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Anxiety continues after trying 5 different meds
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Nov 6, 2021 | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
I've had experience with major depression recurring over 15 years. I've had very good results from treatment with prozac. Lately I've had trouble sleeping and was put on ambien. this helped tremendously however, it seemed to exacerbate my anxiety and panic attacks. I called the doctor right away and my meds were changed. Prozac dose was increased and Trazadone was added at night. I havent needed to take xanax since this change nor have I experienced any panic attacks. I did experience side affects for the first two weeks of changed dose but once getting through that period I feel so much better. Adjusting to new meds or new dosage takes a little bit of time to adjust to. During this phase an anti anxiety drug helps. Yoga is also a wonderful help all around.
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Hi cabinfever (LOVE that name) ..... Roxie is right, the meds you've been on are anti-depressants. I have both depression and anxiety and for the anxiety I take Klonapin. Yes, I know it's addictive, but I follow my doctor's instructions to a "T" and it really keeps me from having high anxiety and panic attacks. I'm down to 1/2 in the AM and 1 at night and it works perfectly for me. Talk to your doctor about what's really going on with you, and if you're not seeing a Psychiatrist for your meds., you should be .... family doctors are not adequately trained to deal with the myriad of psychotropics available.
Take care.
abby
You might want to try Klonopin. I take 3mgs a day along with my other meds for depression. It doesnt seem to have any bad side effects. Take care. Teri
Does prozac interfere with sleep??
Does prozac interfere with your ability to sleep?
no gives me headaches I just got back the results of a great blood test called Cytochrome P450 (CYP 450) go to Mayo Clinic web site for details. The resutla tells which anxiety drugs are good for body and which are bad based on your DNA TPredits whether a drug is likeyly to relieve your symptoms and if it is likely to cause bothersome side effects. great tool.
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thanks for the reply I take trazadone to sleep been on prozac for 8 days the others I tried for 1 month before giving up. Also sleepy some of the time and doc gave me some ativan to help me get through this but the road has been long