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Increase of Lustral help needed

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georgi49993
georgi49993

I have been slowly increasing my Lustral disease and now on 75mg and have been for 5 days. My anxiety has gone through the roof and I know my gp will want to push it up again on Friday.

I take lorazepam to sleep but today I am very jittery and shaky. I have no appetite and lost a lot for weight.

Any help would be great

Oh also has anyone used Lyrica?

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  • tess33005
    tess33005 georgi49993

    Posted

    Welcome, Georgi.

    Lustral can take up to three months to kick in properly and make you feel better.

    Do discuss this with your GP. You may indeed need a higher dose.

    What dose of lorazepam are you on?

    Love Tess xx

    • georgi49993
      georgi49993 tess33005

      Posted

      Hi Tess

      I take .625 mg at night so a quarter of a 2.5mg tablet

      It makes me feel very heady the next day though even on such a small amount.

      Thanks

    • tess33005
      tess33005 georgi49993

      Posted

      Wow. That wouldn't put an ant to sleep.

      Anyway, I realised that I didn't answer your question about pregabalin (Lyrica.)

      I haven't taken it myself but I've nursed people who have. It does help with anxiety and improves the appetite.

      Oh, by the way, I'm on sertraline (Lustral) myself and i had to get up to 200mg before I started to feel better. I am shortly going to ask my GP to taper me off the sertraline as I am no longer depressed.

      Love Tess. xx

    • georgi49993
      georgi49993 tess33005

      Posted

      Ha ha I do get to sleep on that dose and I'm not tiny!

      I'm going to ask my Dr about Lyrica and see what she says.....not that I have much faith in her! Oh and it's expensive apparently!

      Thanks Tess x

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