Posted by worrier on May 3, 2003, at 21:10:16
In reply to Re: ativan and axiety, posted by murm on May 3, 2003, at 9:51:07
> ive taken 2 paxils and ive been sick as a dog. yes i was given ativan for anxiety, was in the middle of moving to a new town and was havin panic attacks, have always had panic attacks out of a sleep but not too often. i have every side effect of paxil, have only taken 2 pills and am not takin anymore after all teh horror stories ive heard. the ativan worked fine, im just comin off ativan and he put me on paxil. had no side effects with ativan and i was lowering my dose before i went on this. to me i think all i have is withdrawl of ativan. when i go off it my chest tightens and cant breathe. but shouldnt the dr have weined me off off ativan before putting me on paxil, havent eaten in 2 days, dizzy, weak, drowsy,diarrea, feel like im gonna throw up, my jaw hurts, can hardly get off the couch. im 30 years old, at first i went for pulmenary test and he put me on ventilin then that was doin nothin then flowvent, only took for 2 weeks, they helped nothin, so must have been anxiety all along. i am a nervous person. so what if i just got a perscription of ativan and weined myself off till i had no symptoms. he told me it was prob chemical imbalance int he brain but ive been a very healthy person before all of this, can u ocassionally drink on paxil, i did on ativan and was fine. only been on ativan for 2 months. any of your concerns and comments would really help. melissa
Sorry to hear the paxil has been so bad for you, though I can certainly relate.Why are you coming off the ativan? If it helped with the anxiety and panic attacks, why mess with success? How long have you been on the ativan? Is it you or your doc that wants you off it? As I said earlier,benzos are safe and effective if used appropriately...even long term. Seems to me that your breathing problems are more likely a symptom of anxiety, not ativan withdrawl. Maybe you need a second opinion with a good pdoc that works alot with folks with panic/anxiety disorders. Good luck, Worrier.
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