Posted by displaced9 on August 3, 2011, at 14:41:06
I am currently taking Wellbutrin 450mg SR, Cymbalta 60mg, and BuSpar 15 mg 3x/day. I am diagnosed with dysthymia and generalized anxiety disorder w/ panic attacks.
The dysthymia is pretty much under control but nothing seems to help with my anxiety since I stopped taking Lexapro. I had to stop Lexapro because of weight gain. I also tried Seroquel but it too caused weight gain.
I take Klonopin 1mg twice daily if needed, but I build a tolerance quickly and it starts to not work unless I increase the dosage.
I am also taking L-Theanine (Theanine Serene brand), New Chapter's Perfect Calm multivitamin and have tried Natural Calm magnesium supplement as well.
Even strong Kava teas and "Relaxation" teas - Nothing works.
My anxiety mostly turns into severe muscle tension which causes a lot of pain. I also get panic/anxiety attacks occasionally, and find it difficult to fall asleep sometimes due to the anxiety / tension in my muscles.
Anyone have any other suggestions? BuSpar doesn't seem to be doing anything at all. I have been on 15mg daily, 30mg daily and now 45mg daily. Tried going up on Cymbalta to 90mg but it gave me tremors.
Thanks.
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