Psych Meds After Bypass

[Lisa LoVuolo 63]

I take buspar and ativan

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[chunkarella 59]

So, this was a concern for me, as I have major depressive disorder and have severe anxiety issues. After surgery, I stayed on the same medications, however, I had to change my anti-depressant from extended release, 1x a day to 2x a day, instant release and increase the mgs. It works a lot better now. Just keep in touch with the doctor that prescribes your medications and just do what you gotta do. My psych nurse said that she wishes i could be on the extended release, but w/the surgery, it doesn't work the same.

[Lisa LoVuolo 63]

I was on lithium for 27 yrs. and 2 months (45 lbs. lighter) after my surgery became "toxic" and ended up in the hospital because they never lowered my dose.
My husband said I was acting weird one day. I was changing in and out of different pj's every 20 minutes or so. Then he told me I was taking out bath towels one by one, wetting them and placing them around the house in different spots. Cussing at him for no reason and just acting out of character.
He called my parents, and when they came over, I was in the bathroom naked crouched in a corner and bawling my eyes out. My mom kept telling me to get dressed and I refused. She said she couldn't understand what I was talking about because apparently I was mumbling and couldn't form sentences.
They called the ambulance after they were able to put some clothes on me. I was cussing at the EMT's the entire way.
A lot of other stuff happened. I do not remember ANY of it. They told my husband and parents that I almost died from being so toxic. I ended up in the hospital for 4 days.
When I got home, I called the surgeons office to let them know what happened, they blamed it on my psychiatrist office. Then I called my psychiatrists office and they blamed it on the surgeons office. No one would take responsibility for this.
I still don't remember anything from that awful time. Hubby told me a lot of other weird stuff I was doing, and saying. I am still going to counseling for it because it was so traumatizing that I have a hard time just being in a car. (I was told that it's because of my body remembering the ambulance ride as the last time I was in vehicle)? Even though my mind can't remember, my body remembers.
I am slowly working on it, and can be in a car for a little bit longer each time.
It was and still is bothering me because I can not remember anything that happened.
PLEASE make sure you tell your docs about this. Make sure they are adjusting your meds as you lose weight. Your body won't be big enough to handle the current dosages your used of taking.
I am now taking Gabapentin for anxiety, and it's also used to treat my neuropathy pain from when I was diabetic and now have permanent nerve damage in my feet.
I also take Ativan if I have to go anywhere in the car. If I don't take it, I can't go anywhere.

I am allergic to gabapentin and wish I could have my ativan back

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[Lisa LoVuolo 63]

I want my ativan back.

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