Posted by Aeryn on August 16, 2003, at 10:15:10
I could use some advice. I have depression and GAD (as a result of or causing Fibromyalgia). My doc tried me on Gabitiril for the anxiety, pain relief, and sleep help in addition to prozac (which I love). It did well on all of the above (does not get me to sleep but improves the quality of the sleep I do get. Ambien keeps me asleep and does not make me groggy in AM), EXCEPT I feel stoned all day long. (2 mgs twice a day. One dose at night wore off by 4 pm and anxiety and pain doubled). It was impossible to function on my job since I kept drifting off into never-never land. I quit taking it after a few days.
My main concern is finding an alternative to anxiety that won't get me high.
I should say that I am afraid of Paxil because of the weight-gain.
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