150 mg of Trazodone plus 10 mg of Flexeril caused panic attack, strange feelings – why?
Last night I took 10 mg of Flexeril, and then 150 mg of Trazodone, to help my Restless Legs Syndrome and to prevent insomnia. I usually just take 50 mg of Trazodone, but I felt that last night I could benefit from an extra two pills. (Dumb, I know.)
About half an hour after I took the Trazodone I began to panic. I felt like I was in a different world – like I’d gone through the rabbit hole or something. Everything seemed strange and unfamiliar, even my room. It was like I was somewhere that resembled home, but it wasn’t home. I started to black out, then I regained consciousness and sat on the couch curled up in fetal position. Eventually I managed to make it to bed and fall asleep.
When I woke up this morning, I felt extremely groggy. I also noticed that some of last night’s effects were still there. I continued for the remainder of the day to feel like I was stuck in Wonderland – like everything was extremely unfamiliar. The cars looked like they had faces and for a period of time, I thought there was something in the sky watching me, watching us – all of us. I know it all sounds crazy, but you can’t imagine how terrifying it is to feel like you’re on some sort of psychedelic drug when all you’ve taken is 3 sleeping pills and a muscle relaxer.
I took a half an Ativan to help calm myself today, and it partially worked, but I still feel as if everything is strange. I still feel partly stuck in another place, and it scares me. It scares me more than anything in the entire world. I’m paralyzed with fear at the thought that I might be like this forever. How long do all these drugs effect’s last/how long do they stay in your system? And will this go away? Please help me, I’m desperate.
Thanks.
If your prescribed dose of Trazadone is 50 mg, taking three times that amount has given you bad side effects. I hope you don’t try that again. Sounds like you probably won’t.
It should be out of your system tomorrow. Drink lots of water to help flush it all out, and do not take anything else today or tonight. Let your body adjust back to normal.
You will be back to normal again soon.
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Comment from Alice B
Time October 6, 2009 at 11:09 am
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this herb called "St John’s Wort" – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
If you’re unable to take St John’s Wort, you can substitute it with Siberian Ginseng or Licorice Herb.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
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Comment from C R
Time October 6, 2009 at 10:50 am
If your prescribed dose of Trazadone is 50 mg, taking three times that amount has given you bad side effects. I hope you don’t try that again. Sounds like you probably won’t.
It should be out of your system tomorrow. Drink lots of water to help flush it all out, and do not take anything else today or tonight. Let your body adjust back to normal.
You will be back to normal again soon.
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