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Posted by crazychickuk on November 24, 2004, at 6:18:34
Hello just an update to tell u ho i got on at the doctors ..
He told me to stop effexor which i did monday night,, said the reason i feel so unwell and achy is cus of the anxiety and depression, he also said for me to take 15mg of zispin that i had before and was on for over a year, i stopped that cus they changed from tab to soltab and i got nightmares and all sorts from the soltab version so this other doc told me to stop... well thats where my problems started ...
anyways doc told me to start taking it again 15mg a night..
He told me not to take no more diazipam cus its making me worse and he wouldnt give me a prescription for any other benzos cus i am so depressed... im just waiting on the physc nurses to see me in an hr or so... i will update again ....
wat u think guys?
Posted by Tom G on November 24, 2004, at 12:56:22
In reply to HERES WAT HAPPENED AT THE DOCS---, posted by crazychickuk on November 24, 2004, at 6:18:34
I think you should have stopped taking so much Valium or stopped it altogether and toughed out a fair trial of Effexor. I agree that you have probably built up a tolerance to Valium and you need that "fix" each day when your depression and anxiety increases. My advice on an antipsychotic like Zyprexa or Seroquel still stands. That would be my first choice for someone in your shoes who is simply so anxious to even put a pill in their mouth and give a medicine the time it takes to work. I've said it before and I'll say again that AP's can work within hours and keep working. You most definately need a psychiatrist too. A GP just won't cut it in my opinion. Hell, some psychiatrists wouldn't even cut it for me.
Posted by crazychickuk on November 24, 2004, at 14:09:24
In reply to Re: HERES WAT HAPPENED AT THE DOCS--- » crazychickuk, posted by Tom G on November 24, 2004, at 12:56:22
Hi, thanks for the reply, i only ever took valium friday satuday and sunday a total of 2 times a day at s dose of 2-6mg didnt do nothing for me,, my doc was the one who told me to stop the effexor cus of physical symptoms and that i was suicidal, i broke down on tuesday morning..
I asked for an ap and my gp said no way...
im gonna wait till monday when i see the physciatrist and have a chat with him... might even get me in for some tests on my brain to ease my mind, cus i am going crazy at the moment, and my hole body is very tense..
thanks :-)
Posted by rvanson on November 25, 2004, at 5:10:21
In reply to HERES WAT HAPPENED AT THE DOCS---, posted by crazychickuk on November 24, 2004, at 6:18:34
> Hello just an update to tell u ho i got on at the doctors ..
>
> He told me to stop effexor which i did monday night,, said the reason i feel so unwell and achy is cus of the anxiety and depression, he also said for me to take 15mg of zispin that i had before and was on for over a year, i stopped that cus they changed from tab to soltab and i got nightmares and all sorts from the soltab version so this other doc told me to stop... well thats where my problems started ...
>
> anyways doc told me to start taking it again 15mg a night..
>
> He told me not to take no more diazipam cus its making me worse and he wouldnt give me a prescription for any other benzos cus i am so depressed... im just waiting on the physc nurses to see me in an hr or so... i will update again ....
>
> wat u think guys?
Valium is a poor choice for a depresssive.Ask your Pdoc for Xanax. Its much better then Valium and doesnt make the depression worse while zapping the anxiety.
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