Posted by Glydin on November 13, 2007, at 17:05:35
I moved your questions and my responses to a new post....
>May I ask Glydin, were you perhaps being treated for GAD with moderate to long term benzo therapy.
~~~ Hi torachan, yes, I was treated for garden variety anxiety - GAD, Panic Disorder, agoraphobic tendencies, ruminations… the whole “delightful” group of symptoms. I was monotherapy on Klonopin for three years prior to the consistent use of a SSRI.>If so, I'd be interested in asking a few questions since my condition correlates very well.
~~~ Questions welcomed… we same types have strength in numbers. (Smile)
>When you started your Celexa/Lex, did you begin to reduce your benzo dosage immediately or after a week or two following an interval schedule, or did you simply wait to feel the effects of the Lex and then simply follow your gut/mental instincts.
~~~ I stayed on Klonopin throughout the first eight months of Lex use.
>I ask because this is what I am attempting to do; wean off a benzo with the use of an SSRI, in this case Celexa. Before I tried with Effexor and came close, but didn't feel quite right and dumped it and upped the benzo.
~~~ I tried Cymbalta once. I felt the norepi effects on startup and dropped it. I’m unsure I gave it a fair chance, but my current plan is working well, so I guess that’s the way it was to work out for the time…>Also, how long did it take for you to feel the anti-anxiety effects?
~~~ I noticed a change at two weeks in and full effects at about six to eight weeks.
>And when you say it doesn't disturb your sleep, is this after these effects had taken hold?
~~~ I dosed AM in the beginning and moved to PM dosing after about three months post-startup.
>If all the above assumptions hold true, if you don't mind, what was you dose of Klonopin--mine is 1.5 mg daily-- before Lex, and what is your dose of Lex in remission?~~~ During monotherapy and the sixish months after Lex startup time, I titrated Klonopin dosing at 1 - 1.5 mgs. daily. I weaned off in two months, so I've actually been off benzos for two years. My Lex dose is 20 mgs. daily.
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