Ativan and cymbalta

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Avatar m tn i currently take cymbalta 60 mm once a day 2 mg kolipin in morning and 1 mg at night and now dr has put on 1mg ativan as needed. does anyone have any thoughts.
429209 tn?1224166589 Our Sub doctor was going to give Magi a script for it, but then changed her mind and put her on Cymbalta, because it helps with pain. I would just make sure you take it as prescribed and remind your doctor your taking it.
Avatar n tn I have been on Wellbutrin off and on for 10 years, on Cymbalta for 4-5 years and Geodon for 4 years. I have been on Geodon 40 mg at times, but recently for the last year or so, on 20 mg. Recently, my psychiatrist bumped me up to 40 mg again. It seems like the last time I was on 40 mg, I also had anxiety and obsessive thoughts. I was just wondering if anyone else had the same experience with Geodon, since that is the only thing that has changed recently.
Avatar n tn It would be doubtful that cymbalts for a month would cause any probs...ativan however could be..i took cymbalta for 2 months and had bad side effects so I nquit it takes a month or more for the drug to really take eaffect..ativan is very addictive however//a month is not that long to have wds from it but we r all different..so it is probably the ativan//maybe a combo..but if that is all and only for 30 days..it should not take long to feel better...
Avatar f tn I just started Pristiq and Im also on ativan and abilify............wondering if anyone else has taken these meds together.I felt great after taking the pill last night now today im kinda scared and spacey feeling...any thoughts?
Avatar m tn Surely, in my book, benzodiazepines (like Ativan) should be for occasional use and a more proper long term treatment should be antidepressants and counseling.
Avatar m tn I was prescribed paxil and ativan originally. I tried the paxil for one day and did not like the side effects it was giving me. So I went to counseling to try and get over this without taking medications. Well a couple of weekends ago I had a really bad weekend. I went to my doctor because I was having abdominal pains and was thinking it was something serious (which is what my anxiety problem is: health concerns).
Avatar f tn I gained weight from all of them. I really have gad and not much depression. I wish I could just take ativan but of course can't. I go to the dr. on Tuesday and would like to get a prescription. I am currently taking 5htp and doesn't seem to help much. What do I do?
Avatar n tn Plus I do suffer scalp issues and hair loss and it drives me nuts.
881463 tn?1245345649 All I can say is that it makes it bearable but the pain is still there. I dont take Ativan but I have taken, and quit, Cymbalta\Paxil\EffexorCR\Strattera\Lyrica\Prozac. The side effects did not affect me too much but eventually I get to a point where I get tired of taking drugs that are not helping the problem (chest pain). So I think I can live without them. A bit of advice, withdrawl slowly, the withdrawl symtoms can be horrific.
Avatar m tn I just began a Cymbalta (30mg/day) treatment regimen, and coincidently ran out of clonazepam one week later. Rather than wait in the ER for 4 hours to see a doc, I am waiting for my next scheduled psychiatric appointment for a refill. It's been two weeks now, and my appointment is in another 2 weeks. I was prescribed .5mg/X2/day (morning & night) of Clonazepam (along with Trazodone (150mg at bedtime) for insomnia.
Avatar f tn Thank you so much you all the info. I actually was never on Ativan before, he started me at .5 twice a day and it didn't do anything, so i called today he told me 1 twice a day and i do feel a big difference. the pit in my stomach is gone, and i can actually breath. As for my therapist, she couldn't get me in today so i am going to see her tomorrow, and hopefully i can explain to her all my issues with her.
5764859 tn?1400881756 Also, dx with bp 1. My main complaint now is anxiety out the roof and Im afraid to start a job and I live alone and have no income. I made a list full of phobias and anxieties I am dealing with for the Dr tomorrow. I am on various meds for the bp and ativan for anxiety(just started that but feel no effects) I take lamictal, remeron, latuda, shouldn't these meds be helping with the depression which has come back and terrible anxiety? Been on all meds except the ativan for a lengthy time.
1460652 tn?1340248730 as far as my being worried about taking too much ativan, she said go ahead and finish this prescription of ativan, and then she will give me klonopin. to supplement the ativan for now she gave me vistaril(sp?) which is like a mild antihistamine, instead of taking more ativan if i feel nervous between doses. i must say i am nervous to take the celexa. the pharmacist said to take it before bed, as did the psychiatrist. but the pharmacist also said it may keep me up so who knows!
Avatar f tn Iv been taking celexa for the last four years for depression and anxiety and my doctor wants me to try Cymbalta as my celexa is no longer working and I have been suffering from pain that they believe is nerve related. Iv ready alot of reviews on this drug and not sure if its something I want to take, then again, iv read really good reviews on it. Anyone out there ever taken this drug and if so how was your experience with it.
Avatar f tn Has anybody ever tried cymbalta or savella and does it help ,quickly sigh....I have been on 3ml of ativan a day for 3 years (too long) in hopes that I would be able to find a SSRI to help so I could wean off as it doesnt do much anymore and makes me cold brrr....With fibro it makes one more sensitive to meds and I find the SSRI's make my fibro worse.
Avatar f tn Why not go off the Remeron, keep the Ativan for sleep and stay on the Cymbalta?? Just a thought? No sense in being on two anti-depressants?? I take Klonopins for sleep and they work very well. What dose of the Lyrica are you at? You could always switch to a different anti-seizure med if you are swelling. Have you tried Neurontin? There are a couple other good ones out there. I take Topamax and Keppra is supposed to be good too. Anyhow, let me know if you need some more info.
280418 tn?1306325910 I have alot of stress in my life right now...and my history of anxiety is kicking up again. I just like to hear from other anxiety sufferers so i know i am not alone. I am so tired of waking up with chest pain and nausea, while kicking like I'm running a race. I try to breathe deeply and calm myself down, but I am just so tired. Any decrease in sleep always = panic attacks for me. I'm on Cymbalta, Tranxene and Pamelor.
Avatar f tn hi. i believe cymbalta, gabapentin and alprazolam carry an alcohol use warning. i know for a fact that mixing booze with alprazolam is dangerous as they are both sedatig drugs which when combined are very potent. is he having problems as a result of this? usually there are negative consequences that need to be apparent before one will consider trying to quit. has he ever been to treatment or aa?
Avatar n tn Actually my pdoc took me off my anti depressant, the kind I was on was making me worse rather then bette(Cymbalta), it was making me seriously hypomanic. I'm on Serequal and Lamactil now, very new.. so I haven't stabilized yet, but noticing a different on the Serequal. My pdoc said that afterwards, if I am still having issues battling the depression, they might add Wellbutrin because it's supposed to be well tolerated with the mood stabilizers.
Avatar n tn Both of these are cited for treatment of Major Depression and and Anxiety. Effexor is also used to treat Panic disorder and Cymbalta is also used to treat nerve pain. These are both in the class of antidepressants called SNRI's, where Zoloft is an SSRI. In addition to my two, I also take Klonopin (Clonazepam) for Anxiety. Klonopin and Ativan are similar meds in that they are both benzodiazepines.
Avatar f tn I used Buspar 10 years ago and got off ativan and my anxiety went away. I was on Zyprexa at the beginning and yes it caused a big weight gain. I have been on Ativan for a year and a half. My history is long and I think I posted it a couple of times on this site and on the fibromyalgia site. Been through a lot, am tapering slowly off the Ativan but am exchanging to Valium to make the process slower.
Avatar f tn my tx dr put me on sertraline 4 months into tx, and ativan .5mg when i needed it. the ativan is the one that knocked me out. i am thinking your dr gave you the ativan to help you thru the 1st 2 weeks of sertraline because of the anxiety it can cause. after 2 weeks the sertraline kicked in and i was calm. i rarely took ativan after the ssri kicked in. when you stop the incivek, hopefully things will get better. 1 week after incivek my only side was anemia and fatigue.
Avatar f tn I will say this, everyone i know is rushing to the doctor and getting ativan, seems ativan is the pill of 2010, lol!! Best of luck to you!
2064754 tn?1333375663 There are different types and classes of medication that people are prescribed for anxiety and depression. There are faster actiing meds like Xanax and Ativan that are used on an as needed basis and are usually prescribed more short term and then there are medications like Zoloft and Prozac (SSRIs) that are prescribed more long term and taken on a regular basis. While these are only two types, there are also multiple other classes of medications that are used in the treatment of both.
396332 tn?1320003615 ve only ever been on one, Celexa (also called Citalopram)...and have taken some Ativan, too. The Celexa worked wonders for me and my health anxiety - I took it for a year in tandem with therapy sessions and I was able to wean off of it under the guidance of my doctor. It sounds as though you recognize that everyone is different and that not all meds are created equal for everyone, so it's really impossible to say which one is "best".
Avatar n tn ve been taking Lexapro at a dose of 40mg and also Ativan PRN for the last 5 months. Before that, I was misdiagnosed with Bipolar disorder and was being treated with 800mg of Seroquel XR daily, 4mg of Klonopin, and 150 of Effexor XR both daily as well. I went through Hell going cold turkey off the Seroquel, while weening from Effexor. I traded the Klonopin off for Ativan and weened it down from 2mg daily to now taking it as needed (generally .5 daily or every other day.
1689696 tn?1305819097 I did call and got Ativan. It's so frustrating to get something that doesn't work! Thanks for your answer.