Posted by bleauberry on January 11, 2008, at 19:10:37 [reposted on January 16, 2008, at 2:47:46 | original URL]
In reply to Question about Combining Medications, posted by clipper40 on January 11, 2008, at 8:32:03
Zyprexa.
One word says it all.
Antipsychotics in general? No. Zyprexa? Yes. Zyprexa has for me and many other people shut down massive anxiety, panic attacks, outright paranoia, adverse drug reactions, fear, etc, in a mere 2 hours after dosing, landing on a peaceful soft cushion of relief.
The kind of anxiety your friend is having is not just way uncomfortable. It is outright dangerous and extremely damaging to the mind, the glandular systems, the immune system, the intestinal system, the whole body and spirit. Many cruel diseases come as a result of damage done from unchecked out of control anxiety. I do believe the doctor should do whatever it takes to shut this episode down pronto. I would normally suggest klonopin or xanax, but since a benzo is already in place, that means some other mechanism needs to be tweaked. That is where zyprexa comes in.
When things are back under control, then make whatever med changes are desired, except do it different this time...much smaller dose increments and much longer times at dose changes. Effexor can be customized by opening capsules and either dumping or counting the beads inside. Patients are not limited to taking whatever dose is available from the pharmacy. Many people have and do create their own custom size dose. In your friend's case, the dosage changes need to be real small steps, like perhaps 10mg at a time.
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