Posted by johnj on February 8, 2008, at 9:12:46
In reply to Re: ssri's and anxiety, posted by rskontos on February 7, 2008, at 22:02:05
I can't take benzo's as the rebound anxiety and sedation is just too great (xanax and klonopin) Klonopin made me depressed and the xanax rebound was horrible. And then when it wears off I have anxiety for 3 hours. I feel like I am floating and not connected at all. The only one I was on was tranzene but after time it made me depressed. It was hell to get off of too.
I wonder if a super low dose and gradually working up would be best of lexapro?
I didn't take neurontin last night and woke up after about 4.5 hours. I then got up (2:30 am) and then went and put on a meditation tape and laid on the floor and went into REM after about an hour. I woke up again and went back to bed and fell into REM again. IF I get some REM I feel at least in tune with the world. If not I am out of it all day. Very strange. I think a sleep study is in order again while I am on no meds.
I know I only tried neurontin for two days but I could barely function yesterday and I lost a pair of shoes somewhere between work and the gym! I couldn't remember anything on that drug and it was a tiny dose of 100 mg, simply doesn't make sense at all. I asked instructions at the front desk at the gym for a meditation class and couldn't comprhend the directions. The lady looked at me like I was stupid as hell.
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