Posted by Mercedes on December 13, 2003, at 12:43:55
In reply to Re:Thanks Dr. Bob blocked for week, posted by NightOwl_Trisha on December 12, 2003, at 19:53:32
Trisha, I couln't agree with you more on the positive's about xanex. Your experience sounds simalar to mine. I've been on it for over 7 year's, and have heard all the lectures of it being addictive. I was given it for PTSD, then the anxiety, the agoraphobia, the jumping at every little sound, or someone creeping up on me, I was a total disaster, and it saved my life too, as I was ready to "escape" life altogether, if you know what I mean. I was able to 'function' on xanex, unlike some AD's.
I can identify with Effexor withdrawal also. I identified it as swallowing a whole porqpine and with every movement of my body, face, eye's, the spikes would exit..horrible in MY case. And paralyzing nightmare's, YUK is right. It took me 5 weeks to get off it, and that was with the help of xanex. There were good thing about effexor, like I wasn't taking as much xanex. (Also on 3 mgs) Had to quit E, though due to high BP, blurry vision, etc. I worry more about permanent damage from Effexor xr, like memory prob, clouded thinking, loss of words, intellect...etc.
Now i'm on Lexapro also, I think I'm on my 3rd week. No side effects that I can tell yet.
I wish I could say my health was fine. While withdrawing from E, was given paxil, was also starting Topamax for siezure's (which I've never been diagnosed with seizure's) and was given the OK prior to this by MD, to take the herbal Green Tea, which is a no-no with HBP. I found out the hard way, cause the combination of all those landed me with chest pains and having to take Nitro. I'm off paxil and Topomax, and Green Tea, just X, and L and HBP med, and..........
Glad to hear about your experience though. Oh, I was just prescribed the xanex XR, haven't picked it up yet, so is it better than the reg. one? Do you feel any different. I'm a little med-phobic after the chest pain ordeal.
Mercedes
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