Re: New - Lexapro/Xanax question

[Guest guest]

IMHO anyone taking any of these medications is still going to " feel " . I

think everyone expects that with the medication it will make each day steady

and full of confidence...not going to happen. I think the pills make

everyone look at each day with a microscope and if any other " feelings " come

up the worst it always expected which just isn't the case. All in all the

medication is just an aide and what's needed is to get right with each

person's faith and mind....

New - Lexapro/Xanax question

> Hi all - I am very new to all of this. I thought I was just fine

> until I had a major crash and burn ( " nervous breakdown " ) the

> beginning of February. I was suffering from pretty major depression

> and my psychiatrist also diagnosed me with GAD which he says I have

> had for a long time. As I get healthier and feel more normal, I'm

> beginning to understand his diagnosis better.

>

> Anyway, by the beginning of Feb., I was a complete wreck. I

> couldn't do a thing. The anxiety was overwhelming and I was sure I

> was going to die. My gp started me on Zoloft (25, then 50 mg)

> and .25 mg Xanax " as needed " . After a couple of weeks, I was

> switched to 20 mg Celexa with 1mg Xanax 2x/day " as needed " . The

> problem was that I always " needed " the xanax but the doctor had told

> me to get off it asap. I finally went to a psychiatrist who made

> the GAD/Depression diagnosis. He switched me to Lexapro which he

> has gradually increased to 30mg and Xanax - .5mg AM & 1mg PM. After

> the last increase a couple of weeks ago, I felt great for a while

> but now I'm beginning to feel irritable and a little anxious in the

> late afternoon. Then today I woke up feeling kind of keyed up and

> blah. Is it normal to start slipping a little as you adjust to the

> meds? It has been so great to feel steady and " normal " lately. I

> never realized how messed up I was before - LOL. I guess I'm just

> starting to feel a little discouraged. I just found this board

> yesterday so I thought I'd ask about your experiences.

>

> Thanks for listening.

>

> Tammy

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

USE EXTREME CAUTION with Xanax...It is great for instant relief of

panic attacks but is Very Habit forming and the body forms tolerance

very quickly wanting you to " take more " DO NOT!!!!

It sounds like you may be getting a little rebound anxiety as the

body comes down from the xanax,,,,it has a very short half life and

spikes upward then downward...I am not knocking it because i took

it!! Just be careful...please!

jeff

> Hi all - I am very new to all of this. I thought I was just fine

> until I had a major crash and burn ( " nervous breakdown " ) the

> beginning of February. I was suffering from pretty major

depression

> and my psychiatrist also diagnosed me with GAD which he says I

have

> had for a long time. As I get healthier and feel more normal, I'm

> beginning to understand his diagnosis better.

>

> Anyway, by the beginning of Feb., I was a complete wreck. I

> couldn't do a thing. The anxiety was overwhelming and I was sure

I

> was going to die. My gp started me on Zoloft (25, then 50 mg)

> and .25 mg Xanax " as needed " . After a couple of weeks, I was

> switched to 20 mg Celexa with 1mg Xanax 2x/day " as needed " . The

> problem was that I always " needed " the xanax but the doctor had

told

> me to get off it asap. I finally went to a psychiatrist who made

> the GAD/Depression diagnosis. He switched me to Lexapro which he

> has gradually increased to 30mg and Xanax - .5mg AM & 1mg PM.

After

> the last increase a couple of weeks ago, I felt great for a while

> but now I'm beginning to feel irritable and a little anxious in

the

> late afternoon. Then today I woke up feeling kind of keyed up and

> blah. Is it normal to start slipping a little as you adjust to

the

> meds? It has been so great to feel steady and " normal " lately. I

> never realized how messed up I was before - LOL. I guess I'm just

> starting to feel a little discouraged. I just found this board

> yesterday so I thought I'd ask about your experiences.

>

> Thanks for listening.

>

> Tammy

[Guest guest]

Well Said!!!

Jeff

> IMHO anyone taking any of these medications is still going

to " feel " . I

> think everyone expects that with the medication it will make each

day steady

> and full of confidence...not going to happen. I think the pills

make

> everyone look at each day with a microscope and if any

other " feelings " come

> up the worst it always expected which just isn't the case. All in

all the

> medication is just an aide and what's needed is to get right with

each

> person's faith and mind....

>

>

> New - Lexapro/Xanax question

>

>

> > Hi all - I am very new to all of this. I thought I was just fine

> > until I had a major crash and burn ( " nervous breakdown " ) the

> > beginning of February. I was suffering from pretty major

depression

> > and my psychiatrist also diagnosed me with GAD which he says I

have

> > had for a long time. As I get healthier and feel more normal,

I'm

> > beginning to understand his diagnosis better.

> >

> > Anyway, by the beginning of Feb., I was a complete wreck. I

> > couldn't do a thing. The anxiety was overwhelming and I was

sure I

> > was going to die. My gp started me on Zoloft (25, then 50 mg)

> > and .25 mg Xanax " as needed " . After a couple of weeks, I was

> > switched to 20 mg Celexa with 1mg Xanax 2x/day " as needed " . The

> > problem was that I always " needed " the xanax but the doctor had

told

> > me to get off it asap. I finally went to a psychiatrist who made

> > the GAD/Depression diagnosis. He switched me to Lexapro which he

> > has gradually increased to 30mg and Xanax - .5mg AM & 1mg PM.

After

> > the last increase a couple of weeks ago, I felt great for a while

> > but now I'm beginning to feel irritable and a little anxious in

the

> > late afternoon. Then today I woke up feeling kind of keyed up

and

> > blah. Is it normal to start slipping a little as you adjust to

the

> > meds? It has been so great to feel steady and " normal " lately.

I

> > never realized how messed up I was before - LOL. I guess I'm

just

> > starting to feel a little discouraged. I just found this board

> > yesterday so I thought I'd ask about your experiences.

> >

> > Thanks for listening.

> >

> > Tammy

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >