Hi . I am so trapped in the Valium nightmare. I think there was a trigger that sent me on the path of anxiety and then the Drs tried a bit of sertraline, then a week of Lyrica, then a week on two occasions of mirtazapine at 15mgs and 7.5mg respectively, as well as the Valium which at first was haphazard dosing from maybe the middle of las April. I was not on anything long just a few day on each, except the Valium which I have been trying desperately to wean off, going really slowly over months, but the anxiety is crippling me and my weight loss and muscle loss is frightening, I have lost 30lbs and I am small as it is. I do try to eat as best I can even though I have no appetite, I have cut out sugars except in fruit, and caffeine. I am also concerned about dairy and wheat if I have started reacting to them as my CNS is shot. I am trying CBT with a home visit due to the agoraphobia caused by the medication, but am told I am not receptive to it at the moment, hence I would love to find a way to bring the anxiety down which I think is a combination of the underlying condition and the chemical anxiety of withdrawal. I just need a break from it as at my age 73, it is too much strain on me. I had thought an antidepressant might help, but perhaps it would make things worse at this stage, maybe even a tiny doze of mirtazapine for sleep I don't know. Any suggestions really I would be so grateful. The psychiatrist has said I don't react well the AD's and it might be so now I am in the withdrawal state, they might be too stimulating to my system. except perhaps the Mirtazapine which I think at very low doses is sedating. I feel so lost

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