I had persistent shoulder pain that wouldn’t go away after taking ibuprofen. I was so fed up one day I decided to put to use some Siberian ginseng bark, lemon balm and lavender and made a tea. Upon the second sip I knew I was in trouble. The first indication was I literally felt my heart expand and touch by breastbone, my heart pace increased, I became anxious and couldn’t put the thought of death aside. At the end of this day I was deemed stable and was also untreated so was discharged and I walked out of the emergency room. My life has changed so much since the tea; I have an anxiety disorder that relys on lorazepam 1/2 mg in the morning and 1/2 mg in the afternoon if necessary. I have tried to withhold the medication and my anxiety returns. Before I started taking lorazepam regularly I couldn’t go out in public and the anxiety attack would land me in bed all day. Now I can go out if I need to, but still avoid it if at all possible. I also started having stomach troubles: left sided pain, upper GI discomfort and constipation. These are the major issues I have and am most concerned with. My primary doctor finally started referring me out after pleading for help. The only thing that came up in my numerous tests was moderately severe diverticulosis. I take fiber daily, lorazepam 1/2 mg in the morning, 1/2 by late afternoon, simvistatin 10mg daily, omeprazole 1 a day. I am so tired of being sick or ill on a daily basis that I have positioned myself to believe that it is just a matter of time before I die. If any one can reflect on this I would appreciate it. Thank you
Having anxiety, diverticulitis and needing benzos daily is just awful. Imhave the same. Came from nowhere and nobody can cure me. I wonder how long imhave left too. What do you do all day, i can hardly get from bed and have no interests left.
Hello Ann 
I actually good days and bad. When a bad day stats off it usually lasts a good 10 days of misery; stomach issues, feeling bummed out, aches and pains. Then at the end of the bout when I start feeling better I can actually start appreciating things so in essence I become up lifted with hope. I do have this kind of out look and it changes when I’m down. Are benzos lorazepam? I saw a PA one day at urgent care and she gave me the best advise for taking lorazepam.... because I was taking 1mg as needed, she told me to take half in the morning every morning as maintenance and then take the other half in the after noon if needed. Well I did this and by golly it really worked! I have not been to urgent care for anxiety since then that was about January. Now I am taking a quarter of the pill first thing in the morning and taking another quarter as needed. I am trying to wean off of the lorazepam. When you wake up in the morning what is the first thing you think of? Is it positive or negative? Are you depressed? No interest comes from not caring anymore. I get this way too. Do you a someone in your life that loves and cares about you? I sincerely hope you do and if not, I am here. As you are too, let’s try to make the best of it? It’s not easy but it can be done. M.