nursegirl, advice needs your advice! =) I was able to get into my doctor today. He said his next pick would be Lexapro or Viibryd. I chose Lexapro since Viibryd is a new drug and I was unsure about it. My concern is insurance doesn't cover Lexapro. I hope they are able to make it go through. He also gave me a script for Valium. I was shocked he didn't give Ativan or Klonopin or something along those lines. Is Valium good? He said if insurance doesn't cover the Lexapro then I could try Vivbryd, a new med, but I don't like that idea. He said I could try Paxil or Prozac but Paxil is known to cause a lot of weight gain and they both can have interactions with other drugs and not so good on the liver. What do you think? If I can't get Lexapro covered what would your adice be? He is letting me decide.
It's been several nights now without it. Maybe 4 nights. :( My tremors have improved. I have been emotional today & have felt a little more anxious. The Zoloft was helping me a lot with depression & I could see a difference with my anxiety but I can't physically handle the tremors. They weren't mild, they were severe. I hope I am able to get in soon & get on something that doesn't cause me to shake like that. Thank you for your help through this.
Oh hun, you really should have just stayed on the Zoloft until you could get in to see him. How long has it been since you took the Zoloft? How are you feeling?
Thank you. How is everyone? I am not able to make my appointment on Thursday. =( I was looking forward to asking him about the next medicine. The lady in the office said she will call me if they get a cancellation for Friday. In the meantime I am going without medicine. I can't wait to get on something again, that does NOT cause tremors.
"Again, remain open mided. Do NOT go into the doctor's office with a mind full of what you will or won't take. Let the doctor make some recommendations, then have a discussion from there. With the new world of google, we are all so quick to want to play doctor..."
Good advice. If you suffer from anxiety relating to your medication, also, it'll be hard to respond naturally to your treatment if you've done far too much reading up and worrying about side effects, etc.
If it's anything like in the UK your Dr may well have a straight second line treatment to go to which is affordable and recommended for anyone not responding to your current therapy. It may be different due to the huge difference in nature between our healthcare systems, however.
While two meds might both be SSRIs, they all work a little differently in their mechanism of action. The end result is the same (an increased amount of serotonin in the brain)..but how you get there is different with each med, hence why there are so many varying experiences.
Cymbalta tends to be a bit activating, so that may not be the best choice, ask your doctor about it. There's no way to predict how you will do on something else, but let's hope well. I STRONGLY urge you to have a back up plan in place to help deal with any side effects, should they occur. A short acting benzo would be appropriate. I know you're fearful after your experience with Xanax but it's worth a try. Ativan tends to be a little less intense, so you could try that. Again, mention it to your doctor. Whatever you do...don't make any changes...stay on your current dose of the Zoloft until you get in to see him.
Again, remain open mided. Do NOT go into the doctor's office with a mind full of what you will or won't take. Let the doctor make some recommendations, then have a discussion from there. With the new world of google, we are all so quick to want to play doctor...lol.
Good luck....update us on the new plan.