Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hi Rosie & All: I joined this group in an effort to educate myself on other ways to treat my severe anxiety other than Anti-Depressant's. I have NEVER in my life taken much more than occasional aspirin or antibiotics, but for the past year my doctor has me on Effexor XR 150mg. I have to say the anxiety has absolutely disappeared, BUT the side affects are significant (muscle twitching, dialated eyes, rapid pulse, sleep disturbances). The reason this post caught my eye is I have noticed I am much more " lax " about things.... but almost TOO much so. Do you know what I mean? Like I will do things I would never do before, my husband calls this Effexor I'm on " Laura's Courage in a Capsule " . I told my doc I want to get off this medicine... she said " Ok but know this: Once going off AD's, anxiety returns in 80% of the patients " . WOW! Needless to say that's why I'm looking here and elsewhere... trying to find supplements or anything that will allow me to be in the 20% range of patients that the anxiety DOESN'T return! Thanks for reading, Laura in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hi Laura, You may be magnesium defecient, anxiety is one of a host of symptoms. Taking upwards of 1000 mgms a day to bowel tolerance for 3 months could really help. There is a product called " Natural Calm " that you can dilute in hot tea that is absorbed quickly. Otherwise mag citrate is also good. Also, anxiety can be from other issues, such as aspartame or mercury poisoning. Look for a doctor under www.acam.org/or a nutritional oriented doc to help you sort out the best direction to take. Good Luck! Kate > Hi Rosie & All: > > I joined this group in an effort to educate myself on other ways to treat my > severe anxiety other than Anti-Depressant's. I have NEVER in my life taken > much more than occasional aspirin or antibiotics, but for the past year my > doctor has me on Effexor XR 150mg. I have to say the anxiety has absolutely > disappeared, BUT the side affects are significant (muscle twitching, > dialated eyes, rapid pulse, sleep disturbances). The reason this post > caught my eye is I have noticed I am much more " lax " about things.... but > almost TOO much so. Do you know what I mean? Like I will do things I would > never do before, my husband calls this Effexor I'm on " Laura's Courage in a > Capsule " . > > I told my doc I want to get off this medicine... she said " Ok but know this: > Once going off AD's, anxiety returns in 80% of the patients " . WOW! > Needless to say that's why I'm looking here and elsewhere... trying to find > supplements or anything that will allow me to be in the 20% range of > patients that the anxiety DOESN'T return! > > Thanks for reading, > Laura in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 HI Laura, I'm having the same problems getting off of zoloft. I get violent panick attacks that wake me out of me sleep at night if I try to wean off zoloft. I noticed these panic attacks are worse the more sugar I have throughout the day. I think I will try b vitamins and see if the anxiety lessens. Kelly in PA Laura Richmond <lrichmond3 wrote: Hi Rosie & All: I joined this group in an effort to educate myself on other ways to treat my severe anxiety other than Anti-Depressant's. I have NEVER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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