Anxiety and Stress Questions (Page 6)

Can fluoxetine make panic attacks worse?

I have really bad panic attacks I even collapse off them been perscribed 20 mg fluoxetine but 2 scared to take them as heard can make panic attacks worse and I hav a 3 year old can any1 help pla

Effexor XR - How is Effexor better then Lexapro or Zoloft?

Im a 25 year old male and iv taken Zoloft about two years ago for my social anxiety and it worked for about a month then did the complete opposite and made me more nervous then before. Also i recently tried Lexapro and the first day i took it, it was unbearable for me, it made me extremely nervous... read more

I get a metallic taste in my mouth from sertraline. Does this happen for others? And if so, how long

... will it last? I just started taking 50mg/day and will increase the dose to 100 mg/day after one week. I'm concerned that it will continue and I won't be able to keep taking this medicine because I can't stand the metallic taste. It was prescribed for anxiety, panic attacks and depression.

Are these normal Citalopram side effects? Lethargic, dizzy, and fatigued?

I've just recently started back on Citalopram 20mg for a second time in recent years, I've only been on 20mg for 8 days or so, 10mg 4 days before that. It does seem to be helping with anxiety/panic and depression issues already, if that's possible, but I'm suffering with pretty severe side effects... read more

Venlafaxine vomiting after first dose?

I got prescribed these today as a replacement for sertraline as I was on 200mg and all it was doing was making my anxiety horrifically worse. My dosage for this is 75mg once per day. I took the tablet with some food (some good old fashioned dairylee dunkers and fruit) and felt fine! Then around... read more

I am extremely tired and yawning uncontrollably. I am on the 20mg Paxil?

Day one: excessive yawning, and fatigue. Does the yawning and feeling extremely tired ever go away???

Can you split a 150 mg Venlafaxine extended release tablet and use it as a 75 mg tablet?

doing this as I went to bupropion 150 mg 3x day 1 month then wanted to go back on Venlafaxine as it did a much better job in controlling my mood and wondered if I should start on 1/2 dose for a few days, I had been on 150 mg Venlafaxine prior once a day.

Could not taking Effexor for 2 days make me feel dizzy, off balance as if drunk?

I am taking 75mg Effexor XR, 2x a day. For 2 days I was unable to take it due to BS insurance! For those 2 days, I felt completely "out of it!" Very dizzy and off balance, almost as if I was drunk! Finally after reading on the Internet about Effexor XR, I found out you should NEVER "cold turkey"... read more

False positive thc urine screening drug test?

my test came out positive and with high respones like I was smoking and since 02/12/10 i have not smoked I take med's adderall 20mg 2x a day, wellbutrin 150mg SR 2x a day, celexa 20mg once a day and vitamin d 50000unt cap teva once a month what could be doing this to make my urine come out positive... read more

Bipolar Disorder - what is bipolar ll versus bipolar l?

After yrs diagnosed with severe chronic depression they added bipolar two. I... think it just isn't quite up to bipolar I. I made 2 trash cans full of chili sauce, had a 1/4 acre garden and canned, froze everything. I bought $2,000 worth of relaxation tapes within a month, had 67 animals on our 10... read more

Stopping meds for myelogram CT?

Dear Friends, I'm concerned about a Myelogram CT that I'm having on the 19th. I have to stop my antidepressants and pain meds for 2 days before the test and resume then 24 hours later. These are meds I have been on for a long time. Here is my concern: will I have enough built into my system to get... read more

Hello, I am wondering why you gain weight on effexor. Is there a medical reason???

Did anyone have to try several ssri meds before one worked?

I have tried Zoloft celexa and lexapro which all never did anything for depression anxiety and panic now I'm trying paxil did anyone try several meds in the same class before one worked I also tried Effexor snri that didn't work

Should I Feel Worrisome Taking Fluoxetine "Generic For Prozac" 20mg Once A Day?

When my doctor prescribed this to me it was because of my anxiety which is chronic"Everyday All Day I've Got Anxiety" For about 5 years now but the past year maybe longer its getting so bad! I constantly suffer from chest pains all day long, panic attacks on a regular, worried about the chest pains... read more

I have severe anxiety.started prozac very low dose 4 weeks ago and feel worse.will it get better?

I didn't know I would be able to add more detail, so was trying to fit my question in with 100 characters... I have severe/anxiety panic disorder. I have not left my house for 2 years (on occassion grocery store with my husband). I have a real sensivity to meds..I have started on a very low dose of... read more