moderate anxiety for the last six years and severe
anxiety for the last five months. I was just
wondering what anxiety meds Lymies have had
success with? I also just started a three month
regimen of Doxy yesterday if that matters.
Thanks!!
Posted by jkmom (Member # 14004) on :
My daughter's LL psychiatrist has her on Lexapro.
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
Hey! Glad to have you here!,
I have VERY bad anxiety and found out over the years that Klonopin and Valium works best for me.
I have tried Xanax and all the " ant-depressants" and found that they didn't help at all, some even made my anxiety worse.
A lot of people will tell you to stray from the Benzo's( Xanax, Klonopin) because they CAN become addictive, but I find in my case they are the only thing that helps.
Hope that helps!
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
Yeah Lexapro put me in the hospital.....
Anything that has to do with the Seretonin levels in the brain gives me a bad reaction...
It all depends on the person, I guess..
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
Xanax! It works best for me.
Have horrid reactions to antidepressants.
Posted by sgruebs (Member # 21831) on :
Thanks for the responses. I did experiment
with St. John's Wart for about seven weeks, didn't
like the effects. I was angry ALL the time and
experienced a MINIMAL drop in my anxiety. I
should add that my anxiety is only really
heightened when I'm at work or in a social
situation.
Posted by swavle (Member # 21101) on :
I have also had Lyme-related anxiety problems for many years but it is very well controlled now.
I rarely need to take my tranquilizer at all anymore.
I currently take Wellbutrin but my doctor said that it can make anxiety worse in some people.
Fortunately, it's working well in my case.
I used to take Lexapro and that worked just fine for the anxiety but SSRIs make me gain a lot of weight (which doesn't happen to everybody so I recommend you try it) and I wanted to try something different.
I currently take Clonazepam as needed (which is not very often anymore, fortunately) but Lorazepam worked just as well for me.
I'm sorry anti-depressants caused problems for other people because they have been a life-saver for me.
So personally, I would highly recommend an SSRI.
Anxiety is the worst feeling in the world and I couldn't live with it and I'm glad I don't have to anymore.
Good luck, sgruebs and hang in there! I know how much it sucks but it'll get better.
Posted by mmcmann (Member # 21872) on :
Before I knew I had Lyme I was hit with severe anxiety and panic attacks.
I started taking Lexapro AND seeing a psychologist.
I think it's the combination that helped me.
But Lexapro can make you gain weight, but it is different for everyone.
Posted by Snailhead (Member # 18091) on :
Xanax.
Posted by Healing in Santa Cruz (Member # 7798) on :
Hope everyone will look into and get tested for pyroluria KPU. I don't want to see anyone suffer for yrs like I did with anxiety and many other Pyroluria symptoms. I was addicted to valium yrs ago and it was hell going through withdrawels. Get to the root of the anxiety not just cover it up. Do a search here for KPU PYroluria,kryptopyroluria http://drrandy.org/article.html My Md article