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Just started Xanax...anyone have experiences to share?
I recently moved to a new house I am not liking, and have always struggled with anxiety. My anxiety has spiked and has been out of control over this move which I feel was a mistake. My doctor prescribed sertraline, but I understand I will not feel the affect of the sertraline for 6-8 weeks. For the past couple of weeks I have been taking two .5 mg of Xanax a day, which has really helped. My doctor said Xanax is not a long term solution but that this is a safe dose. I am afraid of addiction and of Xanax, but right now it seems to be the only thing calming me down. Just wondering what others have experienced with Xanax.
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And you got a new puppy?! Well, I showed dogs for some years. Need any tips, hit me up. How old is your daughter? I went through a period of night sweats and that is annoying. Eventually, they went away. I have taken Gabapentin for years, so I know that groggy feeling. I have decreased my dose quite a bit. Now, that is a med that is hard to wean off of! Hope you have a better day today! I hope, as time goes on, things will work out.
Not any more!! We are retired now and our kids are grown and off on their own life's adventures. Sometimes I sit here, drinking my coffee, thinking by now I would have been dressed, got 3 kids dressed and dropped off at 2 or 3 different schools and made a 30 min drive to work and been there on time. Now? Think I will go get some more ☕️☕️ As I sit here in my bathrobe.
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1 Reaction@margot69 Love it so nice isn't it Just had coffee going to get bkft now
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1 Reaction@margot. A surgery? Seriously, how did you get through it? As for the puppy, right now my husband is dealing with her as he is a commercial fisherman and works seasonally. The main thing I am worried about is what will happen when he goes to Alaska in June...I will be at work and the dog will be alone from about 8:00-3:00. Is that too long to leave a dog in a crate? I have a stepson who can come home at lunch to take her out, but am worried about how this is going to work.
@alanism- Welcome to Mayo Connect. Maybe your husband can take him?
Yes, hysterectomy and bladder suspension. I wanted my doctors there, that I knew and trusted, to do the surgery. No lifting for weeks! My husband's transfer went through. Moved him and my kid's to my Mom's house and got them situated in school. I had my husband take a bunch of boxes upstairs in the condo. I had to go back and pack. I packed the boxes and shoved them down the stairs with my foot! LOL! Oh, and two of my cousins from back East decided to visit. Asked my doctor what was the recovery time after this and he said a minimum of 6 weeks but often takes 3 months! I told him I didn't have 3 months! He was having a fit but not offering to come help me pack! Hell, I don't know how we did it.
Did you happen to think this out before you got the puppy? How old is it now and what breed? That is kind of long to leave a dog in a crate and I hope you are crate training now. I am an advocate of crate training. How is your house set up? Have a fenced yard?
The puppy is 3 months now. We have a fenced back yard but there are lots of gaps in the fence; I suppose we could build a dog run of sorts. The thought was that my stepson would come home from lunch and give her a break, but it still seems like a lot of time locked up.
The dog is a mini golden doodle by the way.
Ok. Remember to finish all the shots and don't take it out to public places until finished. There may be possibilities here. You have a tiled kitchen or service porch area that could be gated off? Confining to an area like that often works if it is puppy proofed. I would often have a number of dogs here. I do have a double-fenced yard. I also have a service porch/laundry room. We built about a 12 X 12, fenced pen in the yard against the side of the house, against the outside wall of my service porch. We put a doggie door in the wall. I put a gate across the doorway tgat went from the laundry room into the kitchen. That way, the dogs were in safe areas and could go in and out. Had that set up for years. I now only have two small breed rescues and have taken that pen down but the doggie door is still in and they use it. Everyone may want us to take this discussion to private. LOL! Start crate training the pup. Start some obedience training. Attention span is very short but start with "Sit" and reward. You can also teach her she has to sit before she is given her food bowl. Like most of us, dogs do better with structure and routine. I love puppies. ❤️ Want a Chihuahua mix? I am an idiot. 😬
@margot69 well what I glean from your posts is that there solutions to problems, esp your transfer story. My husband has said he will make building a pen in the back yard a priority before he leaves and feels the dog can be there and that we can do doggy daycare a few days a week. Also glad to hear night sweats will level out, and I am hoping the Lexapro kicks in soon. Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful remarks, you are an angel and a blessing.
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