I'm having some trouble with anxiety and mood swings and wanted some advice.
I started flagyl in December and had some pretty weird weeks, but it's settled down. I can now take the full dose (500mg 2x/day) without any bad side effects, though sometimes I get headaches. By itself it doesn't seem to cause anxiety or paranoia.
I saw my doc a couple weeks ago, and she diagnosed the sores/patches on my toes as chilblains. I took some oregano oil and this seems to have triggered them. In past years they would be so severe on fingers and toes I could hardly walk or write, but they're very rare and minor now. The current flare is the biggest I've had in some time.
My doc explained what these were and rx'ed nifedipine to help resolve them. I've been taking a half dose (10mg 1x/day instead of 2x) for a couple weeks, because the headaches are unbearable otherwise. It does seem to heal the chilblains a little faster and I haven't gotten any new ones. I've been taking a full dose for about a week I think.
I've been doing pretty well, considering I'm working all day on my writing but don't have a job. (Unemployment came through a couple weeks ago, which has been a nice cushion.) My mood's been pretty stable since early January, but the last week has been strange. Friday I felt elated, like I was in junior high school--buoyant and energized. But last night I had one of those sleeping panic attacks, and today have been beside myself.
Does anybody have any experience with this? Any suggestions on toning the anxiety down? It'd be great to get that elation feeling again!
Thanks, Derek
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Derek.. I wish I knew what to tell you! Are you sure this anxiety is not from the nifedipine? Did you mean to say that this med is giving you headaches?? I was confused on that one.