Posted by floatingbridge on July 19, 2011, at 18:27:03
In reply to ammending severe xanax withdrawal, posted by floatingbridge on July 18, 2011, at 9:34:00
It's Xanax xr. I needed to promise I would take it 2x daily whether I felt I needed it or not and maintain a steady, slightly increased dose. I had, apparently, been under-medicated.
It was acknowledged that once benzodiazepine is introduced into treatment, it's difficult to return to a medically naive state. It's not a perfect world, and I was advised to stop fighting medication--that to reap any benefits, I needed to accept treatment. He also seemed to understand those benzodiazepine conversion tables.
Interestingly, he said proper Valium tapers were not the norm because (speculation) because Valium was misunderstood and had bad press.
He also said Luvox might have been more helpful to me in
my snri/ssri treatment course. He observed it was unique among the category but seemed to have gotten marginalized (possibly due to a simultaneous appearance of zoloft). No one had ever mentioned Luvox to me. My first
pharmaceutical treatment was zoloft.It's Emsam again. He's willing to bump my dose into upper
ranges if need be. And keep me sleeping.Thanks for the support and practical advice!
poster:floatingbridge
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