Posted 1/28/2017 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
I've been battling anxiety since forever but last April, I had a panic attack. Doctor rx'd Klonopin. At the time, I didn't know it was a benzo...returned to him and asked for help getting off of it. He rx'd Lexapro which I'd had success with in the past. This go round however, I started having erratic, hysterical crying spells. He told me to stop and I did. I then foolishly tried to go down too fast off the Klonopin which sent me into dp/dr (something I'd never before experienced)...I went to another doctor who knew me and put me back on Lexapro up to 40mg and again, the same experience-tears and low mood daily. Later, I located a psych asst who dropped the Lex down to 10mg and added Buspar; seemed to work initially but still had dp/dr....he told me to stop Lex and I stopped Buspar b/c tachycardia. Went to a clinic for three weeks in hopes they would help; rx'd Prozac, B12, Vit D and L-methyl folate-saying I had deficiencies in these. Prozac helped some with the dp/dr but again, the crying spells continued. I have never had this trouble in my life; no hx of mental illness. Now, the doctor wants to try Effexor since the Prozac I've been on for nine weeks doesn't seem to have changed my mood/crying spells. Effexor did show on the genetic profile as something that would be compatible with me. SSRI's showed an intermediate risk. I'm just very confused; afraid to try the Effexor-haven't heard good things about it; afraid of messing up my brain more....I feel daily spacey, tearful and out of it...I just don't know how to combat these odd crying spells.