Posted by chemist on August 17, 2004, at 21:24:14
In reply to WELCOME BK CHEMIST - question 4 u.., posted by crazychickuk on August 17, 2004, at 20:12:32
hello there, thanks for the welcome back! i have omitted the inclusion of your lengthy post here for clarity....if i understand correctly, your concerns in re: heart trouble will be addressed soon, you are currently taking inderal and valium prn, and are considering going back on effexor. yet it seems to me that the primary concern is of the anxiety variety, as bad nerves/agoraphobia/panic attacks/etc. have appeared with regularity in your posts. i hardly think that one night long ago when you boosted your effexor dose can be fingered for any trouble presently, and you apparently tapered off the medication with less-than-severe side effects. i am aware that Sad Panda recommended holding on to your remeron tabs, to be used in times of high anxiety: his advice is rarely out of line or inappropriate from any perspective that i can identify, and i am curious why you are looking back towards effexor instead of a path that, shall we say, is more along the lines of an anxiolytic one? it seems to me that you have tried many drugs that can collectively be classified as antidepressants, yet the anxiety continues to plague you. is alprazolam available in the UK via your healthcare system? i posed this to you a few weeks back, and suggested giving it a try. i will comment that 2 mg of valium is a very small dose indeed, and that for the severity and frequency of your anxiety, is an order of magnitude too small a dose to be of any use. can you report if alprazolam is available to you, or if you can secure a prescription for a larger amount of valium to be taken daily? i see scant evidence that you have exhausted the medications aimed at calming one: rather, you have explored a number of antidepressants from various classes, and in my opinion, you should explore anxiolytics (benzo or not, i will add) before heading back into already trod-upon territory.....please keep us informed, and i wish you the best!....be well, chemist
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