Posted by CareBear04 on March 23, 2009, at 19:43:22
In reply to Re: Depakote for Anxiety Instead Of Benzos???? » sam K, posted by jms600 on March 23, 2009, at 18:56:39
Just to respond to the previous poster's comment about Lyrica. My psychiatrist started me on it last winter when I was already on high doses of benzos (1mg of xanax four times a day) and still really anxious. lyrica is supposed to work through a non-GABA pathway, which gives it potential to augment benzos. I was first prescribed 50mg three times a day, and the first dose I took was like sometime sent straight from heaven--i felt so mellow and relaxed. Unfortunately, within less than a week of taking maybe two doses a day, I'd become tolerant to the dose, so I had to upp it to 100mg, then soon after that, to 150mg. In order to save it for when I really need relief, I try not to take Lyrica very often, and it does work better when I do take it. It was so nice, though, when I first started taking it; I wish I could recapature those effects because they were amazing!
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