Serzone and anxiety

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Avatar f tn After stopping serzone for anxiety, my husband had a reaction of severe insomnia after trying Lexapro for 3 days. His doctor suggested bipolar and put him on Zyprexa but is weaning him down gradually. He's on 7.5 mg currently. What side effects can we expect if he doesn't really have bipolar (which is our opinion) from this medication? We know the most common ones, but what if he is not truly bipolar? I can't wait for him to get off of it, but he is sleeping soundly again.
1432927 tn?1283546704 t be afraid to ramp up slowly. Talk to your doc about it too. There are many choices for anxiety and it takes trial and error to get the right combo. I suggest Nefazodone (Serzone) in a light dose at first, ramp to 150mg BID, Serzone doesn't have any any of the side effects of Paxil. There are known liver side effects for Serzone though and must be carefully considered with current liver function + follow liver functions while on it.
Avatar n tn I had NO side effects back then. My doc is thinking we will try serzone. Does serzone work similar to remeron? If remeron works will serzone likely work when all these others just make me worse? I'm so frustrated.
Avatar n tn Hi, everyone is differen't - What works for you or others did not work for me, the ONLY relief I got from my Major Vegatative Depression was Serzone, and only 200mg a day at that, that is all I ever took. I tried, Paxil, and laid awake literally for 2 weeks straight, tried Zoloft, Noritryptaline, Pamelor, Triavil ( Trilofon ?
1115705 tn?1258815104 She wants me off any sort of benzo except for possibly .5 mg to use as PRN and to switch the Serzone to Celexa. The Serzone has black box warnings about liver issues and is banned in many countires. But, overall it did give me my life back. There seems to be trend in my area against the use of benzos. I am hoping to hang around here a bit as we slowly step through this process. The wean down from Klonopin began three nights ago with generic Remeron being the subsitue.
Avatar m tn I'm at my wits end here. I've been suffering from sleep issues for about a week. I used to sleep like a rock for 7-10 hours a night uninterrupted. Over the past 2 weeks I've been having some major issues. I had a health scare, and thought I was going deaf. A petty thing, really. I poked a cloth too far in my ear, and plugged wax into the inner ear canal. A walk-in clinic visit later, and I was seemingly fine, even for the next day or 2. Then, the sleep issues started.
484508 tn?1290010544 Ok, I go back to my doctor because I am having horrible anxiety.....mostly because I think I tried to taper from .5 mg of Klonopin too quickly...still looking for that answer. He tells me to start back on Prozac which I have done 2 other times. The only symptom I got before was the "Yawns" This time after day 4, I got hit in the middle of the night with horrible anxiety, agitiation, pacing and I was sweating profusely. I took my .
Avatar n tn t realize it costs $15 to answer NEW questions in this forum. Yes these drugs are keeping my post-viral neuralgia and anxiety symptoms at bay. And I have weaned myself down to 15mg Paxil from 30mg over time. I've also lost 20 of my 50 "Paxil pounds." Good luck to everyone out there with these same issues! I've attempted Wellbutrin and couldn't tolerate the side effects, but I know many people who take it and love it.
Avatar m tn Turns out it is BARDS and slight damage has been done. You want to watch how this progresses and follow up if it doesn't do away with the med changes.
Avatar n tn Does Serzone cause weight gain and how does it affect your sex drive. This is my first time on this forum and looking for some answers.
Avatar f tn If you have generalized anxiety, how about Buspar? Non addicting and takes about 2 weeks to get titrated levels but I heard it works for some. I am on Wellbutrin and am fighting to keep the weight on. Everyone is different. Good luck. I KNOW how you feel.
Avatar f tn Had eyes and ears checked, many blood tests and all are clear...have tried anxiety medication also and none were effective. Anyone else also suffering from the same condition?
Avatar n tn t like xanex or believe in it for long term. However, some people (like me) find that xanex is the only drug that helps for anxiety and panic attacks. Are you saying that you are taking this medication strictly for blood pressure? If that is the case, the doctor might want to wean you SLOWLY off this medication and use something else that you haven't tried before to help your blood pressure. One thing that I find that helps blood pressure and is less addicting is Trazadone.
Avatar m tn with no deppression i am now feeling deppressed and i think it is from a melatonine/5-htp combo, i know it is a seratonine uptake drug but i was on Serzone for 17 days and it made me extremely suicidal so could 5-htp be the cause?
Avatar f tn s np and he does not understand these matters anyway. Usually the ep deals with folks like us on a daily basis and understands the worry and anxiety that goes with run away heart rhythm without any notice. I find that I am constantly thinking about what I am are feeling physically and if my heart is going to palpate or stop or what!! I think if it were me I would try to find a caring gp and explain what you are going through. My thoughts are with you.
563594 tn?1309583132 m not feeling right. Not even an anxiety issue, just the dizziness and sensitivity to light and sound, almost out of body feeling.. weird! I can't wait to be done with this, but I don't want to feel like this. I feel like everyones looking at me weird at work and stuff.. I've told some of them whats up with me so they understand, however I don't think you can really understand unless you've been through it.
Avatar m tn It usually takes a good 4-6 weeks in order to see the full benefits and one of the side affects is hightened anxiety. I had it myself but I perservered through it with the help of this forum and some klonopin as needed. For the most part, you are going to have side affects with anything you take including the SSRIs. From what I have read, the SSRIs have the most sexual side affects but only a very, very small percentage of people that go off of them retain those sexual side affects.
484508 tn?1290010544 I have a hard time with meds....Finally the doc thinks I have an anxiety disorder, after thinking originally it was a mood disorder. What he calls hypomania, racing heart, agitation, fear, panic and intrusive worried thoughts-not pleasant at all. So he started me on Celexa. The first day I felt too good, like it was a miracle drug, and I got worried, so I cut back to 5 mg and this overwhelming anxiety hit and I had to take a Klonopin on day 3.
Avatar m tn Im mad for all those ppl and and docs treating me like I was crazy when I felt something was wrong. and low and behold !!!!yea I have anxiety ,but I dont know if the anxiety and pills caused this or my heart acting up caused the anxiety ???????? I mean who wouldnt be scared Im on xanax 4 mg ,200mg lopressor , prilosec daily I have taken all the benzos , had buspar ,serzone,paxil (it sucked) fell my life has been taken over by fear . now I cant sleep and I want to eat all the time .
Avatar m tn I have been having progressively worsening visual symptoms for years now. It started off as only visual symptoms, limited to my left eye. Just before I went on Serzone for depression, they started to get worse. I would see flashes/streaks of light, ghosting, halo's around backlit objects, increased floaters, the odd inability to maintain focus when looking anyone in the eye. And not for nervous reasons. Over the last few years, the previous symptoms have evolved into new ones which follow.
404138 tn?1308941656 Its really my anxiety that does it and if my anxiety wasnt so bad I would not touch it. I can go days without it, weeks, I went a WHOLE MONTH without it, but that whole month I didnt do much of anything. I did really well one day I went to the mall with my bf...and I was okay, my anxiety was ok and therefore I didnt go running for a drink. I feel horrible. Like a horrible person, but I feel so much better when I do it but then afterwards I have SOOO much guilt. I dont know how else to feel ok.
Avatar f tn I agree with Greenlydia that you should find a primary care physician so that they can get to know you and help you with your anxiety and also get to the bottom of you kidney infections. I used to get bladder infections and then kidney infections when I drank a lot of cokes. I drink lots of water and juice now and rarely have a coke. I was hospitalized twice as a child to see why I had kidney infections all the time.
Avatar f tn I am suffering from depression but I have Long Qt and am obese , diabetic and have svt's my GP has been unable to find any medication that is suitable - do you have any suggestions?
Avatar n tn I have experienced withdrawl from every AD medication that I have ever taken, this includes Zoloft, Serzone, and Cymbalta just to name a few. I agree, it is a very nasty feeling. I get very light headed and experience Vertigo really bad during withdrawl. Headaches and nausa are also very common. Trust me it gets better, but it takes anywhere from 1 to 3 months before improvement is realized.
Avatar n tn She is naseaus, feel full after eating very little, pain right after eating, has headaches after exercise, and her taste has been off. An ultrasound was done and all was found was a liver hemangioma. She has been on acid blockers for the last week but they aren't really working. The doctor says it wouldn't be the hemangioma causing pain. Any help is appreciated. I am afraid the doctors will just try to send us on our way with no answers to this.