Posted by RobertDavid on November 4, 2005, at 23:19:20
In reply to Re: Lyrica Update, posted by Greif on November 4, 2005, at 21:59:57
My doctor agreed with me to get off the Lyrica. It just wasn't working for me. I was having trouble talking, headaches, tense, eyes would move rapidly when closed, not to mention little help with anxiety and no help with social anxiety. I just felt stoned (and not in a fun way).
I just couldn't tolerate a dose above 150mgs. My doctor wants me back up to 1.5 Klonopin once a day (at bedtime). I don't think I'll need to go all the way back to 2mgs, at least I'm going to try it at the lower dose. Unfortuately lower doses just don't cut it.
Once I get there I'm going to try adding Remeron to offset the slight depressed feeling I get when taking Klonopin. None of the other anti depressants have worked, but he says Remeron is unrelated to all the ones I've tried and it just might work for both anxiety and depression.
If the Remeron isn't a fit for me I'm going to wait for EMSAM to come out (assuming it does - should be out in a few months). I was prepared to just dive into taking Nardil, but he says it would be best to try the EMSAM patch first and switch to Nardil later if I don't get a good response to EMSAM.
He said that it would be harder to take Nardil for a while and then switch to EMSAM when it comes out. So, if Remeoron doesn't help, it's to the patch and if that doesn't help, it's off to Nardil.
At least I know what to expect with the Klonopin. I can get to about 80% where I want to be with it (thank god for that). And at least theres hope when there's a gameplan.
My guts telling me I'll ultimately be taking both Nardil and Klonopin, the two gold standards for social anxiety. I probably should have done it years ago. But who knows, it's trial and error with these meds (which stinks). I just wonder what it's like to take a med and really know/feel it's kicking in and doing the job. Something to hope for I guess.....
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