Posts by fadedbear92

wiredsailor46 said:I’ve been on Cipralex for about two and a half months now. For the longest time, my insomnia was absolutely brutal—I was lucky if I got three hours of sleep, and some nights I didn't sleep at all. That went on for about three months straight. Fortunately, the medication has actually helped; I’m finally getting back to a near-normal sleep schedule. My plan is to stay on it until August and then start tapering off gradually. The only catch is that about a month ago, I started breaking out in hives. They usually flare up at night while I'm sleeping. I went to see a dermatologist, and they insisted it isn't caused by the Cipralex, but I can't help feeling a bit uneasy about it since I've never dealt with allergies before. I'm running some tests now, so we'll see what comes of that. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else here has experienced hives or urticaria as a side effect from antidepressants? I take my dose in the morning, yet the hives always seem to show up in the evening...

Skin rashes can definitely be a side effect of taking Lexapro—you should definitely check in with the doctor who prescribed it for you.

http://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-consumers/lexapro-package-insert

@David Vaughn75, what medications are you currently on—and what are your dosages?
I can't quite recall your exact diagnoses...🤷

Gerald Torres2 said:So, I was just prescribed Seoquel XR at 50 mg to take at bedtime. I see that some of you seem to be doing fine on it, but you’re all taking the standard version while I’ve been put on the XR formulation. Could someone please explain the actual difference between the two? Also, I’m curious if anyone has dealt with weight gain from this specific version. The instructions mention it’s a common side effect, and frankly, that’s the last thing I want to deal with right now.
thanks for the input.

Basically, the pill is designed for a slow release based on what your body needs, so it stays active through your entire 12-hour sleep cycle.
If anyone here knows more about how that works, please jump in!😉

Kevin Bailey2 said:I just started recently. Began at 25 mg, now I'm at 50.
My doctor will probably bump me up to 100 at my next checkup.

What dosage are you taking?

I take 25 mg three times a night for sleep.

As for anxiety, I usually stick to one 25 mg dose—maybe two if I really need to nap in the afternoon.

Kevin Bailey2 said:Never heard of Q-Pin. But Seroquel works wonders for my anxiety too, especially since it acts as a sedative. 🙂

Usually, I can't stand antipsychotics. I’ve mentioned before how much they—and other sedatives—tend to numb me out... but Seroquel is different. I don't know what it is, but it doesn't leave me feeling like a zombie; it just relaxes me perfectly. I only take it at night. At first, I had some side effects where I was getting nightmares. Really vivid ones. Like my subconscious was dragging up all the crap I'd suppressed. Thankfully, that's settled down now.
The best part is taking it at night so it protects me from anxiety during the day. And as for those intrusive thoughts? It kills them completely.
I might talk to my doctor about maybe taking it during the day, too. Though honestly, I probably don't need to since the intrusive thoughts don't hit that often. And even when they do, they're much easier to manage now.

Seroquel is the name brand, whereas Q-Pin is just a local generic version—it was mainly prescribed to me for severe insomnia, though I take it for anxiety when things get intense.

How many mg of Seroquel are you taking?

Kevin Bailey2 said:Personally, I think Valium works way better than Helix, Paxil, or Norvasc...
It doesn't leave me feeling drugged or groggy, but it somehow helps everything click into place in my head. Hard to put into words. For OCD, social anxiety, or general panic, it’s absolute magic.

Same here.

It doesn't kick in immediately—it usually takes about half an hour to really settle in. You don't necessarily "feel" it hitting you like a wave; instead, you just suddenly feel... normal. It’s more like a mental clearing—you feel steady, calm, and totally relaxed. At least, that's how it works for me.

I'm with you on that.

When the anxiety starts hitting me hard lately—it’s honestly been pretty overwhelming—I've found that Quetiapine really helps. It's an antipsychotic that was actually added to the approved medication list for anxiety disorders just about two months ago.

Michael Bennett31 said:Hey everyone, here I am too... Can anyone tell me how sulpiride interacts with Aurorix (the antidepressant moklobemide)? Does it boost its effects? I’m just two weeks into the moklobemide, and I've only been on Eglonyl for a few days. (In the past, I used much higher doses up to 600mg, but now I'm on a minimum dose of 2x100mg because I heard that anything under 200mg acts more like an antidepressant than an antipsychotic.) I'm not crazy, I swear. I want to get rid of all this "nonsense" eventually, but right now, I'm just too alone with my own thoughts, and it's been going on for far too long. Anyway, I'm looking for experiences with other antidepressants! Thanks in advance for any answers!!
Hey everyone, here I am too... Can anyone tell me how sulpiride interacts with Aurorix (the antidepressant moklobemide)? Does it boost its effects? I’m just two weeks into the moklobemide, and I've only been on Eglonyl for a few days. (In the past, I used much higher doses up to 600mg, but now I'm on a minimum dose of 2x100mg because I heard that anything under 200mg acts more like an antidepressant than an antipsychotic.) I'm not crazy, I swear. I want to get rid of all this "nonsense" eventually, but right now, I'm just too alone with my own thoughts, and it's been going on for far too long. Anyway, I'm looking for experiences with other antidepressants! Thanks in advance for any answers!!

The instructions for Aurorix regarding "Taking other medications" should have the answer you need.

http://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-consumers/drug-labels/...-05-02-959.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moclobemide

http://www.depression.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=1070

Benjamin Martin65 said:Has anyone here ever tried taking Fevarin ? I’d love to hear some feedback, please 😉.

I’ve been on it for nearly three months now, and honestly, everything seems to be going great... except for the fact that it makes me sleep incredibly, incredibly deeply. It’s almost as if I’m taking actual sleeping pills; I can just drift off and stay out for twelve hours straight. Even if I do happen to wake up a couple of times during the night, I feel so completely groggy and out of it that I just fall right back to sleep immediately. I don’t think I have ever slept this much in my entire life—if it were up to me, I’d just stay asleep indefinitely. 😁
My therapist mentioned that this might actually be a sign that the treatment is working and that everything is perfectly fine... but still, I figured I would ask if anyone else has had similar experiences with it... or if you could share any thoughts at all regarding your own experience.

I took it myself, though I didn't get quite that sleepy—since I struggle with insomnia, I actually needed a sleeping aid on top of it.

It clearly has a calming effect on you—given that it acts as an anxiolytic too—so you might want to look into lowering your dose.

Matthew Clark3 said:I’m probably being annoying by doing this, but I’ll quote myself one more time....
Is there seriously nobody here besides some random person who has actually used this and can give me some real insight?! I assumed this was a pretty common medication, but clearly not 🤷 or maybe everyone is doing so well they don't need to hang out on Psychology Today anymore 😁

http://www.depresija.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=1072

I honestly don't think I can handle any more of this—it’s just exhausting. I was sitting there staring at my prescription bottle today, thinking about how much life revolves around these little pills, and I just felt so incredibly drained. It’s like you’re constantly fighting an uphill battle against your own brain, isn't it? Just one thing after another.

Maybe this will help.
I was on it for about three weeks and ended up with terrible insomnia—it’s just so overstimulating, at least in my experience.

David Bishop4 said:Fadedbear, how long were you taking Xanax, and roughly what was your daily dosage? I just realized you mentioned it was 15 years... I'm having such a brain fog moment today...

It started at 3x 0.25 and ended up at 8x 0.5!!!!😲😲😲

wiredskipper45 said:Klonopin is actually an anticonvulsant, not an anxiolytic. 😉
So, it actually helps your anxiety? Hmm... I guess I'll ask my doctor about that today. I'm really trying to get off the xanax. 🙂

I’ve been on Klonopin for a few years now—was actually a total Xanax addict back in the day—but I finally managed to kick it thanks to propranolol.
Klonopin acts as an anticonvulsant, but it's also frequently used in psychiatry to help stabilize mood—though its chemical makeup actually includes components that provide an anxiolytic effect too.
I’m actually pretty happy with it—though, if I'm being totally honest, xanax is still my absolute favorite when it comes to anxiolytics (talking about anxiolytics specifically, not mood stabilizers, of course)—but I definitely wouldn't want to go calling for that little devil again. Not a chance!😲🙄

hiddenfox51 said:Well, it just kind of mellows you out and helps you drift off to sleep, honestly—it's pretty much acting in the same way as something like Normabest.

Actually, it doesn't put you to sleep, it just takes the edge off the anxiety.
I remember being so drowsy while I was first adjusting to it—but once my body got used to it, that feeling went away. So yeah, that was definitely just a side effect.

Justin Rogers5 said:When my anxiety kicks in, I get this intense urge to throw up, especially in the morning. Had to head out today to drop off a seasonal job application and the urge hit me so hard—not even nausea, just a sudden, violent impulse to vomit. Dealing with GERD and stomach ulcers doesn't help either, but lately, it's been getting worse. Even when I take xanax or some kind of relaxant, it eventually settles down. That morning urge is pretty much a constant for me; my grandmother used to deal with the same thing every single morning. Plus, my fear of pregnancy isn't helping the stress levels. Any advice on what might help?

Have you ever tried Faverin? It's an anxiolytic antidepressant, and honestly, it worked wonders for me when I was on it.

Brandon Lopez6 said:So far I've knocked back 13 Cipralex pills—7 halves and 6 wholes—and honestly, the side effects are finally starting to chill out. Now I'm just stuck waiting for that "magic" moment when it actually kicks in. 🙂

The only real headache is that I’ve been leaning way harder on my Xanax. It was a total nightmare trying to get down to 4x0.25mg, but now I’m up to 5 or 6 doses instead of staying at 4. 😢
I was actually hoping I could taper off the Xanax once the AT&T meds kicked in, but instead, I'm just taking more of it. 😠

That isn't great—usually, as you start feeling the effects of the antidepressant, your symptoms should ease up, which would naturally lower your need for anxiolytics.
Are you planning on starting psychotherapy?

Scott Alvarez22 said:Which AD did you switch to, and did you end up dealing with the same symptoms from the Zoloft that I am?

I switched over to Paxil back then; honestly, I didn't run into any side effects at all while tapering off.

Scott Alvarez22 said:Prozac

I'm looking for some firsthand accounts regarding Prozac, if anyone has them—specifically how it stacks up against Zoloft or Effexor?

I was on 5 mg of Zoloft, but I actually switched off it after just one week by moving to a different AD.
(I've never tried Prozac myself)

restlesstrucker15 said:The general rule is to avoid breaking them, and that doesn't just apply to psychotropic medications—it includes things like extended-release painkillers too. I can't say for certain why, but it likely has to do with the binding agents used to hold the active ingredient together.

Oh, absolutely—it's all just pharmacokinetics at work.

David Bishop4 said:It feels like we're almost reading from the same script. 🙂 I'm also hoping that everything eventually settles into place. Does your mental state generally feel even worse when you first start a new antidepressant? Today is only my fourth day, and I'm feeling incredibly restless and anxious... If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? And by the way, I still can't wrap my head around why you aren't supposed to break those SR tablets... it seems so strange.🙂

Look, those are extended-release tablets—they're designed to work for 12 to 24 hours depending on how you take them.
There’s obviously a reason a doctor would prescribe those specifically instead of just some "standard, quick-acting" pill, right?
They’re typically used for things like Generalized Anxiety Disorder, where your body is basically stuck in a state of anxiety 24/7.

David Bishop4 said:They are, though my doctor prescribed Misar SR, while the Helix 0.25 is just the standard version. To be honest, neither the Helix 0.25, nor Lexapro, nor Paxil ever really did much to calm me down. They were pretty ineffective for my anxiety, so she decided to put me on this Misar SR, with the instruction that if I feel it isn't quite enough, I can take a regular dose of Helix as well. I don't know; she strikes me as a true professional, and I was actually quite impressed by her during our first consultation.

I was taking Xanax SR, but you definitely shouldn't be mixing any "short-acting" anxiolytics in on top of that.

Jason Vaughn482 said:I’m struggling to wrap my head around the distinction here—saying both Misar and Helix are "as needed" feels like describing two different tools for the exact same job.🤷

Honestly, this is complete nonsense—prescribing two different anxiolytics at once?! I mean, seriously... and apparently, this doctor is some kind of "expert" according to the MP3 recording.🙄