Posted by Hombre on March 2, 2010, at 2:52:57
In reply to Re: Anxiety + meds... » Hombre, posted by floatingbridge on March 2, 2010, at 1:36:32
floatingbridge,
I think one thing I need to say to myself everyday is to be patient and see things on a week-by-week basis rather than day-by-day. Your experience reminds me not to expect everything to settle into place all at once.
When I went up to 45mg of Remeron from 30mg I experienced a not-pleasant "rush" inside and was constipated for a few days. Got the same "rush" (and constipation) when I started the Effexor for the first few days. After 4 days I decided to take some lorazepam and things were groovy for once.
I'm back down to 30mg Remeron starting last night. I ended up taking a zopliclone to sleep but other than that no benzos today--yet. I will probably go down to 15mg of Remeron next week if things seem stable. Since starting Effexor I get the knockout effect from Remeron again. I like that, even if I have nighttime awakenings.
In the long run, I'm not sure if I want to take depakote or not. I still have trouble accepting my bipolar diagnosis--not in the sense that I disagree with the docs, but rather I have been depressed so much and I think my "normal" temperament is slightly hyperthermic. That's what feels normal to me, wherever it is, out there...
> Hombre,
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> When I was badly off, and restarting meds, it took a while for my sleep to return to 'normal' (at least not broken by anxious awakenings). Maybe for you, too? Just a thought. Also, at that point, I needed klonopin for deep anxiety management. Long term it was a depressant for me, and I switched to Xanax xr generic.
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> So you think remeron increased your anxiety when combined with effexor?
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