Posted by Paul on Long Island on May 16, 2006, at 6:15:57
In reply to Re: Starting Prozac tomorrow » Paul on Long Island, posted by Bonnie_CA on May 15, 2006, at 11:59:59
> Wow, I hope things get straightened out for you! you're on more stuff than I am for sure. I've got Xanax as a backup in case I get too anxious, and I might take a small amount (.25 mg) before my interview, because there's no telling how I will handle stress today. That tiny amount won't cause me to get sleepy or out of it. I think Prozac will be fine if I can just get off of the Effexor okay. I've done some reading on this board, and I might taper by opening the pill and taking out some beads everyday until I'm only taking a few beads, then stop. I think it was just too much of a shock to stop the Effexor so quickly. Actually, it's funny, I just taught during first period, and just being around the kids made me feel a lot less depressed, so I think between tapering slowly and teaching, I might make it through. :D I hope things will go better for you really soon Paul! - Bonnie
Hey Bonnie, I really want to thank you for your support. Well, I took my first prozac yesterday morning, and of course there was the foolish pipedream deep in my brain that I would instantaneously feel better. The key word there would have been "foolish" :) Anyway, struggled through the morning, and then went to see the doctor at lunch time. I sat in the chair and immediately just started crying my eyes out. I felt so frustrated, depressed and scared. She was reassuring in that at-arms-length psychiatrist way. We talked about the different meds I'd been on recently and what I'd gone off. She'd had me lower the lithium from 300mg/3 times a day to 300mg/once a day because I was getting vertigo on Friday. We agreed that it was possible that it was the ativan, because I had also switched on Saturday from the ativan to the xanax and hadn't had any more vertigo. So, she put me back up to lithium twice a day. She also added klonopin back into the mix along with the xanax for the anxiety. This is the result: Yesterday afternoon my mood did seem to brighten a bit, still anxious but not as bad. Took another xanax right before leaving work at the end of the day. Last night was pretty darned good, I have to say! I was still nervous, of course, but my mood was much brighter. I actually felt some hope that maybe this is almost over. This morning, I woke up at 5 again with anxiety, but mornings have always been my toughest part of the day. Anyway, we'll see how it progresses today. Where are things with you? How are you feeling? Have you started to feel better off the effexor? I'm praying for you. Let me know how you are. I really do care....Paul
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