Can anyone help me please ?
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hello. im suffering from severe anxiety about the the corona virus so much to the point where im trembling everyday. i. taking 40mg of prozac which usually helps but sometimes i need something else aswell to help. i was taking xanax and the doctor took me off them for fear if addiction and prescribed lyrica instead. has anyone here taking these two medicines together and have they helped? Also any side effects to lyrica. is it ok to take with prozac ? thanks all
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LIB3RTY rachel_35350
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I have terrible anxiety brought on by the Pandemic too. I started self medicating with Benzos at first before switching to Pregabalin out of fear of Benzo withdrawal.
I am not on Prozac (may be in the next few days though) so I can't comment. I imagine that the two could potentiate side effects since both can affect balance, mood and sleep. That said it may not be a bad combo, I could see them being complimentary in fact. Bare in mind I am not a Dr or anything though.
Oh and BTW, stay away from Benzos. Any relief I got from them was very temporary and when I stopped the anxiety came back twice as bad.
rachel_35350 LIB3RTY
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hi thanks for your reply. im wondering does it work like xanax ? is there any side effects. im a bit nervous about trying it
LIB3RTY rachel_35350
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Sorry for the late reply, I only just noticed the notification bell at the top of the screen.
In my experience Pregabalin does offer about the same relief as Xanax but it is just as addictive and comes with a "drunk" feeling and loss of motor control. I really, really encourage you to do therapy if you can because I am having a really hard time trying to wean myself off of this medication. I am down to just 37.5mg per night and even at this low a dose find it impossible to get off of. I am going down to 25mg per night next week and know I am going to be quite ill until my body gets used to the reduced dose.