Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 535645

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Effexor making anxiety worse?! Any suggestions?

Posted by Jenn445 on July 30, 2005, at 13:13:51

In the past year and a half since my Paxil "pooped out", I have tried other SSRIs with no success. My Doctor has me on Effexor XR 300mg right now. I know it is supposed to help with the anxiety but I find it makes me more edgy. I end up taking more Klonopin or Xanax to help the anxiety. Can anyone recommed a better med for anxiety with secondary despression or combo of meds? The Paxil used to cover it all! Why did it have to stop working?! It is so frustrating. When I was taking Paxil, I took .25mg of Xanax during my PMS times but that was it. Now I have to take either Klonopin or Xanax all the time to curb the anxiety. Any recommendations of other meds would be appreciated.

Jenn

 

Re: Effexor making anxiety worse?! Any suggestions? » Jenn445

Posted by Phillipa on July 30, 2005, at 18:26:44

In reply to Effexor making anxiety worse?! Any suggestions?, posted by Jenn445 on July 30, 2005, at 13:13:51

Hopefully your thyroid has been checked. That's what caused me to need higher doses of xanax. And paxil never worked after the first time and that was taken with xanax. Fondly, Phillipa

 

Re: Effexor making anxiety worse?! Any suggestions? » Jenn445

Posted by Colleen D. on July 30, 2005, at 20:10:42

In reply to Effexor making anxiety worse?! Any suggestions?, posted by Jenn445 on July 30, 2005, at 13:13:51

How long have you been taking Effexor? The reason I ask is that for the first 2 months I was on it, it helped my depression greatly but worsened my anxiety at times. Now that I've been on it for a year and a half, it's working much better on my anxiety, and I have been able to reduce my dosage of Klonopin from 1.5mg to .5mg daily. Also, when I went down from 225mg of Effexor to 150mg of Effexor it helped my anxiety too. Maybe you need to experiment with your dosage to see if it helps with your anxiety.

Good luck!

Colleen
MDD, OCD, GAD and SP

 

Re: Effexor making anxiety worse?! Any suggestions?

Posted by Jenn445 on July 30, 2005, at 22:13:29

In reply to Re: Effexor making anxiety worse?! Any suggestions? » Jenn445, posted by Colleen D. on July 30, 2005, at 20:10:42

I just had my thyroid tested about a month ago and it was fine. I have been on Effexor for almost a year but have been messing with the dosage almost constantly. This has all been with my GP. I am going to seek a good Pdoc who can work with me to find the best meds at the right dosage levels. Thank you for your responses and support. I need it.

Your friend,
Jenn


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