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The right benzo/dosage?

Posted by alwaysthinking on August 25, 2007, at 22:39:14

I've been on various TCAS/SSRIs for years for OCD and panic.. after 80 lbs of weight gain, apathy, no sex life, and just getting sick and tired of the whole debacle, I safely tapered of zoloft (slowly and steadily.) I've been taking 15 MG of Valium a day, and now that I don't have the SSRI "cushion" so to speak, the anxiety monster has been creeping back into my life slowly but surely (sorry... trying to interject a little humor there...) My concerns are the dose. Is 15 MG daily a high dose? Should I talk to my pdoc about going up to 20 MG instead, or trying a different? Yes, I admit that i AM afraid of benozs (how can one not be with all the horror stories out there??) but I've exhausted most other options. I have to be a functional human being. I have obligations to meet (work, grad school, bills to be paid...) I just can't be a non-functional person because of anxiety/OCD. I know that within the next few years they are going to be exploring glutatmate modulators for OCD... Do I just try to rough it out for a while and see what happens? I'd ask to try something experimental or off-label, but I'm uninsured right now... I'm just not sure what to do. The SSRIs are not an option for me. I was pre-diabetic towards the end, and my body is now riddled with stretch marks and scars from the rapid weight gain. I started off at a healthy 145 when beginning the WHOLE gamut of SSRIs (you name it I've tried it) and ended up over 200 lbs. I'm sorry, but that is UNACCEPTABLE. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


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