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Benzos and 'getting thru the getting thru' » Glydin

Posted by Meagan on December 14, 2007, at 10:17:09

In reply to Re: need help,please. Minimum dose too strong » Meagan, posted by Glydin on December 14, 2007, at 6:48:06

Glydin,

you're right, benzos are esssential for me at this point, and i took 1 mg during the day to fight off the anxiety i had with taking the med, and 1 mg at night to help me sleep, since i'm experiencing insomnia. And today is my 3rd day on cymbalta, and i stuck with 20 mg again instead of being tempted to cut the dose.

I don't know if things are getting better, but they're not getting worse. And when you're "getting thru the getting thru" i gues that's a good thing!

Thanks again, Glydin, for your advice.

Meagan

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> ~~~ I think going the "stick to it" route is the best. I discovered this after several "trials" of trash it before the startup even really started...... I understand well how appealing that is. Using a benzo helped me alot and smoothed the edges somewhat. Getting thur the getting thur is tough but can be well well worth it in the long haul.
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> I'm not fond of the idea of home compounding to "work up" to a therapeudic dosing. I think that might work for folks who are determined to "work up" but I have found some folks just end up staying stuck on a dose that probably isn't effective.
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> Weaning off a med I think is a different situation and decreasing in small amounts may indeed be the way to go. But, I found on startups with AD's, the best *for me* was to adjunct with a benzo. Increased anxiety on startup was a given for me no matter the dosing.


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