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For the past few days I've been taking pain medication and muscle relaxers in addition to my regular medication (Xanax). It seems that while taking this pain killer I'm more easily irritable and if I end up getting the least bit frustrated, then I start to feel like my head is literally being ripped apart. Not pain, I feel like my head is in 2 different places at the same time. My whole body feels like it's literally being pulled in 2 different directions. This is the 2nd time this has happened and I immediately get up and take a xanax to try and calm down, it's even hard to walk!!
Please, just try to help me keep my mind off this feeling. I'm completely freaking out. I keep wondering if maybe I should go to the hospital b/c I can barely function feeling like this. I'm amazed that I was even able to type coherently. Please...Please....Please....help!!!!!!
Please, just try to help me keep my mind off this feeling. I'm completely freaking out. I keep wondering if maybe I should go to the hospital b/c I can barely function feeling like this. I'm amazed that I was even able to type coherently. Please...Please....Please....help!!!!!!
Have you read all the side effects of the meds to see if you can find any that sound like what you're going through?
If you don't have the paperwork, you could look it up online.
And I'd also Google the name of one of the drugs plus Bipolar, to see if there's information about how that particular med affects people who have Bipolar Disorder.
I know you said you wanted to be distracted, but maybe you should try to make sure that this isn't something that would mean a trip to the hospital IS in order.
I know you can call at least some of the hospitals around here and talk to a nurse. Maybe you could see if the hospitals in your area have that.
Good luck!!! I can see why you're freaking out!! Those are very weird symptoms -- but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are dangerous!!!
I hope you are okay!!!! ((((Hugs))))