate with my dr at all. So I will most likely be going back in on Thursday . My Dr is the attending this month so maybe it will go better this time
 

Blue

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Only twice in my life have I had issues with anxiety. This last time I went to acupuncture. During the acupuncture session, I could literally feel the tension leaving and my ability to take a deep breath return. I actually started crying, it was such a relief. I went weekly for 3 weeks and haven't had an issue since.

Just a thought...
 
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