No, I am no longer taking Cymbalta - I couldn't get past the side effects. I took .5 mg of xanax while fighting through Cymbalta side effects though. Xanax helped. If you can, give it a little...
Hi, what dose are you on? I took 10 mg for a week before changing meds. I took a Xanax while dealing with the side effects and it helped. If you can work through the side effects, I would give the...
30 posts later, you're not going to believe this. Serzone (nefazodone) is now "available". Apparently there has been quite a few generic drug shortages Q3 and Q4 of 2012. I was led to believe that...
I'm not too sure about Strattera. Third day of 25mg in the morning. So far no side effects, but also no stress relief. Getting off Ativan was harder than I thought - harder than getting off Serzone....
Happy birthday...4 kids, I'm impressed....
I totally support going to the doc. You mentioned exams, so I presume that you are a young student. If you are, I can relate to sitting in class sweating and stressing over every test question. I...
Tell me when you have heard enough. Met with doc today and we decided to taper off Ativan. I was taking 4 mg/day and could have taken more. So, I'm starting to taper off tonight. I'm back to Mr....
Good point. I may have to go with an ssri plus Ativan as needed. Is anyone on an Ativan combo with another drug? I'd like to take just one drug, but maybe I need a combo. What works with Ativan?...
Hello and welcome. I took Buspar for several weeks for anxiety and panic. Although the drug did not work real well for me, it is worth a try. The side effects are zero to none, at least for me. Plus...
I'm back, sorry. I had a chat with the doc today after asking him to renew Ativan. He said that at 3x/day, I run the risk of being addicted to the drug. What's the diff? Taking an SSRI for 10 years...
I'm taking 50 mg of Seroquel in the evening for mood stabilization and sleep. For me, Seroquel is mostly for sleep. I did not find it to control anxiety as well as I had hoped, at least not for me. I...
For now I'll stop with the updates. By now you are all bored I'm sure. I landed on 50 mg of Seroquel at night for sleep and mood stabilization, plus 1 mg Ativan, 3x/day. Feels like I could use more...
Looks like I've landed on 3 Ativan a day, am, midday, and evening. Now we'll see if my doc renews the script. It does seem to block anxiety and panic....
I can definitely relate to your story. While giving a business presentation I had an anxiety attack (If I was crossing a bridge I would be afraid of bridges!). The one attack manifested into a fear...
Did OK at my big meeting today. Took 3 Ativan at 8 am. I probably should spread this out to 2 in the morning and 1 after lunch. I can certainly function ok with Ativan - not as quick of release as...
Update: the idea is to stabilize my mood with Seroquel. So far at 50 mg/night, I get the bonus of sleep. 1 mg of Ativan in the morning doen't provide enough help. So, I had the green light to crank...
New plan: Ativan 1x/day for starters; seroquel at night for sleep. We are dumping the xanax and ambien as needed. This is truely anxiety without depression, so we stopped going down the SSRI and SNRI...
I've tapered off seroquel. I seem to be able to "get off meds" pretty easily compared to others. Now what? I took a .5 Xanax this morning to get thru a church service and .5 ambien for sleep last...
I don't think that I'm going to give Seroquel any more time. At 100 mg in the morning, I felt like a zombie at work. It is great for sleep but doesn't really do much for day to day anxiety. Bummer. I...
Yes, Remeron, the big gun. Didn't have any side effects, but it did not help with anxiety either. I think Remeron confirmed that I don't have any depression, just anxiety. I'm still a little shy...
Thanks for the support. You are right about the hunt being frustrating, and seroquel causing drowsiness. I also get a major stuffy nose after an hour of taking the drug. I'm not sure that the limited...
Update: I am now taking 75 mg 2x/day for a total of 150 mg. Great sleep, but it doesn't seem to do too much for anxiety - at least yet. Calling all Seroquel users...is it worth bumping up to 200 a...
Trazodone worked better for sleep, at least for me. I'm on Seroquel now for anxiety, but it does help with the onset of sleep too. Both are good meds, best of luck. One side effect for me was that...
I think that I'm ready to crank Seroquel up a notch. Again, no side effects, but so far it is not as effective as Serzone for anxiety, at least not at this dose. I'm going to call the doc tomorrow...
Update: at 50 mg a day of Seroquel. I take 25 mg at night and 25 mg in the morning. No side effects except being tired, which is good at night! I think 50 mg is a pretty light dose, because I haven't...
I was on Buspar for anxiety and found it to have few side effects. I was taking 10 mg, 3x/day. It did not work real well for me. However, I gave up on it too soon. I could have easily increased the...
Serzone was a mild drug in terms of side effects. The major one being headaches. I started slow and moved up to a rather high dose. Now the interesting part: my doc perscribed Seroquel. I was ready...
After 5 days on Cymbalta, I'm calling it quits. The side effects are too great for me, even at 20 mgs/day. Right now I am at a loss on which meds to even suggest to my doc, except for seroquel (which...
Since I was a kid in HS, I remember sitting in class sweating…hoping that the teacher wouldn’t call in me – even though I knew the answer. I coped through HS, college, and most of my first job. In my...
I'm not sure that I can handle another day of cymbalta. It makes me jittery and anxious, the exact opposite of what I am trying to accomplish! My doc may insist that I stay on cymbalta for at least 2...
Hello, After being on serzone for 6 yrs, the generic version of the drug was pulled. Serzone worked great for anxiety. I'm off serzone and working with my doc to find a replacement. So far I've tried...