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I've been having anxiety attacks for about six months now, almost nightly. My family practice physician prescribed Xanax to be taken occassionally to deal with this problem. The Xanax was supposed to be taken for occassional anxiety attacks, but I started taking it every night because I was always having anxiety and couldn't sleep. Now if I don't take the Xanax I have really bad panic attacks- much worse than before- and I've also noticed an increase in my night anxiety.
I went to see another general practice doctor here at school and she only agreed to give me another 10 Xanax because she thinks I am getting addicted to it. To remedy my anxiety she prescribed Zoloft, which I was supposed to start two days ago but haven't yet.
I had a very bad experience with Effexor several years ago that leaves me feeling very reluctant to try another psych medicine. I have been thinking of taking St. John's Wort/5 HTP in some kind of "Mood Blend", which they have at many health food stores. This type of herbal blend has worked for me in the past when I was having severe anxiety. I am more comfortable with taking an herbal blend then with the Zoloft.
However, my doctors, parents, and friends assert that I should try the Zoloft and if it doesn't work I can switch medications or go off of it. I am really nervous because of the bad time I had on Effexor- very foggy and dull feeling, actually felt mildly depressed while on it. I also had a few manic episodes while on this medication. And the withdrawal was both tremendous and very uncomfortable- it lasted probably two weeks and I had so many wierd side effects- anxiety, depression, terrible buzzing "shocks" in my head. I guess if it wasn't for the withdrawal I would probably just take it. Right now I just don't know what to do, and VB is always a place for good feedback on stuff like this.
thanks,
Lindsay
I went to see another general practice doctor here at school and she only agreed to give me another 10 Xanax because she thinks I am getting addicted to it. To remedy my anxiety she prescribed Zoloft, which I was supposed to start two days ago but haven't yet.
I had a very bad experience with Effexor several years ago that leaves me feeling very reluctant to try another psych medicine. I have been thinking of taking St. John's Wort/5 HTP in some kind of "Mood Blend", which they have at many health food stores. This type of herbal blend has worked for me in the past when I was having severe anxiety. I am more comfortable with taking an herbal blend then with the Zoloft.
However, my doctors, parents, and friends assert that I should try the Zoloft and if it doesn't work I can switch medications or go off of it. I am really nervous because of the bad time I had on Effexor- very foggy and dull feeling, actually felt mildly depressed while on it. I also had a few manic episodes while on this medication. And the withdrawal was both tremendous and very uncomfortable- it lasted probably two weeks and I had so many wierd side effects- anxiety, depression, terrible buzzing "shocks" in my head. I guess if it wasn't for the withdrawal I would probably just take it. Right now I just don't know what to do, and VB is always a place for good feedback on stuff like this.
thanks,
Lindsay