Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 8083

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Anxiety induced by SSRI's

Posted by Laurie on July 1, 1999, at 0:07:39

I have tried Celexa 20 mg., Paxil 20 mg, Prozac 5 mg.
and Zoloft 12.5 mg. and each time within 1 to 4 days
I get anxiety, ranging from nervousness to full-blown
panic attacks. The last attempt was one week ago on
only 12.5 mg. of Zoloft, I actually thought I might
hallucinate! I think my doctor has given up. . .
Should I even attempt Luvox?

 

Re: Anxiety induced by SSRI's

Posted by jim on July 1, 1999, at 15:40:32

In reply to Anxiety induced by SSRI's, posted by Laurie on July 1, 1999, at 0:07:39

> I have tried Celexa 20 mg., Paxil 20 mg, Prozac 5 mg.
> and Zoloft 12.5 mg. and each time within 1 to 4 days
> I get anxiety, ranging from nervousness to full-blown
> panic attacks. The last attempt was one week ago on
> only 12.5 mg. of Zoloft, I actually thought I might
> hallucinate! I think my doctor has given up. . .
> Should I even attempt Luvox?
I have benn on luvox close to a year and felt that paxil is much better than luvox I just quit luvox yesterday in an attemp to reduce medication. A good combo that i used for 5 months with out one major panic attack has been paxil at 40, trazadone at 50,and luvox at 50. I am not a doctor but i feel you need to have one primary medication not "a little of this and a little of that." I have a history of hospital trips and ekg's because of panic and generalized anxiety and paxil is the most effective.

 

Re: Anxiety induced by SSRI's

Posted by anna on July 10, 1999, at 12:17:10

In reply to Anxiety induced by SSRI's, posted by Laurie on July 1, 1999, at 0:07:39

sometimes anxiety is only a transitory phase and stops after a week or two. Try and hang in there for a bit longer with one of them maybe using an anti anxiety pill in the interim. I think Paxil is meant to be a good anti anxiety antidepressant so maybe try that one again. good luck and dont give up cos its worth it when you find the right one. Anna

 

Re: Anxiety induced by SSRI's

Posted by Robin on July 12, 1999, at 16:11:09

In reply to Anxiety induced by SSRI's, posted by Laurie on July 1, 1999, at 0:07:39

> I have tried Celexa 20 mg., Paxil 20 mg, Prozac 5 mg.
> and Zoloft 12.5 mg. and each time within 1 to 4 days
> I get anxiety, ranging from nervousness to full-blown
> panic attacks. The last attempt was one week ago on
> only 12.5 mg. of Zoloft, I actually thought I might
> hallucinate! I think my doctor has given up. . .
> Should I even attempt Luvox?

I wouldn't try Luvox if I were you! If so many SSRI's have had the same effect on you, then Luvox probably will too. It is interesting that Celexa caused anxiety, since it is supposed to more carefully target the serotonin receptors and leave other receptors alone (which are generally responsible for the side effects of these types of drugs). I would have suspected that the other meds were affecting your norepinephrine, and leading to anxiety... but Celexa is supposed to not bother the noradrenergic system as much. Maybe you don't need more "serotonin"; maybe you have too much serotonin--it's possible to get the same set of symptoms from too little of a neurotransmitter and too much of the same neurotransmitter. There are blood tests and a spinal fluid test which provide hints about the possible amount of serotonin in your systems. I don't know why you've been prescribed SSRI's (compulsivity, anxiety, depression, etc), but that might indicate the next way to go. Have the older cyclic antidpressants been tried by you? They typically have more side effects however than SSRI's. Or you could try much smaller doses than typical and raise it very slowly over time to allow your body to adjust. Good luck.


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