I frequented this site a couple of years ago when I was in the midst of a serious anxiety/depression episode. So it's been awhile. I am feeling so much better now. Two years of therapy plus 30 mg....
I'm not sure that this is correct. SSRIs, as I understand it, reduce the re-uptake of serotonin produced in your brain and thereby increases the amount of serotonin. It does not add serotonin to...
Gotcha. Be well....
I've been on 20 mg. paxil for anxiety for several months. Trazodone helped me sleep, but I got tinnitus and the traz became less effective after a month or so. I don't want to use benzos or ambien...
I'm taking a break from the forum for awhile. Not "healed" yet, just need to change things up....
Super20dan: It's supposed to knock you out. You're taking 50 mg. Some people only need 25 mg. You might try that. It's an alternative to benzos or things like Ambien that can cause addiction or...
Jogging is good!! Once it warms up a little, I'll get on my bike. Amazing how the meds effect people in different ways. One way or another, your sleep will improve. We are doing what we can and...
Sorry that you're not sleeping better. Being active and productive seems to help get me through the day. Hopefully, that's the case for you. Right now, mid morning, I'm feeling little energy or...
Thursday good day. Friday not so good. Today, meh. Determined to just live my life on Thursday, regardless of how I feel. Took a long walk, ordered a new set of wheels from local bike shop, took care...
I don't use an alarm clock, but I was able to get 7 hours on trazodone. I usually felt a little groggy when I first got up, but better after a cup of coffee. Of course, I was taking 50-75 mg....
15 mg. Since it is an AD, the pdoc is hoping that it boosts my mood eventually in addition to the sleep. I'm not brave, just need to sleep. It takes more courage to resist the meds. Right now, I'm...
I hope the trazodone works for you the second time around. Not sure about remeron. Seems to have more of a hangover effect than I'd like. Pretty depressed in the morning. But I just started it on...
BTW, I'm trying to follow my own advice. Have a trip to the west coast coming up in a couple of weeks. Seems like a big task right now. Thought I'd be further along by now....
Seeing you cry is NOT a bad thing. When your kids cry or are distressed, you hug and comfort them. That your 5 year old creates drawings and cards for you is her way of comforting you. When you show...
Walking is a good anxiety tool in my limited experience. Especially on a sunny day. I take a few deep breaths every now and then while walking, and helps some. We don't have a pet, but I've read that...
Fitness: I don't know much about amino acids but, from what I see online, it should be OK to take them. Since they work for you, great! Has klonopin at night made any difference for your sleep? I...
jaminhealth, glad supplements work for you....
Thanks. I'm lucky that I have CBT readily available. Just got back from a long weekend in northern Michigan. Worst part was the 3.5 hour drive each way - too much time sitting and thinking. I have...
Since dropping to 25 mg seroquel, I haven't had as much evening edginess, but the ambien gets me to sleep regardless. I think that I have too much time to think. Need to fill up some of that time. My...
How's your anxiety during the day? What I find draining is the constant, underlying anxiety. CBT is designed to help with that, but I haven't gotten much relief yet. I don't think that I have much...
Thanks for asking, fitnesstrainer. Been kind of rocky actually. After a few days, it started making me very edgy and couldn't sleep. Pdoc reduced dose to 25 mg. and added CR Ambien. So I sleep 7 or...
I started out with ativan but it didn't get me through the night and was leary of benzos, so I switched to Ambien. That put me to sleep but only until 3 or 4 am. So I switched to trazodone, which...
My pdoc prescribes the meds. I called the office, talked to the nurse, on Wednesday and Thursday. The suggestion was to take it earlier in the evening to give it more time to wear off, and that the...
Thanks Hibee. I stuck with 50 last night. Woke up early even though I could still feel the effects of the drug. When my eyes pop open, I get a quite a sharp pang of anxiety, which makes it difficult...
Glad you slept w/o help. Having read a bit more on discontinuing trazodone, you may be right that my increased anxiety and tiredness could be from stopping the trazodone. Hopefully, it improves soon....
Thanks for the encouragement. Always appreciated. Did you take the trazodone last night? If so, how'd it go? Just occurred to me that my comments today re: trazodone might effect your decision on the...
Anxiety seems to be increasing in the last few days. As I said above, I switched from trazodone to seroquel for sleep on Tuesday night. I'd been taking trazodone for about two months, but tinnitus...
Thanks for the feedback, Hibee. My pdoc says to stick with it for a few more days to see if I adjust to it. So back to 50 mg tonight, only I'll take it earlier so it wears off earlier the next day....
Please do keep updating when you feel like it. I sort of come and go depending on how I feel....
Hi, Fitness, sorry that you didn't get any sleep and maybe trazodone isn't right for you (only 1.5 hours of sleep). You may need a higher dose to get you through the night. If a low dose doesn't do...
Thanks, S.C. First day after has left me very tired most of the day. Past experience says to give a new med a few days to settle in. (Wish I didn't know so much about them)....
Traz can make you a little dizzy during the night, but it wears off pretty quick in the morning. You may need a higher dose to sleep through the night. I'm really surprised that you had that much...
Trazodone produced tinnitus, so my pdoc made the switch yesterday. I slept OK on the seroquel, but morning anxiety seems higher (had morning anxiety with Traz, too). Hopefully, I'll adjust over time....
Fitnesstainer, I was only restless the first night of trazodone. After that, I was relaxed. It can take a little while to take effect after you take the pill. It's best to take it on an empty stomach...
Fitnesstrainer, but for the tinnitus, I'd stay on trazodone. It is not a common side effect, but I have it. I should mention that my first night on trazodone I had chills and was very restless, but...
Aus-Dad, saw my pdoc today. He did not suggest more paxil. So I'm staying at 20 mg. for the time being. He did switch me from trazodone to seroquel for sleep because trazodone has caused tinnitus...
A psychologist friend of mine told me that your threshold for anxiety is much lower if you are sleep deprived. So sleep is important. My CBT said that what we perceive as a downturn may just be the...
As it happens, I have been on 20mg. of Paxil for about 3 months. Seemed to kick in after about 6 weeks, along with starting on a new sleep med. Felt great for 3 or 4 weeks. Then seemed to drift back...
Swimming or cycling might be a good substitute while your foot is healing....
Sounds like you've been through a lot. It seems that most people with anxiety issues have anxiety about their health. I do. I even went to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack - I...
I've stayed at 50mg. on trazodone since I started on it about 6 weeks ago. No heart pounding. The effects for me are subtle. Slight drowsiness, once I'm asleep I stay asleep except to get up and go...
Been wondering how you're doing, Fitness. Don't have any experience with Zyprexa. I've mentioned before that I'm taking trazodone for sleep. It works well for me. It is non-addictive, so the only...
I've had similar sleep issues related to anxiety. Tried a couple of sleep meds before settling on trazodone - an old anti-depressant that promotes sleep. Non-addictive. Worked well on a low dose...
Doing OK. After a month of miserableness, I started to feel a lot better in late December due to trazodone for sleep and/or paxil kicking in. I think that the trazodone has caused some tinnitus, but...
What about CBT?...
Have you sought help? You still have a ton of life ahead of you. Hopelessness is a symptom of anxiety/depression. It can be treated successfully with cognitive behavioral therapy and medication, if...
Same history for me, though I'm older. Mild to moderate anxiety, on and off, since age 30 (I'm 66 now), able to cope with it, but had a bad patch recently (for various reasons). Since I had been on a...
My thought is that, if you have this dying anxiety EVERY time you awake, it's a habit, the kind of thing that CBT can deal with. If you are able to go back to sleep, I wouldn't worry too much about...
I had a similar though not identical situation where I had a couple of episodes of depression/anxiety in the distant past, had been doing fine for a very long time and then I experienced some stress,...
Relaxing is what I do best! Enjoy the peace and quiet; the kids will be home soon....