Posted by lil' jimi on June 21, 2003, at 14:52:59
In reply to ssri vs. benzo,anxiety agoraphobia, posted by male34 on June 20, 2003, at 8:48:46
hi male34,
> if you have or had anxiety agoraphobia, what workedor works betterTHIS IS WHAT DOC PUT ME ON LEXAPRO(SSRI/AD) 10 MGS A DAY WITH 6 MGS OF DIAZAPAM(BENZO)SPREAD OUT THRU THE DAY,ok im still anxious going out far away agoraphobia get anxiety from it let just get your feedback,should i up the LEX or should i go up the diazapam? should i off the lex entirely ?? i dont know ??thanks your anxiety agoraphobic friend ,im a dad of 3 loving husband and I just want to vacation with my family and my mom recently died and im a wreck again with anxiety ,
how long have you been doing the lexapro?
it is pretty standard to take a benzo for anxiety while using the ssri to stabilize your neortransmitters against depression, but ssris sometimes, manytimes take weeks to overcome adaptation SEs (which can include anxiety (!)) and to provide therapuetic benefits ........ then if you have been on lexapro very long (or not even very long), quitting now without titrating down will cause "discontinuation syndrome" aka withdrawals, as the lex's support for your serotonin levels gets removed .... which will definitely increase anxiety .. .. ..
... ... of course you need to check with your doc, let him/her know what's up and get her/his suggestions ... ... might want to confer with your pharmacist, too .....
... AND i'm No doc and i'm No pharmacist ... ...
... but if i were you, i'd try to stay with the lex doseage and then increase the benzo for the anxiety ... ...
sorry to hear this is rough for you ... ... i lost both of my parents about a year ago now ... ... been on 10mg of lex 3 1/2 months now ... ...i'm a dad to our one and only 4 year old ... ... hang in there .. ... they depend on us ...
TAKE CARE ! ! ! ! ! !!!
~ jim
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