Posted by SLS on May 14, 2010, at 12:00:12
In reply to Re: Marplan update thread... - 5/18, posted by zonked on May 14, 2010, at 11:31:42
> Hi,
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> Today I go up to 30mg/day from 20 (10mg at waketime and 20mg at noon). Depression seems modestly improved, I am feeling emotions again--a movie I watched last night made me crack up laughing and tear up too (scene appropriate of course)--but my anxiety and concentration are problematic.
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> The anxiety is generalized and social also--the Klonopin I've been taking helps, but is a bit too "stoning" and I wake up with the legendary Klonopin hangover... Still having problems with falling and staying asleep too. Meeting with a crisis clinic doctor to try to get this resolved today, I still haven't been assigned a regular psychiatrist yet.
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> Xanax is notoriously hard to get prescribed from Medicaid/Medicare doctors in this city, but I am going to persist, as it is the only anxiolytic I've ever been prescribed which doesn't give me side effects.
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> Also, I've noticed since starting Marplan that I've been getting the physical symptoms of anxiety worse than I can remember having--blushing and shaking rather easily, increased pulse, that sort of stuff. Triggered by social interaction...
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> Does anyone think a beta-blocker might help as an adjunct? Any opinions welcome!
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> -Z
It might be a bit early to be evaluating Marplan for therapeutic benefits and side effects. Treating side effects with beta-blockers might act to potentiate the hypotensive effects of Marplan.I know it is difficult to be patient.
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but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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