Posted by Hoopa1013 on October 2, 2019, at 10:10:13
In reply to Re: Why Is Getting On a Med So Hard?, posted by Christ_empowered on October 2, 2019, at 1:02:09
thanks for the reply, benzos kinda scare me, i took them before last time i started on antidepressants and i liked them a little more than i was comfortable with, so i want to avoid this time around, gabapentin is a possibility since i was on that before for headaches and i know i tolerate it, didnt know it helps with anxiety. so far ive been relying on breathing, lots of h20 and chamomile, therapy twice a week, the affirmation that things will get better, and the love of my wife and my kids. all of those things have helped. still hard though.
>not to push -more- psych drugs on you, but...
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> benzodiazepines, gabapentin, perhaps lyrica...even some low dose antipsychotics (not my 1st choice for my own body, but an option, nonetheless...) can all help make the antidepressant start up phase a bit easier to bear, for some people. some times, anyway. reassuring, i know. welcome to psychiatry.
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> but seriously...ask the doctor for some kind of short term chemical fix. he/she should be kind and professional enough to prescribe...something, hopefully.
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> :-)
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