Posted by Mitch on July 17, 2001, at 13:13:02
In reply to Re: Why can SSRIs cause anxiety?, posted by Kingfish on July 17, 2001, at 11:34:44
K.
I know, it's a real drag. Prozac was my favorite and I took it for the longest (for seven years), but the MAX dosage I could handle without getting panicky was 2.5-5.0mg/day. I had to practically drink Immodium all day because of the diarrhea from it. BUT, I was attentive, sociable. It was just that the *flavor* of the anxiety switched. It is a real double-edged sword with AD's (esp. SSRi). Wellbutrin made me wired too, but I was taking Klonopin with it and it took the edge off. I am on 12.5mg Zoloft now and it still makes me edgy-but I can't stand the other SSri' (mind-numbing fogginess, inattention, memory problems, etc.)
Mitch
> It's bizarre, because I feel better at times, actually a little happy, but then I have the most ridiculous panic attacks, and high levels of anxiety I've never had before, OCD symptoms have returned with a vengeance, cravings for alcohol have returned with a vengeance, and just a general angst hovers about me. But I'm more motivated and not sedated.
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> Welbutrin did this to me as well, but much, much worse.
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