Yeah i know cymbalta isnt a SSRI its jus that use both word so often that when im typin fast i might confuse them, you are right and it's a SNRIS ( serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor ) sorry for the confusion it may have lead to. But thanks for corecting me it's really important to me to be always right when talking about meds.
About early december 2009, I decided to try Pristiq for my anxiety since I had already taken effexor for 2 years few years ago and it supposed to be very similar. I took pristiq for almost 3 weeks and quicly stopped it due to a major panic episode one night where all of a sudden i had extreme anxiety and racing thoughts. Due to this episode my doctor told me that it didn;t feel that I was a right candidate for this medicine anyways and gave me xanaz for whenever needed.
The advantages are that one of those medications would probably help with your anxiety much sooner than the Pristiq, and as the Pristiq started to work you could taper off those medicines. In general, studies that look at the use of a benzodiazepine as a short term adjunct to an antidepressant find that the results are good. However I can't answer the specific question about the benefits and risks of such an approach for you particularly.
I have been synthyroid or levoxyl for at least 18 years and my current Dr keeps me high normal, but my mind races and I can't sleep well (has been going on for months now) . I have been reducing from 137 to approx 119 over a period of weeks by chipping off part of the tablet and my thoughts have calmed a bit, but I seem to get tired more easily. Does anybody else have this racing "thoughts" problem?
For over four years I've delt with racing thoughts which I didn't have with lithium. I had to go off lithium because of kidney damaged. I'm currently taking 350 lamictal and 600 seroquel. I've tryed over 20 different medication for the the thoughts but they haven't helped. If it would be helpful I could list them. How do I deal with racing thougths and what medicines will help? My thoughts center around a to do list.
Hi,
I have had anxiety and panic attacks for 2 years now and all of a sudden I have these racing thoughts that will not let up. The thoughts are scaring me so bad that I think that I will never be normal again. I think things like what are human beings and every ache and pain is gonna be the death of me. I sit there at night and picture myself taking a heart attack or me having a annurism.
m not saying that doctors have everything about the human mind or body figured out, or that a pill will solve everything (I prefer to stay off as many meds as I can and still be healthy), but telling someone that is troubled by thoughts that they have had for three years and telling us in this forum that we simply need to train ourselves not to have racing thoughts or bad thoughts, is not helpful or safe.
how do you control racing thoughts? my mind races out of control.
Occasionally, I have this feeling that my thoughts are racing through my head at a millions miles an hour, and there's this roaring sound, like sticking my head out the window of a fast-moving car with ear plugs in. When this happens, I feel like I'm moving in slow motion, and seeing things from farther away.
I've been through some struggles in my life like a really really stressful relationship that tore me up, and my grandpa and a good friend passing away and the daily stress of being behind in my self directed school I attend, and dealing with certain situations and being socially awkward, and everyday for as long as I can remember I've had obsessive racing thoughts.
Are racing thoughts the same as obsessive thoughts or intrusive thoughts? When I say Obessive thoughts I mean like thinking about the same stuff every day, day after day, it could be a person or a dream that you think of. I know obtrusive thoughts are thoughts you really don't want to think about, I have them on and off but what are racing thoughts?
I wash my hands with bleach and water, at least 20 times a day. I have racing thoughts about awful things that I don't want to even think about. It annoying. Is someone on here available to help me on this forum? I feel like I'm losing grip with reality and what's important in life having constant distraction.
m actually not really seeing him anymore, after a second opinion confirmed he was mis-managing my thryoid disease and making me sicker.. he also prescribed this pristiq for thyroid disease because he believed my insomnia, stress, and high blood pressure meant I was mentally ill. Now that I've discovered the real problem - Hashimoto's thyroid disease, I'm still stuck on Pristiq. Anywho..
I will definitely check w/ the pharmacy.
1, is pristiq even used for anxiety? i went on the website and read NOTHING that said GAD/panic.
2. my doc said i can just cut my klonopin dosage back to .25 mg am/pm today. no need to taper down since its only been 2 weeks? im not too sure about that? should i just taper down anyways, and if so how do i do it?
thanks for any help!
hi i am a 25 yr old female ive been taking 50mgs of pristiq for about 3 months now and the past two weeks i tried to wean myself off of it because i was feeling better. I just found out my boyfriend is going to a bachelor party in a month and it threw me into a crazy depression. i cannot focus at work im drinking to try to get rid of my anxiety. I started taking 50mgs four days ago of the pristiq. Should i up it to 100mgs to get A grip?
I have been having racing thoughts for about a year now and its driving me crazy! I am on Lexapro, but it doesn't seem to be helping. In the past six months, I lost my Dad, my uncle and my cousin. I live in the mountains an hour from town, my husband is out of town for weeks at a time. I work at home, we are trying to sell our house. I have been thinking about seeing my doctor about different medication and also seeing a therapist. I feel like I am going crazy!
i've been having these awful racing thoughts in my head for years. i have weird innapropriate sexual thoughts about anyone, they make me depressed, i do not want them there. i am terrified to be in apartment because it's dark. i can't go to sleep because i am too terrified someone is going to get me. when i am in a car i feel like i am going to get crushed into by the other cars, happends all the time...
About early december 2009, I decided to try Pristiq for my anxiety since I had already taken effexor for 2 years few years ago and it supposed to be very similar. I took pristiq for almost 3 weeks and quicly stopped it due to a major panic episode one night where all of a sudden i had extreme anxiety and racing thoughts. Due to this episode my doctor told me that it didn;t feel that I was a right candidate for this medicine anyways and gave me xanaz for whenever needed.
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