Posted by felipe on July 29, 2002, at 22:47:48
hello.i have depression,anxiety,gad,sometimes panick attacks and a bit of agoraphobia.i went to lots of doctors and have been adviced to take several medications but never took them cause im afraid of them since the worst of my condition came after withdrawing from 1 month taking xanax about 11/2 years go.i also drink quite a lot of alcohol(less than i used to beacause i feel terrible the next day when i drink too much and it makes me have worse anxiety attacks and need to take xanax or clonazepam or a benzo)i still drink quite often to help me calm down.ive been told by psychiatrists to take remeron,wellbutrin,prozac,klonopin,etc.i dont trust doctors so easily iand i dont trust brain medication so i havent taken any of these yet.however ive done lots of research and the most reliable seems to be remeron.is the sedation caused by it so bad?is it much worse or similar to benzos?i remember long time ago i once took zyprexa(nevermind why,it was long time ago and just took it once)and i slept for about 24 hours straight.i never took it again.is remeron able to cause that?is it dangerous to drink alcohol while on it?how about not taking remeron the days i know i will drink some alcohol?also i got some st johns wort from a well known brand and i am thinking about trying it first before i go for the remeron.im also interested in kava but first im interested in trying sjw.ive read that its a mild maoi(monoamineoxidaseinhibitor) and that it can interact with some medications.do i have to take the same care as if i was taking a chemical maoi?like waiting 2 weeks before switching to another antidepressant?on the bottle it just mentions some medications that can interact like transplant medications, hiv medications and ssris.im thinking this may not be complete.is it as dangerous as taking a regular maoi??i don think so but do the same interactions and warnings apply?does it interact with all antidepressants?alcohol?foods?anesthesia?benzodiazepines?kavakava?valerian?i first thought it was pretty harmless and bought it the second i saw it but now that i know it is some kind of maoi im worried.i dont want to take it before im sure about all this.ive also seen a variation of the product called kava john that contains sjw as well as kava so i guess they dont interact.also ive heard sjw can interact with strong sunlight and im planning on going this week to a beach where theres a lot of sun and its very hot.so i dont know if i should take the remeron or the sjw.any advice will be welcome.sorry for the long post.thanks.
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