bfw7
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- Jun 18, 2019
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Hi to all...I had a total knee replacement on June 24 and am having wave after wave of anxiety or panic attacks. I think the Oxycodone is to blame. They tend to hit me early evening or even sooner. I have all the scary symptoms including extreme anxiety, sense of impending doom or danger, trembling or shaking, fear of loss of control or death, shortness of breath, chills and other symptoms. They are supposed to last up to an hour but I had one last night that lasted 4 1/2 hours and I have never been so afraid as I was last night. I tried to do everything to calm myself but nothing would work.
Somehow, I finally got myself out of it. It is the next day and I feel another panic attack coming on and am afraid it is going to happen again today or tonight.
I don't see my doctor for a few days and don't know how I am going to get through this and even wonder if my doctor can help.
Has anyone else gone thru this and what did you do?
Also I am trying to taper off the medication but can only go for about 5 hours before the pain forces me to take another one.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you, Teresa (bfw7)
Somehow, I finally got myself out of it. It is the next day and I feel another panic attack coming on and am afraid it is going to happen again today or tonight.
I don't see my doctor for a few days and don't know how I am going to get through this and even wonder if my doctor can help.
Has anyone else gone thru this and what did you do?
Also I am trying to taper off the medication but can only go for about 5 hours before the pain forces me to take another one.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you, Teresa (bfw7)