Posted by lady fever on April 19, 2003, at 16:55:35
Question two, for anyone interested in pharmacological interactions, as I am:
I'm noticing on Celexa that I can't stomach my usual Xanax, it makes the side effects much stronger, and my Xanax is literally knocking me over, totally sedating, so wiped out and stoned feeling, I remember this when I started it 7 years ago, but not since then.
Why?
I don't buy the "because it's decreasing your anxiety" bit because I haven't had a panic attack in years, not sure if I even have it anymore. I take Xanax at this point because I have muscle twitching (myoclonus): originally I took Valium, but it made me drowsy, so my neurologist switched me to Xanax, and it made me less drowsy, so I kept on it. I don't have generalized anxiety or anything.
Why would an SSRI increase the side effects of a Benzodiazepine?
It's kind of nice, actually, I am able to avoid the in between dose withdrawal thing, though my myoclonus has come back fiercely, but it seems odd to me? Do Serotonin and GABA have anything to do with each other? Is the side effect from something else?
Anyone know? It's odd.
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