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I'm really concerned by something that is happening daily, i have diazepam in the morning then a second dose at noon,last dose at 10pm.
I used to take 7mg in the morning, 4mg at noon then 7mg at night, recently the morning dose was increased to 9mg, the rest are the same.
So by about 11am I already feel sleepy from the stress of struggling to go out and probably the morning dose of diazepam too.
I take the dose at noon and it makes me drift off to sleep even if i don't want to but within 10-20 minutes i am woken by awful racing heart, it slows down when i sit up but then comes and goes a bit.
I have been on diazepam for 17 years but the 2mg dose increase only happened about 9 days ago.
I don't know if it''s the diazepam making my heart race like that or the panic,i try to fight the sleepiness but it just overwhelms me and i drift off.
I am constantly on edge and worrying, feeling sad and scared so maybe it's a stress side effect but i am scared by this, does anyone else have worse racing heart if they nap in the day?
I need to try to stop napping but the diazepam affects me and i barely sleep at night so it's hard not to be tired.
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rich98378 BellaLuna
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My heart rate used to be around 75 bpm . For the last three months it's averages around 90 bpm.
Thanks to a clever little app on my phone it's easy to keep check.
This morning at 9 am my heart rates was 82. At 11 am I was feeling quiet anxious about nothing as usual . I did a quick check and my bpm was up to 105. It's now back down to 88.
I haven't taken any valium today or yesterday.
In general my heart rate is up and down all day regardless of what I'm doing. I think it's just anxiety for me.
I had 15mg valium on Thursday my heart rate was still up in the 90s.
I hope this is of some consolation to know. Sometimes I wake up with a a racing heart beat sometimes I don't. Dam anxiety.
Best wishes xRichx
BellaLuna rich98378
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Thankfully it slowed as soon as I sat up which was a relief and helped me to believe that it wasn't serious, it started up and stopped a few times but was quite settled overall and if it was serious i know it wouldn't have done that.
Anxiety truly is awful.
dawnA BellaLuna
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BellaLuna dawnA
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My husband is really supportive and tries to keep me going but it's a lonely place to be when things get really bad x
gill16647 BellaLuna
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BellaLuna gill16647
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I have worked myself up again badly, i called the crisis team because i was desperate and the lady there was talking about the consultant and how he might decide to reduce my diazepam when i see him, i have been through that attempt before and it was more hell than i can explain so now i am terrified, i just need to cope somehow and stay away from them x
kerry84695 BellaLuna
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rich98378 BellaLuna
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Only time will tell .
Hope it goes well for both of you
BellaLuna rich98378
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I'm so glad you felt a bit better this morning, hold onto that because it shows you that improvement is possible, i hope you hear something soon too, 6 months is such a long time when life is this hard x
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