Posted by johnnyj on February 28, 2007, at 19:29:49
In reply to Re: Has anyone had Cymbaltaź help GAD? ( yxibow) » johnnyj, posted by yxibow on February 28, 2007, at 18:44:44
thank you for the detailed post, it helps me a lot. Today I actually felt a little better even thought even though I didn't sleep particularly well. I started at 12.5 and then went to 25 after a few days. I am med sensitive and low doses are the only way for me. If I had started at 50 I would have been crawling the ceiling.
I do not find luvox to be very sedating, but I do have some high chest anxiety that I didn't have before I started it. I woke up early this morning and felt "off" too. It is definately luvox related. I agree it is too early to tell. With GAD/ocd I just want something to take the edge off so I can get decent rest. I have had some panic attacks in the past and this is the closet I have felt to having one in a long time.
This is my first ssri so I don't know what to expect really. We all have such paradoxial reactions it is hard too judge. I definately don't want a supposed stimulating ssri. I would have to be sedated to survive it.
I have been on remeron too and loved the sleep but it really numbed me and gave me sponge brain so I got off of it with lots of withdrawal.
I really don't know if any one ssri is better for gad or not. I personally think that my ocd is because of the the anxiety and not the other way around. I am sure my pdoc would not agree.
Thanks again
johnnyj
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