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Why don’t anxiety meds work for me?

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@jschwing

Obviously it was difficult for my to properly follow this thread. I mentioned Dorothy, but I believe it is Claudia. I know your feeling about the support systems or lack there of. They are looking for insurance approvals with lots of promises and generally low results. And about the Benzos. If you are just trying to survive in crises mode and the recommended SSRI medications are not effective, there is little else available to provide just a bit of relief in the pit of despair. So many people have such harsh opinions on these drugs, but yet there are no other options. I have completed TMS, Gupta brain requiring Program, Neuro Feedback, trauma therapy for the past eight months; yet disabling physical symptoms daily from this Condition.

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Hello, I used the name Dorothy to log in but my name is Claudia. I am in panic mode as I just learned today that I may have done irreversible damage to my heart by taking too much Effexor when I restarted in Sept. 2024. I was supposed to start at 37.5 once a day but I took 75mg twice a day (150mg total). I don’t remember why I did this except to say, I must have been in such a panicked mode that I reverted to the amount I used to take before discontinuing almost a year prior. Will call a new cardiologist tomorrow to see how soon I can see her but I won’t hold my breath as it’s very difficult to see a physician in Scottsdale.