Posted by Buffet on October 17, 2000, at 18:13:45
I am taking 1.5mg Xanax (alprazolam) in the morning, and 50mg Elavil (amitriptyline) at night. I have depression, anxiety, mood swings, and concentration problems. I have also tried prozac, effexor, wellbutrin, prozac+ritalin, zoloft, paxil, prozac+depakote, and ativan.
Xanax has helped my anxiety but makes my memory even worse, not to mention lowered libito and, uhh, 'performance'. I'm a newly wed so I don't enjoy this side effect. The other problem I'm having with Xanax is getting off the stuff. It is a bitch to get off of, and I have failed in my attempts so far. My doctor tried switching me to BuSpar, which absolutely was the worst thing I have ever taken - immediate sleepiness, major depression, zero energy, etc. BuSpar felt like the complete opposite of an SSRI. Anyone else have this reaction? Anyway, my doc has given up and is refering me to a psychiatrist. I guess I have a bunch of questions here.
1. Buspar is a joke. What else is there?
2. Is klonapin a better alternative to Xanax?
3. I have never tried celexa, how does it compare to prozac and zoloft, and is it an SSRI?
4. Anyone have good results with celexa/klonapin combo.and two more completely meaningless Q's,
5. Ever wonder why BuSpar tabs look EXACTLY like 2mg Xanax tabs? I hate drug companies some times... and why is a 1 month prescription average $175+ a month??!!
6. Are there any docs out there that will prescribe me a valium/dexedrine/celexa/percocet/viagra combo? This should cover most of the mental problems I'm experiencing shouldn't it? : )
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