Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 316850

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Bye-bye Effexor..now what?

Posted by anxiety66me on February 23, 2004, at 12:38:51

I currently take 300 mgs of Wellbutrin and .5 of Klonopin. Effexor caused an increased urge to drink and smoke cigs. So, I am tapering off. The same thing happened with Paxil. Other meds that didn't work out: Zoloft, Pamelor, I can't recall th rest. The SSRI's are for anxiety.

My pdoc was tring to find an alternative for the Klonopin, which has worked fine with a higher dose in the past with a previous doc. It worked
so well that I thought I'd be ok without it. I was wrong and the old doc retired, so I got a new one.

New new doc hates to prescribe Klonopin, so he wants to try every drug out on me like I am some kind of science experiment. Side effects from SSRI's affect my quality of life and I hate it! How can I convince this man that I want what worked in the past if he is so against the Klonopin?

Re: Bye-bye Effexor..now what?

Posted by KathrynLex on February 23, 2004, at 17:12:41

In reply to Bye-bye Effexor..now what?, posted by anxiety66me on February 23, 2004, at 12:38:51

Hi Anxiety66,

You might want to start looking for another pdoc. Chances are high that your pdoc has prescribed Klonopin to someone in the past and he/she had a horrible experience with it and blamed your pdoc. This can cause a pdoc to stop prescribing certain meds. (Example: A pdoc I saw in the past prescribe Xanax to someone. They took it for several months and stopped taking it suddenly. The withdrawl caused a seizure and the patient blamed the pdoc for it. Now, that pdoc will never prescribe Xanax to anyone for any reason.)

Try to find a friend, family member or co-worker who is taking Klonopin and get a referral to see their pdoc.

K.

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