Recommendations for antidepressant?
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Hi,I've been on an anxiety med prescribed by my doctor for years. Long story short he has retired. Now every doctor I see doesn't want to subscribe an anxiety med,even though it helped me live a normal life for years. They want me to taper off it and consider an anti depressant,family members have nothing but issues from them..strange symptoms when starting them and then later they too had to taper off them. just what I need when I'm anxiety ridden to begin with. Anyway is there one you've tried for anxiety with few side affects? I am really apprehensive,thanks so much! By the way I have generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks. Also considering CBD oil,I'm from the U.S and it's legal where I am.
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jo77908 lee12629
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hi im in uk and anxiety medicine is exactly the same as antidepressants so there is no need to worry its all the same just the doctor's use for different things let me know how you get on
julie24467 lee12629
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Hi. I'm from the US too and have dealt with the same problem. The only thing that helped me was Ativan but my doctor doesn't want to give me more than 10 pills a month for fear of getting dependent. he has tried me on other meds such as Hydroxyzine, which is basically an Antihistamine so it just makes you groggy all day like benadryl. He tried me on Zoloft and I didnt like the side effects. At this point I'm just trying to manage it on my own using the Hydroxyzine, which sucks cause I always feel lethargic and dont want to work or clean at home because of it. I tried CBD oil, I didnt feel like it worked but I have really bad anxiety and almost daily panic attacks. It may work for you if your anxiety isn't as bad as mine. Wish I could be of more help.
magmag1116 lee12629
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Hi Lee:
Are you meaning that you are on benzodiazepams when you mention about anxiety meds ? I have panic disorder and depression and I have been taking Lyrica , propananol , mirtazipine, lexapro , ativan and valium. Both Mirtazipine and Lexapro are antidepressants. They helped me on my anxiety and depression. From my own experience, fluoxetine has the least side effects for me, but you got to understand that everyone reacts differently to different antidepressants.
lee12629 magmag1116
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yes,I was on alpraezolam.
magmag1116 lee12629
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you need to be very careful on your taper. please be very slow on that. there are supporting groups on facebook about tapering off benzos. you may message me privately if you want me to invite you. 4 years ago i tapered off my lorazepam too fast that i need to be hospitalized. What mg are you on ?
jmarti41 lee12629
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I'm curious what the doc had you on for anxiety? I know Paxil and Lexapro are used for anxiety disorders but I haven't tried those in years. I was on Citalopram recently but I didn't like the side effects I was getting from it. Scared to try anything else.
lee12629 jmarti41
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my old Dr. had me on the alpraezolam, now the doctors where I live are hardly writing scripts for it any more,so after having a med that did work, I now have to taper off of it. Scarey for me.