Posted by Alara on January 3, 2003, at 19:33:09
In reply to Re: For serious anxiety what are the higher levels of » IsoM, posted by Alii on January 3, 2003, at 11:16:27
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> My prescription bottle reads that I can take up to 4 pills/day (which at my .5 mg dosage = 2 mg/day) but then lower on the bottle it says a maximum of 4 mg/day.
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> I took 4 mg yesterday (eight little .5 mg) and still had anxiety coming out of my ears! I did take another 2 mg by the time I was out of my group last night and still took my sleeping medication.
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> I awoke early and am flipping out about work today for just a day gig that doesn't even matter in the career scheme of things but I am cash poor this month and easy office monkey work is doable even when I'm like this.
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> But if I can't get this anxiety down slightly I'm beginning to think I might not make it to this job today.
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> Like gabbix2 said depression in many ways can be preferable to anxiety. I've got to agree there.
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> ARGH!!!!
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> ~Alii
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Alii,I was experiencing a similar problem on Xanax after starting a new job a few weeks ago. I was taking 0.25mg twice a day to get through the day at work and another 0.5mg, sometimes 0.75mg, to sleep at night. All these benzos in my system were making me feel groggy and sedated but weren't doing nearly enough to alleviate my anxiety! I was leaving the office every day with a head that felt as though it was about to burst!
My doc and I added 10mg a day of Celexa to my regime and a miracle occurred: Most of the anxiety disappeared! I became more social and much more relaxed about handling the day at work. Since then I have naturally decreased the Xanax dosage to 0.25mg during the day, with a maximum of 0.5mg to sleep. On the weekends, I don't need to take any Xanax during the day at all.
What I have discovered is that the Xanax and the Celexa compliment one another. If I take the Celexa without any Xanax, I suffer from very restless legs and get a little edgy. Yet the Xanax without the Celexa doesn't work either.
You may benefit from introducing an SSRI like Celexa in order to augment the Lorazepam. I have also found Effexor (an SNRI) to be a very effective anxiolytic on its own. Hope this helps.
Alara
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