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Posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:06:01
well after replacing Cymbalta with Lexapro and stopping lamictal over 2 months and replacing klonopin with Ativan....felt like goinf crazy...dr gave me a strict order to stick to this regime for 2 weeks then he will see me....
back to 30 mg of Cymbalta...Lexapro gone.....restarted 25 mg of lamictal....1 mg of Ativan 3x daily very strict about this and added .25 trazadone for sleep....hoping to get back on track......will stick to this regime for the 2 weeks,,,,,wish me luck
Posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:09:34
In reply to on the verge of meltdown, posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:06:01
really have no choice but to try this ...life had become a disasterthe last four months with theses med switches...will worry about lowering the Ativan later
Posted by Tomatheus on June 30, 2015, at 15:45:14
In reply to on the verge of meltdown, posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:06:01
Joe,
I'm sorry to hear that you were doing as badly as you were on the medications that you were taking. I definitely hope that you'll be right about being able to get back "on track" soon with your current regimen. Good luck with everything.
Tomatheus
Posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:47:53
In reply to Re: on the verge of meltdown » joe f, posted by Tomatheus on June 30, 2015, at 15:45:14
thank you ...would the 3 ativans scare you....
Posted by Tomatheus on June 30, 2015, at 17:18:14
In reply to Re: on the verge of meltdown, posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:47:53
You're welcome, Joe. As far as the Ativan is concerned, I wouldn't say that taking 1 mg three times daily would scare me, but at the same time, I'd probably prefer to keep my dose as low as possible if I were taking Ativan so that when the process of discontinuing the medication arrives, it won't be quite as difficult as it might otherwise be.
How much Ativan were you taking previously? Does your doctor know about your recent medication changes?
Tomatheus
Posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 18:28:53
In reply to Re: on the verge of meltdown » joe f, posted by Tomatheus on June 30, 2015, at 17:18:14
yea he prescribes them all...was on 2 mg klonopin thenfluctated between 1.5 and 2 Ativan.....he is very vehement that he wants 3 until I get under control...your thoughts
Posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 18:31:07
In reply to Re: on the verge of meltdown » joe f, posted by Tomatheus on June 30, 2015, at 17:18:14
I,ve been on benzos 16 years so probably will never stop...usually 2.5 or 2.0 Ativan,,,,,but he insists on 3 this time......klonopin makes one a little more depressed.....tells me not to keep switching because they are really similiar
Posted by Tomatheus on June 30, 2015, at 19:03:51
In reply to Re: on the verge of meltdown, posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 18:31:07
Joe,
I definitely see your doctor's logic in having you take 1 mg of Ativan three times daily. From what I understand, taking 1 mg three times daily doesn't seem like an excessive dose, and there does seem to be some logic to prescribing you a little more than what you've been taking, given that you were on the verge of a meltdown, as you put it. Hopefully reducing your Ativan dose back to 2.5 mg or 2 mg daily shouldn't prove to be too difficult if you and your doctor end up going back down to a lower dose eventually. So, I'm not an expert by any means (so take what I write with a grain of salt), but I think that having you take 1 mg of Ativan three times daily for now makes sense. As much as I prefer keeping my doses of psychiatric medications low, I see the logic in your doctor's decision to have you take a little more Ativan than what you were taking previously.
Tomatheus
Posted by SLS on July 1, 2015, at 21:13:56
In reply to on the verge of meltdown, posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:06:01
> well after replacing Cymbalta with Lexapro and stopping lamictal over 2 months and replacing klonopin with Ativan....felt like goinf crazy...dr gave me a strict order to stick to this regime for 2 weeks then he will see me....
> back to 30 mg of Cymbalta...Lexapro gone.....restarted 25 mg of lamictal....1 mg of Ativan 3x daily very strict about this and added .25 trazadone for sleep....hoping to get back on track......will stick to this regime for the 2 weeks,,,,,wish me luck
Good luck. I hope the two weeks ends up being a good investment. It must be painful.
- Scott
Posted by Kirkglen on July 5, 2015, at 10:05:52
In reply to on the verge of meltdown, posted by joe f on June 30, 2015, at 15:06:01
Joe
I'm surprised with your med swapping. From a Cymbata to Lexapro. Then dumping Klonipin for Ativan.
Two totally different AD's and Lexapro did take me to insanity. Ativan is a short acting benzo vs Klonipin. When I was on it I went through withdrawals every day due to it's short half-life.
I'm a doc but I went through the exact trial you experiencing. Never improved...just worse.
I no longer trial anything but MAOI's
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