Posted by g_g_g_unit on December 25, 2011, at 3:27:54
In reply to Re: determining paradoxical reaction to valium » g_g_g_unit, posted by Phidippus on December 24, 2011, at 20:17:10
> You may just need to try one med at a time. You seem to get confused if you have too much going on in your system at once. You can stop the Valium after two weeks with no worries. You may become more anxious, but not acutely so.
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> EricYeah, well I figured my reaction to Valium would be reasonably straight-forward, i.e. anxiolysis, sedation, which is why I wasn't particularly concerned about adding it to the Lexapro; furthermore, I was under the impression that benzos were often co-prescribed with SSRIs to ease side-effects. But after being at this new dose of Lexapro for over 3 weeks and feeling even *worse* than at a lower dose, I figured it must be the Valium.
Phidippus, did any of your paradoxical reactions ever include sedation? Because like I say, I might experience 30-90mins of initial sedation, which quickly turns into rage, agitation, restlessness. Anyway, I didn't take any Valium at all today and haven't noticed any episodes of that ilk.
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