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Posted 12/20/2008 6:34 AM (GMT 0)
1. What anxiety/panic/related medication(s) are you currently taking?

2. Do you experience any weight gain/weight loss with this medicine?

3. Any known side effects when taken with supplements like magnesium, calcium, vitamin B, etc?

4. How long have you been on this medication?

5. Anything else you'd like to say

Me:

1. Fluoxetine(prozac) every morning and a Xanax every now and then.

2. So far no, but I've heard some people gain weight (I hope I won't!)

3. I don't know, and so far no side effects.

4. Been on it for a while then stopped taking it cold turkey. Recently the doctor said I had to start taking it again.

5. Hello smilewinkgrin

Posted 12/20/2008 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
  1. Zoloft, Xanax
  2. noticeable weight gain with Zoloft. major side effect. intense sugary carb cravings.
  3. i dont take supplements, they mess with my system
  4. Been on Zoloft/Xanax combo for 5 yrs. been medicated for AP for 14yrs total.
  5. side effects suck, but id rather feel in control, and put up with being bloated.

Maz

Posted 12/20/2008 12:18 PM (GMT 0)
1. Effexor xl 150mg & Tamazepam 20mg
2. No weight gain but i did lose weight. Had bad side effects for the first month on Effexor
3 I do take supplements with my medication and this does not affect my medication.
4. I have been on Effexor xl for 3 months it is the 5th antidepressant i have tried over the last 2 years.
5. The side effects can be tough. I have not had much joy with antidepressants so just wont one that works
Posted 12/20/2008 12:25 PM (GMT 0)

unhappy32 said...
5. The side effects can be tough. I have not had much joy with antidepressants so just wont one that works

Oh Ben, i hear you mate. its been a rollercoaster of trying to get the right meds for the last 14yrs- what a nightmare!! Hope France is good, take care, Maz XX
Posted 12/20/2008 12:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Maz

I agree, you here all these good things about antidepressants but. i have yet to find one that really works for me but i suppose every one is different. France is good, take care Maz

Ben
Posted 12/20/2008 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
1. Xanax occasionally as needed
2. No weight gain
3. No side effects
4. Only supplements I use are calcium and probiotics (for my Crohns)
5. Hello all!!!
Posted 12/20/2008 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
1 - Zoloft, Seroquel (to sleep) and Ativan once in a great while
2 - Not sure cause my weight varies with my crohn's disease
3 - No - the only supplement I take is a multi vitamin
4 - Anxiety stinks, but I am at the point where I am willing to do whatever it takes to make it better
Posted 12/20/2008 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
1. What anxiety/panic/related medication(s) are you currently taking?

I take Lamictal (as mood stabilizer); Lexapro; Wellbutrin, and Deplin.  I was on Depakote in addition but stopped that. I take Zyprexa as needed for anxiety.

2. Do you experience any weight gain/weight loss with this medicine?

I was so hungry with Depakote that I ate four ice cream sandwiches at once and once ate a dry hot dog bun.  If I took Zyprexa every day I'd experience the same type of hunger.  I have gained weight.  I had recently lost 20 lbs and gained that all back plus 4 lbs.  In the past I was on Paxil and gained 50 lbs on that.

3. Any known side effects when taken with supplements like magnesium, calcium, vitamin B, etc?

No.

4. How long have you been on this medication?

I have been on psychotropic meds for a long time but this particular combination only since March.

5. Anything else you'd like to say?

 

Posted 12/21/2008 5:09 AM (GMT 0)
1. clonazepam,lexapro .metoporlol and recently stopped taking nortytiluyne (sp?)
2. i weighed about 150 in my 20's now i weigh 196 and been on different meds since about then..is it related ?? idk
3. i dont take supplements
4. this particular ones about 5 or so years.
5. Anything else you'd like to say
Posted 12/21/2008 6:05 AM (GMT 0)

Pinks said...
1. What anxiety/panic/related medication(s) are you currently taking?
2. Do you experience any weight gain/weight loss with this medicine?

3. Any known side effects when taken with supplements like magnesium, calcium, vitamin B, etc?

4. How long have you been on this medication?

5. Anything else you'd like to say


1. Clonazepam .5 mgs twice a day.
2. At first I lost weight because I finally felt like resuming my life. Now I've made progress enough to eat like I want and have gained some. But that's lifestyle.
3. None known. I take a multivitamin when I remember to.
4. It will be two years early this coming March.
5. I'm lucky to have found something that works for me. It is not the whole answer; it's more like a key that unlocks the door. I still have to open that door and walk through it everyday. Honestly I could probably stand to increase my dose or take something in addition to it, but I would rather not. As long as I remain functional and feel good most of the time, I'm happy.

Good luck to you.
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