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Why don’t anxiety meds work for me?
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I feel for you. I am in the same boat and I even had the genesight testing done. We have tried 2 of the meds that were in the green but could not do the side effects. Before that I had tried so many. I do take Clonazepam 1/2 pill twice a day for anxiety right now. I have lots of health issues and that causes the depression/anxiety because I have yet to find the right treatment plans. It really is a horrible place to be in. Hope you find something to help soon.
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I have an appointment on Monday with a PA that I have seen before. I have no idea what he will suggest as I have tried most of the well known antidepressants and they made me feel worse. I currently feel like I am going to jump out of my skin. My anxiety is terrible but I can’t/won’t take my prescribed benzodiazepines. The last meds I was on that caused me irreparable damage were Venlafaxine, Celexa and Lexapro. They caused anorexia and hair loss. I lost so much weight without realizing it as I was so determined to have one of the meds work, that I was diagnosed as suffering from malnutrition. I should have gotten off these meds sooner but I spent about 6 to 8 weeks on each. I told my Primary Care doctor (she was the one who prescribed them) about the weight loss at an in person visit and she said don’t worry about the weight loss — just concentrate on feeling better. She prescribed too high of a starting dose. I can’t undo any of the damage and that is causing me to be more depressed. Since I really wasn’t familiar with these meds, I didn’t know I was being overmedicated.