Posted by Pamela Lynn on November 28, 2001, at 19:48:09
In reply to Re: tried remeron then effexor xr, posted by geno on November 28, 2001, at 19:36:48
Effexor banned???? Oh my, I hope not! Effexor literally saved my life.
P.L.
> > > > Man, this is exactly the kind of thing I am worried about. I want to suggest adding a benzo to my mix, mainly to help with alcohol cravings, but am afraid my pdoc will react the same way yours did.
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> > > > I don't understand his reluctance to add Neurontin, even with the increase in Celexa (some docs like to only change one thing at a time, as I'm sure you know). I have taken Neurontin - it is very mild, from all accounts, and low side effect profile. But it does really help some folks. I think that was an excellent suggestion!
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> > > > I didn't have anxiety problems with Celexa, but I did/do with Prozac. Hopefully, you won't either.
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> > > > I hope he'll reconsider Neurontin next you go in. Most people take a variety of meds to a benefit, so I find it odd that that's his concern.
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> > > > - K.
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> > > 3 beers,
> > > why dont you just take remeron. Its like an antidepressant, antianxiety, antihistamine, all in one. Very good ad, and DOES NOT in any way cause initial anixety or nausea. Within 1 hour after ingesting 30mg tablet, i feel sleepy, relaxed, and fall asleep for 8 hrs give or take.
> > > Remeron beat prozac for depression in extensive studies. ALso prescork.com states adding another ssri, I prefer 100mg 5htp, help alot with depression. Adding .5mg a day of xanax wipes out anxiety. No other sleep med needed.
> > > remeron is a life savor for people with anxiety and sleep disorder with major adjitated depression. effexor xr and remeron are touted the california rocket fuel combo. I have yet to try both.
> > > BUT LIKE YOU i still have social phobia. I guess for now we have to stick with beer or ghb >CHUCKLE!
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> > I tried remeron- that is the reason I basically failed out of my senior year of college, but fortunately my psychdoc wrote a note so I got a medical withdrawl instead of all F's and can go back next fall. I was on Remeron 45 mg (higher doses of remeron are less sedating) and slept 17 hrs per day & couldn't get out of bed to go to class. Also, as an Anti-depressant it had no effect for me at all- I stayed in my room all day at school and never came out & talked to anyone. I talked to lots of people when I took Zoloft 100 mg but I couldn't sleep & had chest pain- one time I didn't sleep for five days in a row! Effexor XR- this stuff was evil, it made me horribly depressed, an insomniac, nervous, & I felt like I was going to have a heart attack.
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> > > geno
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> EFFEXOR should be banned. To me, my ex pdoc started me on 150mg, After 4hours, i felt like i was on a bad LSD/extacy trip for a day. I had to pop 1mg of xanax to calm down.
> Remeron is a good med for me to calm down. I continue to use ghb because most of these meds i get on suck. I give them a try, even stopping ghb and alcohol, and nothin works. Im still very antisocial until i cap up. even xanax just makes me wanna sit in my house and watch tv.
> I dont know. Most docs say, ya your an addict, BLa bla but fuck, at least invent some kind of med that helps social phobia, without weeks of anxiety, insomina, nausea. even 2 days of this is detrimental.
> geno
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