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My daughter's LL psychiatrist has her on Lexapro.
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kreynolds
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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!
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kreynolds
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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..
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Quest: + Bartonella (B.Henselea & B. Quintana),+ Babesia, and + Mycoplasma and Lyme-Induced Addisons Disease
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Xanax! It works best for me.
Have horrid reactions to antidepressants.
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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.
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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
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