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Discussion Topic: SSRI's - need info
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 panicjon |
09-23-2004 @ 3:24 PM |
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Hi Stuff,
I really don't like the SSRI's personally because I have been given Lexapro, Paxil CR, Ephuxer, Zoloft, and Xanax XR. All of these have given me some really bad side effects.
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| glofish |
09-26-2004 @ 2:06 PM |
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Hi,
I've been trying to fight panic/anxiety disorder on my own for 1,5 years. I was really afraid of medications and also I beleived in a natural approuch like meditation, herbs, homeopathy, cognitive therapy. I finally got to the point where I was not able to leave the house and had to take medical leave from work. I was in bed almost all the time - so weak and aiky, i've head racing hart all the time and could not breath well. I hit the bottom. Than I've decided to go back to my MD and he asked me:"Who needs all this suffering. Why are you doing it to yourself. You will just looose you job eventually and the rest of your social life." And I've decided to to try drugs. I must tell you that first couple of of weeks were very difficult. Every time I would take Lexapro I would have panic attack. But I've survived. I am taking 20 mg daily now and feeling much better physically. At least I am not in bed any more and is able to do things around the house. I still have agoraphobia and I take xanax when I need to go out (which is still very rare case). But at least i am not that anxious anymore. I know it is very very hard to start on your meds. You feel that you've suffered enough already. But you need to tak that risk to potentially fell even worse for a while in order to get better. We are with you. You'll get througt it.:)
Glofish
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| CanadianMel |
10-01-2004 @ 2:38 PM |
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Hi Stuff,
I am in the same boat as you. I have been having panic/anxiety for 5 months now. I am Soooo scared of using the drugs. The weird thing is I dont really feel that anxious half the time, I dont wake up anxious, the one thing that gets to me is the physical symptoms like out of the blue I will just feel dizzy or like I'm going to fall over. I am worried that the meds will make the dizziness worse. Has anyone experienced any help with dizziness from meds? I havn't tried the cognitive therapy yet, but that is next on my list, however I feel like my physical symptoms come out of nowhere and I'm not even sure the cognitive will help. I have had a bottle of 12.5 paxil cr on my dresser for a 3 months now and haven't taken one. I dont take Xanax as I seem to be able to somewhat control my panic attacks and I have s .5 dose of ativan just in case which I have only taken once. Let me know if you decide to take the drugs.
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| gina |
10-01-2004 @ 3:15 PM |
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hi canadianmel i too was just diagnosed with panic i tried zoloft for 1 month and 1 1/2 weeks ago swiyched to pazil cr 12.5mg a day i take it at night cause can cause sleepiness i feel totally different im happier i too was dizzy,nausous,shakyand very irritable. i was taking zanax 2 times a day now knock on wood its been 3 days and no zanax give the paxil a try its working great for me
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