Paxil and lorazepam

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Avatar n tn i have had major anxiety for 4 yrs now to the point were i cant be elft alone again, and it is or i am letting it control my life i c drs i have just been switched or in the process of switching from paxil cr 50 mg daily to prozac and i take clonazepam. i c many take xanax. i have heard bad things about that. but i am wondering if prozac is a good med for really bad axiety and fears of dieing..everyday.
Avatar f tn Hi lou yes burning skin and burning in the head and chest pain and numbness and tingling starts in my face and continues through my body. My psy said give the medicine time 6 wks but I can't continue on this way it has to not be the right one for me. Been on it 3wks but weaned off of paxil and wasn't sure if it were paxil withdrawl or the lexapro affects.
Avatar f tn I am a 70 year old male and I've been taking Temazepam & Lorazepam for almost 10 years to help me sleep. At first, small dosages, as needed, and then increasingly larger dosages. I started with 0.5mg of Lorazepam about 5 years ago. It worked so well that I was getting 6 to 7 hours of restful sleep every time I took the medication. No hangover other ill effects, ever. I worked up my dosage to 3 mg nightly and suddenly in early September 2010, it stopped working.
Avatar m tn 0Mgs of Lorazepam and 300Mgs of Zoloft, that may be a problem. Your dosages on your Zoloft and Lorazepam are ultra low. No question in my mind that your safe. Nice thing about Benzos and SSRI's is that they play together nice and their is no bad interaction between the two. Just watch that Lorazepam my friend. It's a safe drug, but it has a way of making you want more and more the longer you take it. I am addicted to Benzos and I never thought it would happen to me.
Avatar n tn I did a bit of extra research, though, and it seems as if this drug can be very addictive and withdrawal symptoms quite severe. I also heard it can induce depression, which I think I may also have a mild case of, and even suicidal thoughts. I desperately want my anxiety issues to go away and currently see no end in sight to my difficulties, which is why I'm worried that if I start taking this, I might become overdependent.
Avatar f tn I was diagnosed with severe panic disorder with associated depression, agoraphobia, insomnia and generalized anxiety. I have for the past 3-4 years taken Valium Paxil and Xanax. Recently I was asked by my Primary to take a urinalysis. It showed the Valium and the metobolic breakdown, the Paxil wasn't tested for however my Xanax came up negative. I have absolutely no idea how that is possible as I take as directed.
Avatar f tn These symptoms are the exact symptoms that led me to klonopin and and AD 16 years ago. How long have you been on paxil? Could be that it is pooping out on you. I am currently weaning off my AD because I think the klonopin helps me more with my anxiety than the AD does. I also take a beta blocker which I am sure helps with anxiety. Hope this helps some.
Avatar m tn since the age of 15 i am on alot of antidepressants and one antipsychotic,im turning 22 this november...i take 10 mg paxil,5 mg zyprexa,0.5 mg lorazepam and 2.5 mg procyclidine daily 3 hours before sleeping...i drink on the weekends,or a beer or two on weekdays...im in university so alot of partying goes on and sometimes i do tend to drink alot while on my medications...
Avatar f tn I've gained 25 lbs in less than a year. I'm taking Prozac and lorazepam for OCD and anxiety. I know I can't get off the medicine yet but how do I lose the weight? I initially lost weight until I gained all and more weight back. Has anyone experienced this and have you done to help in losing weight?
Avatar f tn I suffered my first attack in 2005 then four years went by and I had what I call my first Panic Attack while driving. I was prescribed Paxil and took if for 3 weeks and felt great did even pay attention to the side effects. September of last year after a surgery while being ready to be discharged at the hospital I had another then another in November.
Avatar m tn 5 lorazepam and the doctor from the clinic said when it comes to anti depress and anxiety meds we should always start with a low dose and aim high he told me to take only half of the paxil (10mg).
Avatar f tn Things are complicated by the fact that I also two weeks ago started on 10 mg Lisinopril for hypertension. In late evening, my heart and pulse began to race. I then took a .5 mg Lorazepam but I continued to have these frightening symptoms for hours. Could it have been due not to side effects of the Lisinopril but to withdrawal from Lorazepam? How would I taper off such a low dose? Any feedback would be welcome.
Avatar f tn I was prescribed Lorazepam (along with 50 mg of Zoloft) about 5 years ago while going through a divorce. I have been on the Lorazepam ever since with my anxiety and panic slowly increasing with periods of "remission" or feeling better. I have been on doses of Lorazepam from .5 once a day to 3 mg a day. I recently got remarried and my husband and I would like to have a baby, but I know I need to get off of the Lorazepam before we do so.
Avatar n tn I've tried Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft and have had such bad side effects I had to stop them within a week. Is there anything else I could try? My anxiety is getting so out of hand I am becoming agoraphobic. Please help.
Avatar m tn I've been on Zoloft just 1 week so far. Today, I started feeling a little better. I read it can take up to a month to work. I cut my dose of Lorazepam in half to see how I would feel and so far so good. I've been to counseling for years. I think the Lorazepam caught up to me as I'm not getting the benefits I used to out of it. Hopefully, the Zoloft alone will work eventually. Thanks for responding!
1939417 tn?1324441619 Does anyone else have that symptom! It's like the only one that lingers for me and it makes me anxious even though I know that it is due to my panic disorder..try telling my brain that...I have had this disorder since I was 15, take 20mg paxil for it...just until recently the anxiety have manifested and has been really bad. I feel anxious all the time. I'm now taking lorazepam for the attacks but still have this ache in my arm?? WHY?
808293 tn?1238602183 Hey, I was just wondering if anybody out there is currently taking or has ever taken Lorazepam (ativan)...I am currently on it, and I only take it as needed, which is maybe once a day or once every other day... I have heard that it can be habit forming, and really don't want to add a chemical dependence on top of everything else... I have been on it for a little under 3 weeks...I take Celexa for the anxiety, also for the same amount of time. Has anybody taken Lorazepam for anxiety?
Avatar m tn I am on klonopin, however, I use only as needed which is once every couple of weeks (also on buspar and paxil daily). I do not know if there are less side effects than xanax. I do know, however, that xanax is only supposed to be prescribed for short term use and as needed. Klonopin is for long-term daily use. I am sure someone will post here to help you.
Avatar m tn Hello I have a question about two anxiety medications that I have been take for a very short period of time. I have always suffered from anxiety but never really took medicine for it until this past Sunday I had a terrible panic attack and had to go to the ER. The doctor gave me 1 tablet of lorazepam that was 1 mg. it wasn't really helping and she gave me 5 pills to take home.
Avatar m tn For example, in natural medicine the thing to add would be passionflower and hops or kava or something like that, which if they work will do what lorazepam does without the addiction problem. There would also be dietary and exercise and meditation changes involved, a whole body approach as opposed to a one remedy cures all approach.
Avatar f tn I was prescibed lorazepam in a 0.5mg dose and I've been taking it once a day in the morning (when my anxiety is bad), and I've been on it for about 2 weeks now. I'm scared to keep taking it in fear of withdrawals. Do I need to taper now or is the dose I've been taking for this time still safe to stop immediately? If I need to taper it how do I do that?
Avatar f tn Is it,and How, dangerous is it to take Percocets and Lorazepam together? My hysband takes both for back pain. He is also on an antidepressant......Should I be concerned?????
467977 tn?1262714747 Hey there - I takes a few weeks before those icky side effects ware off. When I started Zoloft a few months ago I felt nasty especially the first week. I was supposed to double my dose after 7 days but since I was having the side effects two different Dr.s told me not to double it until I got used to it. I too, was terrified to make my side effects worse by taking a higher dose.......
Avatar m tn I really trying to see which one would be better for me. I have pretty bad anxiety, I can hardly ever go out and when I do I'm scared and when there is a lot of people I feel like I'm about to lose it. I don't feel myself, when I'm talking it don't feel like it's me talking and I just feel like I'm in a dream like state. I take lorazepam 1 mg which makes me feel good and last about 4-5 hrs with no side effects other then just being a little sleepy.
396099 tn?1216254986 I wanted to check in with you and see how your switch from Lexapro to Zoloft went/is going. I am making the switch myself and have been weaning off Lexapro and onto Zoloft. Right now, I'm taking 10mg of Lexapro and 37.5 mg of Zoloft with 1 mg of Lorazepam 2x a day (to help get over the hump of changing). I have noticed that since I am overlapping AND taking the Lorazepam, I have little desire to interact with anyone AND the sex drive is completely dead. How are you doing now on Zoloft?
Avatar m tn my symptoms are tremors, sweaty hands and feet, dry eyes, rapid heartbeat, tight chest,i can even feel my heartbeat through my left arm, dry throat, headaches, shortness of breath, restlessness tingling in my fingertips. The doctors put me on metoprolol lorazepam and sertaline an anti depressent about ten months ago my weight was 235-240 lbs i know weigh 170 lbs. It started about two weeks ago and even with the meds my heart feels like its going to explode.
Avatar n tn i have only been on lorazepam 2mg tads for 8 months and im not afraid to go to sllep or be by nyself!! i only take it so i wont get sick!! how can i stop taking it???