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I am trying to get off of Lexapro after 12 years but I am having considerable difficulty doing so?
Posted 17 May 2017 by • 1 answer
So I have taken Lexapro for about 12 years. I started out on 40 mg after having a nervous breakdown and experiencing panic level anxiety all day, every day for several months. Jump ahead 12 years. I have had and continue to participate in some excellent trauma informed counseling and have ...
Escitralpram when will it get better?
Posted 26 Mar 2017 by • 1 answer
Hi am am 60 previously been treated with anti depressants 35 years ago with postnatal depression then prementral syndrome I was on Prozac for that this year just after .christmas I had a breakdown through work place stress I thought it was due to hormone imbalance being post menopausal doctor put ...
I have what I have been told is a nervous system breakdown. It starts out with severe stomach cramp?
Posted 4 Feb 2017 by • 2 answers
How long does it take to mentally recover from long term prednisone use?
Posted 25 Sep 2016 by • 1 answer
I have been on prednisone for year for an undetermined autoimune disease. 20-40mg most of the year. In July I had I guess you would call a mental breakdown. Now down to 8mg prednisone but will be 4-5 month to get off. My Dr, family and friends say I am doing much better mentally, not 100% but much ...
Depression - Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated?
Posted 16 Oct 2016 by • 2 answers
A difficult Home life, personal circumstances for many years let to a breakdown i was Diagnosed with severe depression by my GP in April 2016, unfortunately I had a Bad Reaction to fluoxetine, GP changed medication to sertraline. I also take propronolol for migraine prevention which I know is also ...
How does Carbidopa prevent the breakdown of levodopa in the bloodstream and not in the brain?
Posted 11 Jun 2016 by • 0 answers
If the Carbidopa in the bloodstream keeps levodopa from breaking down in the bloodstream then how does it not keep it from breaking it down in the brain? How is Carbidopa kept out of the brain?
Years of stage fright, poor public speaking from perf anxiety, pls advise Propranolol v/s Atenolol?
Posted 24 Feb 2016 by • 0 answers
47 y old 190 lb guy w long standing years of stage fright, poor public speaking, nervousness, speech breakdown from severe performance anxiety, pls advise Propranolol v/s Atenolol and doseages side effects and how to wean off between performances etc as i dont want to be on beta blockers for ever ...
Is it possible to have suicidal thoughts after only taking 2 doses?
Posted 12 Jan 2016 by • 4 answers
I have only taken 2 doses so far. The next day I had a mini nervous breakdown, and had thoughts of hurting myself. I am taking these to sleep, not depression. I have had a bad reaction to Cybalta before about 10yrs ago. Is it possible for it to make me have those thoughts that fast?
HELP- a year ago I suffered a breakdown due to loss of job rship and mixture of bad events?
Posted 1 Mar 2016 by • 1 answer
I started on citorpralm which helped me get back on with life but I came off of it around Xmas due to feeling wired a lot and increased anxiety So Iv been two months ad free and I'm no way near as bad as I was a year ago I see friends, I have met a new man I can have positive days , I got ...
Do you think I'm bipolar? It's a long story but I really need serious help?
Posted 14 Feb 2016 by • 2 answers
I have suffered from OCD since I was thirteen years old. It didn't become unmanageable until I was about eighteen. It became so unmanageable that I had a nervous breakdown during my freshman year of college and was hospitalized for a week. The hospitalization didn't help me at all except ...
Does remeron help with anxiety?
Posted 1 Aug 2015 by • 1 answer
I've been put on 15mg remeron nightly for anxiety/depression (started 2 days ago), was taken off lexapro after i had a breakdown cut my chest arms and legs with a razor blade, I was only on lexapro 2 days was on Sertraline 100mg for 3 weeks before that, my question is what am I supposed to ...
Bupropion - Doc wants to increase my dosage, but I'm nervous, what should I do?
Posted 5 Sep 2015 by • 2 answers
After taking Viibryd for 2 years I recently had a nervous breakdown so the doc switched me to Bupropion XL 300mg. I've been on this dosage for 3 months and it's been working most of the time but I still have anxiety attacks that can get pretty bad. So the doc wants to add another 150mg ...
Anxiety and Stress - My mind creates these situations where if I don;t do something before a certain
Posted 9 Sep 2015 by • 3 answers
... time or way that something very bad will happen. what condition is this associated with? This has developed over the last five years or so, it started in 2001 with a nervous breakdown. Then developed more in my late 20's. Hearing voices, weighing options that have a heavy spiritual ...
Mental breakdown lasting?
Posted 11 Sep 2015 by • 2 answers
I think I had a mental breakdown or burnout about two weeks ago, it made me more depressed then I am already, about a week ago that went away, but now the other symptoms are still affecting me, my memory is almost non-existent, I can't seem to learn new things, and my concentration is so low I ...
Hi I have bipolar experienced for years periods of lows n months of highs. After recovering from a?
Posted 14 Apr 2015 by • 1 answer
... breakdown back in 2000 I'm now feeling flat,lifeless,memory loss, no energy can't work poor concentration. Im desperately looking for help in had years of therapy mood still flat but I don't feel depressed although my symptoms show signs of depression. Thanks
