Posted by LizV on February 24, 2002, at 23:19:34
In reply to Re: what meds work best for Anxiety?, posted by Alan on February 21, 2002, at 14:07:54
Looking for suggestions...
My daughter is a 21 year old college senior who has been treated with Effexor XR 75 mg for about a year. She had struggled with severe insomnia for about 2 years and was given Paxil and Klonopin originally, but was excessively tired on the Paxil and so was switched to Effexor XR after about two months. She weaned off the Klonopin (which had only been used a bedtime) after awhile and just used Xanax once in awhile, to help her sleep. Her therapist suggested a change to Buspar, since she still was having problems with anxiety, so she has now been off Effexor for 2 weeks (she was tapered off, after being on the Buspar for 2 weeks). She immediately had withdrawal symptoms (dizziness, diarrhea, nausea) but those improved a little after a week or so. She is now feeling like she is losing control and feeling much more anxious...mind is racing, having severe insomnia, etc. We aren't sure if it's the withdrawal from Effexor or reaction to Buspar. Wondering if anyone has had any experiences with this, or if they could suggest another med to try. We're considering trying Paxil again, since that didn't have much of a trial. She really doesn't want to go back on the Effexor since getting off has been so bad. We're beginning to lose hope that Buspar is going to do any good and we're wondering if it's the culprit right now anyway. Sorry for this long, rambling message. Just looking for any input that may be out there. Thanks.
Liz
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