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Why don’t anxiety meds work for me?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 13 11:28am | Replies (299)Comment receiving replies
Hi Claudia:
Are you sleeping at least some in the evening? The sleep has been such a struggle with all of this.
I was planning on staying on Paxil for the rest of my life. Then, after a surgery with a nerve block, everything changed. That is why I wonder if the long term use of the SSRI created risk for a relapse or the neuro toxicity caused the change. The Paxil dose was increased, but I could not tolerate it and, like you, none of the medications have been successful in improving the baseline depression, or anxiety.
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No sleep in the evenings or even a daytime nap. I feel miserable. I should have stayed on the Effexor (I know I have said it a thousand times). The therapists have said I should stop blaming myself, but there is no one else to blame. Every day/night is intolerable. The tinnitus is one of the worst symptoms with the general weakness coming in second. I want to eat breakfast but I don’t even have the strength to open the box of waffles. I think my husband is still asleep. He has insomnia, too, so even if he gets an hour’s sleep it’s a victory. Life is tough.