antianxiety medication

[kiki5711]

I've been on Lorazepen many times before, and as usually always started with just one pill. It did the trick, took the edge off the knots in the stomach, next thing you know, months down the line, I'm taking 4 pills and it does nothing. Finally I decide to quit.

I've been through that route a few times already and I'm afraid it's going to happen again.

I've quit taking all medications for depression, only my Seroquel, one at night. I was tired of taking antidepressants and feeling like a zombie. I needed to feel life again. I needed to feel like having sex with my husband again. I was tired of existing just like an inanimate object that functions like a robot every day.

I feel anxiety when stuff happens, then I feel anxiety when stuff doesn't happen wondering why isn't something happening.?

I've taking my husbands Lorazepen just to be able to have a good night sleep in the past two weeks. Only twice. But that's how it started all the other times. I start with just one. Next thing you know, I'm not even able to fall asleep with 4.

I really don't want to take them, but I have a hard time with the anxiousness and the nerves. I already exercise and try to eat right and all that jazz.

I've just recovered from breast cancer and colon cancer so I should be grateful to be alive.

[Onewithwings]

(((hugs)))

Life is hard. I used to have several panic attacks a week, and was always anxious. I thought meds were the only way, I was on Ativan or Klonopin, and later I was able do get by on Neurontin. Now I am off all anxiety meds, and I have not had a panic attack since April!

For me, prayer and meditation has been the key. Belleruth Naperstek has some good tracks for anxiety, her CD for panic attacks was so helpful to me. I learned to follow a guided meditation and take myself to a good place BEFORE the anxiety started, and reconnect to that inner place throughout the day to prevent anxiety.

[Lizrox]

If your having trouble with sleeping and anxiety I would go to the dr. and tell
him/her.. I don't think you should be taking your husbands Ativan. The Ativan may not be working for you because it is a very short acting benzo and not as strong as the other benzos..you also develop a tolerance to benzos VERY QUICKLY..

You mention you are taking Seroquel. How many mg's do you take?

I take 800mg; which is on the high side; but I sleep the whole night and am not groggy in the morning. Maybe ask your dr. to up your seroquel if your on a lower dose.

I take Klonopin for anxiety. I have tried time and time again to get off of it; but haven't been able too.

Best of luck to you and if you need sleep definately talk to your dr about upping your seroquel or possibly add something else..

[kiki5711]

Thank you "onewithwings". That's a great suggestion. I always tell myself to check my thought process and bring it on to a different highway going into the positive and get off the negative. But I don't always succeed. Even though it only takes one thought to switch.
I'll check out those tapes you've tried.

Lizrox,
My doctor put me on Seroquel while in detox back in April. It started only with 25mil but that wasn't doing anything, I couldn't sleep, I was still shaking at that time, and I was getting muscle spasms and it was freaking me out. Then my doctor increased it to 100 mil. I'm able to sleep now, but it's not really a restufl sleep, I'm always dreaming and wake up exhausted.

But when I take one of the Lorazepems, I sleep solid and dont even remember any dreams. I really hate it that it takes soooo much effort to relax. I mean it should be a natural thing for gods sake.

I even get annoyed at work hearing other people clicking fast on the keyboard. click click click........it drives me nuts. I can't focus.

thanks for your replies,

[Lizrox]

I would ask your dr to either up your Seroquel or start you on Ativan.. 100mg of Seroquel isn't that high of a dose. I can't believe I take 8 times that amount. 800mg is the max dose. I just have a very high tolerance.

[kiki5711]

I'm making an appointment today with my doctor and I'll ask her if increasing the dosage would help.

thanks.

[Onewithwings]

there are a lot of anti anxiety meds that are non addictive, especially now since they have started using anti-histamines to help.

[kiki5711]

Originally Posted by Onewithwings

there are a lot of anti anxiety meds that are non addictive, especially now since they have started using anti-histamines to help.

anti-histamines? you mean like Sudafed or something like that?

[Onewithwings]

yeah, they gave me antihistamines for anxiety, didn't work for me but apparently it works for some people due to the fact that they lower the heart rate.

[Lizrox]

My doctor put me on Vistaril. It works great for some people. It is a antihistamine I think.