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THE TREATMENT
Unknown to me at the time, the drugs he prescribed were: 3 benzodiazepines (Contol, Rivotril and Grandaxin), a tricyclic antidepressant (Tofranil - Imipramine) and a type of anti-inflammatory (ibudilast) marketed as Ketas. The benzodiazepines were all mixed together in powder form and dispensed in sachets with a combined diazepam equivalent of over 30mgs per day.
During the first few weeks: There appeared to be some initial settling of some symptoms; including my feelings of anxiousness (over not knowing what had caused my vertigo), muscle stiffness, and dizziness (which had been slowly improving anyway).
Following about 2 months: Some symptoms worsened (e.g. muscle stiffness) and new ones began appearing (e.g. palpitations).
Following 4-6 months: I experienced a significant worsening of symptoms, including the muscle stiffness, which was previously limited to periodic episodes in the lower back and neck / shoulder areas (due to my balance problem), but had now came to encompass my entire body changing in nature from periodic to ongoing. All of my muscles felt tight, heavy and numbed with tightness in my limbs and across my scalp, as well as my jaw began locking up. My sense of balance also ceased to improve and instead began to worsen.
Many new symptoms also appeared such as: Tachycardia (pulse rate: 68→90), pressure in chest, flushes (hot and cold), sensitivity to heat, tingling sensations, hypersensitivity to all stimuli, started to experience light tinnitus (when trying to sleep and upon wakening), dry mouth, taste abnormalities, mouth ulcers, stomach pains, loss of appetite and nausea (at time of initial vertigo but newly developed), loss of libido; emotional disturbances including panic attacks, chronic anxiety and depression, feeling detached, loss in concentration, slightly affected speech, confusion, mood swings, aggression, intrusive / scattered thoughts, feeling on verge of having fit / going mad; visual disturbances such as increased light sensitivity (with development of floaters), colour flashes, light flashes, sparkling sensation in vision, exaggerated after images, blurred / hazy vision, delayed focus (like seeing surroundings in sequence of snap shots), jaw pain, joint pain, general complete physical / mental deterioration – it looked like I was aging at the rate of one year every month with a grey, very sick looking complexion.
I never had any previous history of psychological, neurological or anxiety disorders prior to being prescribed these drugs.
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