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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 26, 2020 | Replies (54)

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Hello @happyat76

I'm sorry to hear of the increase in your anxiety and feelings of panic. You are making a good decision regarding seeing a psychiatrist. He may be able to offer some other medications and/or suggestions.

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Take care.
Amit

@happyat76 Are you seeing a therapist for talk therapy? Are you involved in any support groups?

Teresa

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Hi Teresa,
I used to have a Dr. to talk to, but she retired, so at the moment I don't have anyone to talk to and this Psychiatrist doesn't seem to want to listen to me. My visits with him are very short, maybe 8-9 minutes and then I am out of there. I did go on Wednesday to see him and I told him that I have been getting myself off of Clonazepam, Remeron and the Prozac. I have lately been taking only 20 mg of the Prozac down from 60 mg. Perhaps this is why I have been getting so anxious. The Dr. of course is very pleased that I am off the Clonazepam and the Remeron, but not happy one bit about me being on only 20 mg. of Prozac. He wants me to go back up to 40 mg. for a week and then up to the 60 mg. from then on. I have weaned myself off of the drugs because he told me that Clonazepam can hinder the memory. He didn't say anything about the Remeron. He did tell me how to taper off of these two drugs, but not the Prozac, I have done this on my own. I think I wanted to know for sure that I need the Prozac by getting off of it. I was on it many years ago for 15 years and then the Dr. took me off of them. I was fine for a number of years and then it all came back. I did mislead you in saying that I take 60 mg. of Prozac daily now, sorry about that. What do you think about what I have written to you now? Thanks for your help. Loretta