Posted by Rick on February 11, 2004, at 10:22:49
In reply to freaked out, posted by aussie on February 11, 2004, at 0:55:24
> Still going/ramping up on the topomax to get off the serzone. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW: Should I be feeling anxious? Or has anyone else had this reaction toTopomax.
> I'm only on 75mg Topo and haven'tdecreased the serzone yet. (I'm on 300 Effexor too)
> Sh*t I hate taking allthese drugs and then feel awful. I've felt like this for the last four days of the last 21 days of Topo.
> I thought it was supposed to do the opposite.
> Thank you for the drug suggestions Happy Girl,if this lasts another day I'm calling my pdoc for an appt.
> I want to give up but obviously I can't.Topomax can certainly cause anxiety, although that usually recedes after awhile.
Sounds like maybe you should be taking a benzo like Klonopin to help you get over the anxiety. Depending on the details of your diagnos(es), which I don't know, a benzo could even be your best bet long-term. I've taken nothing but low-dose Klonopin for severe *non-depressive* Social Anxiety, with great benefit. It has only one negative side effect for me -- occasional memory lapses, although I'm not *sure* that's due to the Klonopin). Klonopin also had several unexpected *positive* side effects, including eliminating my chronic jaw pain (TMJ?) and making it easy to sleep at night even though I take all of it (1 mg) first thing in the morning It works even better when I take it with low-dose (100 mg) Provigil.But I'm guessing that you're dealing with depression and maybe other issues, for which Klonpin alone probably wouldn't suffice. But it could certainly help you get through the anxiety that your other meds are causing until your body adjusts (or even ongoing -- maybe it would allow you to eliminate 1 or more of the other meds).
Rick
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