Posted by Maxime on January 4, 2011, at 23:19:09
In reply to Re: Rebound Anxiety after Parnate...What to take?, posted by MissThang on January 4, 2011, at 8:49:07
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> At least when I'm on Wellbutrin, I can eat whatever I want without gaining weight, have a solid sex life from day 1 and maintain my weight without having to constantly fight cravings. But the main thing is that I had too many hypertensive crisis on parnate to consider an maoi again -- living a life that constricted isn't really living to me.
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> Hasn't anyone had any luck with buspar or something like that? The abilify is working ok, but again, it makes me crave sweets and it does give me occasional dyskenesia (sp?), which I don't want to become permanent. I also have been told by my therapist that it seems to make me "flat" -- less animated in the way I express myself both verbally and with facial expressions and gestures, and that makes me not who I really am.
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> I don't think I'm asking for something impossible! There has to be a med that's good for anxiety on a long term basis that doesn't make you gain weight or jerk uncontrollably.If you are looking for something long term as you state in the above post, I would stay away from benzos (not that you mentioned you wanted to take them). A low dose of Elavil might help you. A dose so low that weight gain shouldn't be a problem. What does your doctor think you should try? Seroquel is good for anxiety, but weight gain can happen. Sigh. It's not easy is it?
As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever. ~Clarence Darrow~
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