Posted by Bonnie_CA on May 17, 2006, at 0:25:47
In reply to Re: Starting Prozac tomorrow » Bonnie_CA, posted by Paul on Long Island on May 16, 2006, at 6:15:57
Wow, Klonopin AND Xanax?! I'd be sleeping 24/7! But then again, I'm being treated for GAD, and as far as I can tell, not really that severe of GAD (comparatively). What are you being treated for, Paul?
I was doing a little reading this afternoon, and I could not find anything that said that Prozac was good for treating GAD. Hmmmm. I know off label uses are common, but I figured I'd find SOMETHING saying that it is used for that.
So, today, I avoided taking Xanax, since I don't want to be hooked on that, and I ended up taking a long nap. So now, I'm going to be all messed up sleep-wise, because I still have stuff to do. I don't know what it was this afternoon, I just felt generally anxious and a little dizzy. I ate, thinking that would help me feel better, but it didn't, so I ended up taking that nap. Now it's 10:15 and I've got to practice (trumpet, got a big gig this Saturday), work on conducting this one piece I'm conducting on Thursday (so I don't look like such a fool!), and finish writing a study guide for my piano class final. BLAH! I wish my brain would quit being such a pain in the BUTT! The school year is almost over, and then I can "concentrate" on getting my anxiety under control.
On a somewhat bright note, I haven't been smoking weed, but that is just because I've been in a somewhat constant state of anxiety, and I'm afraid of what being high would do to me right now. I guess it's good though, since smoking is bad for the lungs, and all that smoking has GOT to be slowing my brain down. (I've smoked as much as an eighth of an ounce in 4 days.) Perhaps the Prozac is slowing my brain down enough without it? I don't know. I start taking 20 mg in the morning. I am still taking one 37.5 mg tablet of Effexor XR. I think maybe I'll start tapering that down bead by bead this weekend. Well, that's all I have for now. Good luck with your med change Paul, I hope that it works out for you!
-Bonnie
poster:Bonnie_CA
thread:642452
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060515/msgs/645026.html