Posted by Bonnie_CA on August 1, 2007, at 12:08:39
In reply to Why do all anti-depressants make me anxious, posted by JohnSky on July 31, 2007, at 9:15:11
> Over the last year I have tried so many anti-depressants. They are only a few I have not tried.
> Each one I try makes me very anxious and agitated. I keep on the medication for around six weeks but the anxiety never backs down and then I just can’t take any more and I get off the medication. I’m very frustrated because I am still depressed and I am hoping an anti-depressant will help with depression and anxiety. I have been diagnosed bipolar so maybe the anti-depressants are just causing problems by antagonizing the bipolar aspects. I guess at this point I am hoping the Lithium will do the trick in a couple months or so and help more with depression and anxiety. I sure am exhausted and frustrated with the endless trials of anti-depressants. Any thoughts on what might be going on?
>Aww! I've so been there. (You need a hug.) I've tried pretty much all of the SSRIs (except Luvox, but why would I take that?), and never found relief until Lamictal. I was about at wit's end myself. If your anxiety is still bad, maybe using a different benzo would help. Some people with really bad anxiety find relief with Klonopin, because it's longer acting. I use xanax myself. I'm on Lexapro right now, but my doc wants to get me off of it for the reason you stated, that it could be antagonizing my anxiety. That'd be awesome if I could be off of SSRIs, because then I might lose the SSRI weight too! :D
-Bonnie
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