Posted by herpills on December 6, 2015, at 23:30:08
In reply to Ability and Pristiq for Social Anxiety, posted by Justusphung on December 6, 2015, at 4:16:48
> My doc has prescribed me 2.5mg Abilify and 50mg Pristiq for my social anxiety. I used to take 50mg amisulpride for 4 years which worked quite well for me at the first year of administration, but the effects popped off these few years.
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> the new combo treatment began 2 weeks ago; however, I still didn't notice any improvement for my anxiety. I'm going to ditch amisulpride and ask for upping the dosage of pristiq.
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> Do you think it is a wise move?I'm sorry you're not feeling well. The thing with Pristiq, at least in my own experience, this medication takes awhile before it really starts to work, longer than anything else I've ever been on. I'm pretty sure I was on it close to 8 weeks before I really started to feel better. I was having some anxiety at the time, but mainly it was a major depressive episode. It's a good medication, but 2 weeks just isn't long enough yet to assess whether this medication will work for you.
I don't know about the Abilify for anxiety. Do you have depression too? Low dose Abilify (2-5mg) is something commonly added to an antidepressant like Pristiq to treat severe depression.
I think Pristiq+Abilify is a good solid choice for treating severe depression, but if anxiety is your main symptom then I think there are better options that maybe your doctor could talk to you about. I personally like Lyrica for anxiety although if you are being treated in the U.S. then that is an "off label" indication. I've also had success with Remeron (mirtazapine) for depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
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