Posted by Check on August 16, 2006, at 13:01:20
In reply to Help! I am such a mess!!!, posted by TrishP on August 11, 2006, at 10:15:00
If your only problem is anxiety over the upcoming surgery, you might want to see if you can take a benzodiazepine like Xanax or Klonopin (you probably wouldn't get a full reaction from lexapro in time anyway). They might be contraindicaed w/surgery, but I don't know as I have no first hand experience with them. If there are long term issues like depression or chronic anxiety, benzos may not be a good idea since people develop rapid tolerance. In such a case, you might want to talk to someone who is knowledgeable about psych drugs.
Hope it helps,
Check
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