Posted by Bill L on June 13, 2001, at 8:23:13
In reply to Effexor rx revisited, posted by Mattie on June 12, 2001, at 22:02:08
If I were you, I would first try Celexa at 10 mg. That is the dosage used if a patient has anxiety but little or no depression. It's an SSRI that is more calming than Zoloft. The first week or so it may make you feel jittery and could interfere with sleep just like any other SSRI. But taking Kava helped me with that. I take 20 mg Celexa but I have both anxiety and depression.
But before trying another AD, why don't you try Kava? It works in about 30 minutes and did as well as presciption anti-anxiety drugs in medical trials. Ask your doctor.
> I am a 54 (menopuasal) woman who for 6 months has been on .5 of xanax 3/day for anxiety and fear of anxiety attacks. Have tried Paxil (outerspace feeling), zoloft (the runs), pamelor (racing heart). Yesterday my pdoc gave me samples of effexor rx 37.5 to try for 2 weeks and then bump up to 75. After reading withdrawal posts I am soooo scared to try this med. Isn't this another SSRI? She only mentioned dry mouth as a side effect and did not seem concerned about withdrawal. So my questions to you all are: Has anyone taken this along with xanax (the idea is to get off the xanax), is this an anti-anxiety agent? I do not feel depressed (no crying, sleeping). Any feedback would be appreciated. I am most concerned that even after 1 week this can be hard to get off of.
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