celexa with ativan

First, pharmacists don't know anything about natural remedies. They don't get trained in them. Second, yes, if you're on Ativan, don't take GABA -- the Ativan is already targeting GABA. Don't take the taurine either. There are ways to take natural relaxants along with benzos, but if you're not expert in natural medicine I wouldn't play around.

I am also taking ativan .5mg 3 times a day to help alleviate some of the side affects until Celexa kicks in. Can anyone tell me how long it will take for the Celexa to begin to work on my anxiety. I wake up feeling anxious and nauseated. Does it really take 4-6 weeks for this medication to kick in? Would be great if anyone has any advice on this.

I am not familiar with celexa, but my mom takes it, and it seems to help her. Ativan is a fast-acting benzodiazepine that will kick in about 20 min. This will keep you calm for about four hours. If you doc prescribed both, then its okay to take both as directed. Ativan, like i said, is a bezo, and all benzos can be addictive. Never, ever take more than doc says. And if your doc wants to take you off of it, you MUST taper, less and less each week until none.

He didn't really say much. Just upped my dosage of Celexa, gave me more ativan and ordered some blood work. I'm supposed to call my regular physician on Monday.

I have depression and anxiety aalong with BPD and worked very hard with my doctor to find a med combo that would work for me. We finally settled on Lexapro 40 mgs. and Seroquel 300 mgs a day. I was doing great on this plan until January the first when medicaid in my state changed their formulary and will no longer pay for either of these drugs. Now I am on 60mgs of Celexa a day and my anxiety is through the roof. I cannot even function.

I find I am feeling worse and worse with each dosage increase. I also take Ativan which helps greatly with the anxiety. I would like to start weaning off the Celexa gradually but am not sure how to go about doing this. I am confident that the Ativan is what I require for the anxiety. As well, 5 years ago I suffered bilateral Pulmonary Embolisms (after having a PICC line removed after 6 months), is it true that Celexa can cause blood clots and PE's?

ve been struggling for a long time with anxiety. I have tried CBT twice a week for nine months with Ativan as needed. I was a lot better but still not stable. I cannot sleep through the night without anxiety/panic attacks. And the morning is the worst. I just started 5 mg celexa 4 weeks ago and my doctor wanted me to increase my ativan to help with anxiety. It seems like whenever I take too much, I feel sick and loopy. And, it is not that effective for me with dleep.

He has decided to gradually up the Celexa again and ween me off the Ativan. this is 3 days later and i am home from school with dizziness and nausea. From what I read that is normal withdrawal, and i'm certain it will pass. However, my question is if the Celexa was bad to bring up the first time, will it necessarily have the same result months later? If anyone has any information on this medication please help me, i'm a little worried!

t want to get addicted but the Zoloft has not kicked in and I am in a current breakdown and the Ativan helps yes I have a psychiatrist and therapist taking it day by day but celexa works really great for a few of my close family members so wondering if I should switch and very concerned about the Ativan gives me anxiety to take my anxiety medicine waiting for the Zoloft hoping as meds start to work I will not feel the need to take the Ativan but it literally scares me to death... ahh help...

but when I woke up today, the numb feeling/tingling has returned (it seems happen when the ativan wears off). Is it possible to have withdrawal symptoms after having taken celexa for only 2 weeks?! Any insight would be appreciated!

Well my regular family physician in Minnesota ---who I will be delivering with as I am moving back to my home area around Christmas---put me on Celexa and back on the Ativan as needed. The Celexa did not work out very well for me giving me thoughts Ive never had before..and was unsettling so I quit taking them, but currently do still take the ativan. He has me on .5 mg up to twice a day as needed. I understand that Ativan is a class d drug and is reported NOT safe pregnancy.

Ask your doctor if you can take xanax with celexa. IDK if ativan would work for you cuz I know people who take celexa and take ativan when needed. I was on celexa for 4 years and it worked great. better than any other med I tried.

I tried many SSRI's including Lexapro. I ended up with Celexa because it had the least side-effects(for me) and it didn't give me insomnia. At first it made me a little fuzzy and definitely sleepy. I still found it too stimulating to take at night and ended up taking it in the AM. Most people do take it at night, but it's personal preference. Give it at least two weeks before you make any decisions about quitting it. It took about a month to really knock my anxiety down.

Are you saying you were put on Abilify before you were put on Celexa? Because if you've only been on Celexa a few days, Abilify wouldn't be appropriate. It's only a last resort medication because of its side effect profile and because it isn't known to work by itself, only in combination with another med. If, for example, you have depression, and you're on medication and its helping but not quite enough and you've tried everything else, that's what Abilify is for.

lexapro pooped out after many years. i am menopausal and having severe anxiety attacks. ativan for temp. since it's highly addictive. what is better celexa vs zoloft. am confused and scared on stopping ativan and lexapro then adding another med on top of it all. plus i gotta go back to work after the labor day weekend.

I went on Wellbutrin for 2 months, and got only mild relief (while taking ativan in the morning and afternoon) until about 4 pm each day, when the fog would come in a rush and there was no way to fight it without more ativan. Celexa gave me a break from my depression, and as my doctor predicted, it allowed me to remember what it felt like to be happy again.

t doing a good enough job, so they added Wellbutrin, still with the Ativan. The Ativan stopped working, so they replaced that with Klonopin. And added Guanfacine for nightmares. I got fed up and recently switched psychiatrists. Anyway, Celexa is supposed to be a good choice for people with prominent anxiety along with depression (also, it has very few side effects-- probably the best of the SSRI's as far as that goes), so I'd give it a chance.

I also take Ativan which helps greatly with the anxiety. I would like to start weaning off the Celexa gradually but am not sure how to go about doing this. I am confident that the Ativan is what I require for the anxiety. As well, 5 years ago I suffered bilateral Pulmonary Embolisms (after having a PICC line removed after 6 months), is it true that Celexa can cause blood clots and PE's? I really dont trust what I read on the internet other than this site.

I'm a 39 male with major depression and GAD. I take Celexa 40mg, Ativan 1mg, and Trazodone 100mg at bedtime. But the meds don't seem to work for my insomina. Can I add unisom or not a good idea to take also? I hate call my dr. tommorrow and tell him the meds aren't working for me. I have taken Ativan, Trazodone, and unisom to help me sleep before. My doc switch the Celexa from morning to nighttime tonight. And I was taking Ativan 3x a day now only at night or when needed.

My doctor thinks so and prescribed some Ativan and Celexa. I think I fell the affects of the Celexa because I feel like Im in a good mood most of the time. Im still having chest pains and my heart rate will increase for no apparent reason. Sometimes both hands will turn purple colors now. So Celexa has helped my mood but not my symptoms. Whats wrong with me?

Before I started Celexa several years ago I fell into a deep depersonalization. Nothing felt real. I was on autopilot all day everyday. The Celexa seemed to help and I have since stopped taking it. I have days that I feel like a zombie and everything appears surreal but not like it was. I hope you start feeling better very quickly.

Just started ativan last night and I can barely stay awake today..also on ativan and abilfy..is this normal will the drowiness go away?

I didn't even know I had grown dependent on these things?! i took them for 2 months and HATED them. i stopped abruptly and it took me days to figure out what happened?! Well, it's day 8 and I STILL have profound chills and sweats, diarrhea and a dark, gloomy depression with anxiety (THIS IS NOT ME!) My question now is- WHEN will these things start to subside? i went to er yest and they told me no no no ultram isn't addictive- i got angry and I told them what time it was.........

I started to feel really in the dumps and had some anxiety so I went to the doctors and told her that I didn't think the welbutrin was cutting it. So she decided to put me on 40mg of celexa and 1mg of ativan for "bad" panic attacks she told me to stop the welbutrin and start the celexa the next day. So that night I took one ativan and then the next morning I took the celexa. This threw my mind crazy.

Well, the doctor took my off the Celexa because of all of the negative side effects after almost 6 weeks at such a low dose. She wants me to wait 2-3 weeks and we will try something else. Onto the next one I guess :-( hoping something will help! I've tried everything the past four years invluding almost a year of twice a week CBT therapy with barely any meds which has been the only thing that stabilized me.

he didnt seem to care or understand the severity of my symptoms. i talkd with my primary and he attempted to ween me off the ativan because he felt it was the best thing to do and i was ok for awhile but now am losing my mind! all my symptoms have returned,i feel shortness of breath i wake in the middle of the night and my heart is pounding..i am scared to death but am trying to deal. i dont want to hurtmy baby either..

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