Posted by ravenstorm on September 27, 2004, at 10:28:43
In reply to Re: They wont give me Xanax, posted by woolav on September 27, 2004, at 9:06:26
First of all I'm so sorry about what happened to you in that abusive relationship.
Second, do you live in or near a university town? I ask this because I have seen two Pdocs through the University psychiatry departments (NOT student health, just pdocs affiliated with the university and covered by my HMO) and they have been benzo crazy!!!!!!!!! Meaning, they offer me benzo's all the time. I have never been addicted to anything but my family is full of alcoholics so I am scared to take anything addictive. My husband is a recovering alcoholic and AODA counselor and he gets very pissed off about this. THat said, I took 1.0mg of Ativan for four nights last week and had wonderful anxiety control. I can't take it during the day, however, because it makes me more tired. Does anyone know if xanax causes less drowsiness? I can't take Klonopin because I have an opposite reaction to it: I get wired and my anxiety gets worse.
I am currently on 200mg Wellbutrin and 15mg remeron and was trying to bump up to 300mg Wellbutrin and wean off the remeron when a huge anxiety problem hit and still has not totally dissipated even though I have bumped back down to 200mg Wellbutrin and up to 15mg remeron again. Now I wish I had just stayed where I was because I was doing pretty well, but I really wanted to get off remeron. I just can't get the anxiety back under control.
I went to see my pdoc this morning and he asks me how I am doing on the prozac. I am not on prozac. HONEST TO GOD. Then he says, oops I guess I have the wrong file!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, we are going to try neurontin at night before going with the benzos because I am afraid of them.
I'm now afraid that it is the wellbutrin causing the anxiety, but he doesn't think so.
Good Luck finding another pdoc. As I said, I always end up with doctors who can't wait to prescribe the stuff!!!
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