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Re: Namenda, Lyrica, Zyprexa or Geodon for anxiety?

Posted by baseball55 on December 31, 2012, at 19:01:34

In reply to Re: Namenda, Lyrica, Zyprexa or Geodon for anxiety? » SLS, posted by Phillipa on December 31, 2012, at 9:40:11

My p-doc was very resistant to prescribing me benzos because of a history of substance abuse. He prescribed low dose seroquel instead. Then, after a few weeks, I went to my appointment and he said, you've gained weight. Let's get you off the seroquel. I hadn't even been aware of the weight gain, but had gained huge amounts of weight on other AAPs and had finally lost most of it. So I appreciated his being cognizant of this.

I take xanax for sleep (I used to take ativan, but it only lasted a few hours) and without a sleep aid I am disabled by insomnia because of parnate. I've never had a problem, only take it before bed and, if I run out because of taking a double dose (which I sometimes do if I wake in the middle of the night), I am fine (though sleepless) until I can refill the scrip.

But I had a friend who took xanax for years for panic attacks and needed a 30 day rehab to come off it. For months, she was not herself. And she never abused it. Took it exactly as prescribed.

So we all respond differently.


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