Hello, My name is Tim. I am currently going through depression anxiety insomnia and I am having a

Tim,

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several years ago I went through panic and anxiety so bad that depression hit me as well, at one time in my life they used Zoloft but I did was not really able to tell that it made much of a difference, one of the drugs the doctor used for a while was Lexapro and Xanax, I felt like the Xanax made a big difference with panic and that the lexapro seemed to help me with the depression. I tried various sleeping medications but I tell you I would wake up every morning with an hungover effect they tried a drug like Ambien and a couple others that were Restoril, and by that time I just told the doctor I feel worse than if I keep trying, one thing I have been disabled and I understand that you need to be able to get some sleep, Sonota was another sleep aid. I hope that when you go to the doctor whatever changes are made getting better is the idea, and at least I would just tell her that things were not working for me and that I needed to make some changes honestly explain it just like you have here, I think the doctors are looking for you to be open and honest and as long as you tell it like it is, take the medications according as directed then thats not seeking something you're trying to find a way to get better, It is my hope that you find a combination that will work for you and that you soon start to feel much better. let us know what happens!

Hello Tim, I read your question and read the responses from some of our friends. I tend to be ... or looking for the proper wording here, ok, when a question such as you've asked comes up, I most usually always give it from my own point of view in regards to what I have used in regards my illness, depression , anxiety and so on. Sometimes, the meds, just like you said tend to work perhaps but not the way you want them to. I agree with sweetlemon, as to a choice such as cymbalta, because I am on it as we speak, and it helps my depression and my anxiety level is low. Or so I believe, ha! (smile) And Tim, no weight gain along with the Cymbalta.Tofranil, was a medication that I used ... years ago. Mid-eighties, there abouts. I looked up my notes and of course can't find my entries on tofranil. Go figure! The xanax, I was on, and became addicted to it, and very quickly so. I had a heck of a time getting away from this med. But, again this was my body reacting to it.

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While on xanax, and I was on it for almost four years, I had no weight gain. Or very little to speak about. So thats good news. Heres hoping that your appointment goes well, and that you begin to feel better in your life. I know what its like to be an insomniac, and its a curse to say the least. A deep, long night sleep is like winning the lottery( in some ways it is ! ) Worry free, no nightmares and bad dreams ha! Well, I've chatted away again as I tend to, thanks for your ear, and lets see what tomorrow brings us, hopefully good things to us all. And thats for every and all our friends, throughout the site.

Hello: I can only speak to the insomnia issue here-so please understand that I have no idea if the drug I take for it would react badly with whatever else you have to take... I was given an Rx for Soma (it comes in a generic too), back in 2006 as a muscle relaxant for extreme neck and shoulder pain and spasms.
What I discovered after starting it was that it was the BEST thing I had ever found for insomnia! It never left me hung over the next morning--and I have never had to increase my dose since first going on it. You will find many doctors and some of the people on this site who violently oppose prescribing/using it--but there are also a couple of us who swear by it--as the BEST thing we have ever found to LET us sleep--not MAKE us sleep! It is also the ONLY med that has EVER helped my chronic (extreme) cervical stenosis pain. And, I just refilled my script today for 90 tabs, at only $14.00...

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***PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE INFO SHEETS GIVEN OUT BY WALGREENS STATE THAT IT IS SAFE TO TAKE--UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY.
Hope this helps! Mary, madhattersbash