Posted by 3 Beer Effect on April 3, 2002, at 3:17:07
In reply to NEW MED QUESTIONS NEED ADVISE, posted by geno on April 2, 2002, at 18:12:43
geno,
You are kind of screwed with the xanax situation since he knows about your ghb abuse etc. If you are getting too anxious you could take the only real over the counter anxiolytic- Benadryl Kapseals 25-50 mgs. 50 mg will probably put you to sleep since Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is what they put in otc sleeping pills, but 25 mg might help when you have anxiety.You might suggest Klonopin as an alternative to Xanax b/c with Klonopin there is no euphoria & less addictive potential b/c of its slow onset of action & long duration/half life- plus if you take it in the morning it will last you all day (about 12 hours).
Unlike what your doctor said, the first month or more on an SSRI, especially Zoloft of Prozac increases your anxiety until your body gets used to it. But 25 mg (1/2 the starting dose) is so low you probably won't notice much of anything, & the Remeron will offset many of the negative side effects of Zoloft (insomnia, nervousness) which usually occur only at the higher 'effective' dosages (75+ mgs).
Also, don't take amphetamines like Dexedrine or Adderall if you are also taking a tricyclic like Desipramine. They are contraindicated in the PDR because the combination causes "striking & sustained concentrations of amphetamine in the brain" & will probably cause neurotoxicity/brain damage in addition to major anxiety- plus since with GHB there is a dopamine rebound when the fun part wears off, you might want to stay away from any dopamine agonists like Dexedrine.
Finally, if you are still using GHB, I think I might have found an old muscle relaxer that might help wean you off GHB- sort of like how methadone weans people off heroin, & Ritalin weans people off cocaine. This old muscle relaxer is called Baclofen & it interested me because, like GHB, it is a derivative of GABA- I don't know if it crosses the blood brain barrier though- that would be the key for it to act or feel like 'ghb'.
I might ask my doctor for it next time because Soma didn't work very well for my occasional back muscle pain/spasms, but this drug is so old I can't even find a monograph for it in the PDR, & I bet most doctors except for old farts have never even heard of Baclofen. I know if you take too much of it you can barely walk & will probably look like Johnny Depp in "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" after they took ether and walked around!3 Beers
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