Posted by ravenstorm on October 29, 2004, at 17:36:19
In reply to Re: MAOIs and anxiety, confusing! my life an apology » ravenstorm, posted by King Vultan on October 29, 2004, at 7:50:16
Todd, so happy you have found something that works for you!!!!!!!!!
Ritch: so appreciate the suggestions and they totally make sense to me. Unfortunately there are a few snafus:
1)When I tried 5mg of celexa I had a really extreme reaction to it: I shook like a leaf (could have gotten through that) and I could not stop moving (I think the technical term for it starts with an A., but I don't remember what it is!) It was much worse than what I have described it as. It was very freaky and also very disappointing to me, as I was really happy my previous Pdoc had suggested celexa, because that was the SSRI I would have chosen for myself (longer half life than some others, some said fewer side effects etc etc).
Now, I could possibly try Lexapro again, it made me feel like crap even at 2mg (severe nausea, severe dizzyness, fog head, feeling as if head was disconnected from body, crying more.), however, if I took off of work I could probably make it through (and since I'm currently on remeron that would block the nausea). My only concern is my last pdoc didn't even want me to try it because she said it caused more GI problems than even other SSRIs, and with my stomach problems I probably wouldn't be able to take it. I would be willing to try it again, though, I think.2) I want to be off remeron as of yesterday, but when I tried cutting my dose in half, within seven days my mood nose dived, I had insomnia and I got nauseaus and dizzy. Don't think I can go through withdrawal to something until I am feeling a bit better. (Didn't expect ANY of this as I've always been told you can just stop taking remeron)
Something that still just does NOT make sense to me is that when I first started on AD's I was put on full doses of medication, had some unpleasant start ups and then was fine. For example, the first AD I was tried on was Zoloft. I was given 50mgs, had severe headaches, nausea and cotton head but also stopped crying and had no more panic attacks. When those symptoms didn't clear within two weeks, I was switched to 20mg paxil and all those symptoms disappearead. I was pretty much feeling great with a total of three to four weeks. Now, even miniscule doses of things totally screw me up!! The other thing is that I was totally fine on a low maintenance dose of 2mg-5mg of paxil for years and yet after the final withdrawal I ended up with worse anxiety and depression than I had ever been before starting paxil (seriously, thousands of times worse!!!!Had never been suicidal in my life!)
I really came to believe that the drug had somehow depleted my brain and it was only after months of suicidal, non functional anguish that I reallized that I really didn't have a choice anymore. . .I had to go back on a med. I fully expected to take my prescribed Celexa, be sick for two weeks and then be better in a month. That was a year ago.
I don't know why I react to everything so adversley now. Maybe I need to get my brain reset with rTMS!
Oh, well. Before I even try another medication I need to get this WB out of my system and pray that I return to the relatively anxiety free state I had on 15mg of remeron.
Thanks again, will keep you posted if I do try the Lexapro again. What is currently working for you?
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