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How to manage side effects from 30 years use of Lorazepam
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 12 1:43pm | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
@cwrobbins
Is Lorazepam the same as Escitilopram?
I have been on 10 mg of Escilitopram for 10 years. My other medications I was on for PTSD anxiety panic disorder I was able to wean off. I was told I would need to take the Escilitopram for life. It has really helped me with anxiety and depression.
I have empathy for you as exepreinced PTSD and anxiety/panic disorder for years. I am a Mayo patient and see a Psychiatric Medicaton Specialist who works with all my other doctors to presribed medications to help me with my mental health that does not contradict my medications for physical health.
Do you have access to a major medical facility of which your can see a psychiatrist who can referr you to or get a direct appointment with a psychiatric medications specialst. A medication specialist has so much expereinece with medications that can find a medication that can help you and lesson side affects based on you the specific person.
A lot of doctors go by the nor of have this prescribed that. What you need is and should be what is specific of what is best for you best on your symptoms and side affects.
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I don’t think it’s the same. It’s the generic version of Ativan. As a kid it was the only thing that helped me not have anxiety attacks that were so bad I spent more time in the hospitals than out. I never had any doctors who knew what they were doing so it became apart of my regimen. Whenever I tried to get off them my anxiety started back up making me take them again. Come to find out a side effect from not having them is anxiety. I live in a very small rural town where there’s no doctors who practice internal medicine. I’m currently looking at the nearest large city for one. Hopefully there’s one that can help. I also stopped taking anti depressants because they were giving me my night terrors and ED. Thankfully those dreams are gone even though they still feel very real.