Need answers

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Yes , I had that problem at a higher dosage - 10 milligrams. I

can't deal with all SSRI's due to the fact that I feel overstimulated

and that tends to lead to anxiety and panic.

Keeping at the lower dosage most of it is gone, however, with my

asthma medication, it was also triggering these panic and anxiety

attacks.

Could your husband be on any other medication or herbs that might

have a stimulant property to it or cause a stimulated reaction? Does

he smoke and drink coffee??

My pdoc just put me on Pamelor as that always controlled my anxiety

and panic in the past. So I am waiting to see how this dual

combination works for me now.

Dana Rose

> My husband suffers from anxiety/panic disorder..as well as

> depression...he has had this diagnosis for 6+ years. My husband

> switched from Celexa and a minimal dose of Clonipin (sp?) to

Lexapro

> and Xanax after 6 years on the others. This was done because he

> decided (finally) to seek counseling for increased depression (we

> moved and primary care physicians just kept refilling the

> scripts...) and the new doc recommended tryng this new drug because

> My husband did not like the side effects of Celexa..namely the fact

> that he was hot all the time...not something welcome in Florida)

> Anyway.. 3 weeks after starting the Lexapro/Xanax combo he had

MAJOR

> anxiety attacks (something he never had on Celexa..ever) We were

on

> vacation at the time and it effectively destroyed our vacation and

> christmas with family. the docs solution was to double the dose of

> laexapro and xanax xr..and to give him regular xanax for

> breakthroughs....everything seemed so-so until the other day when

he

> started having breakthroughs again..moderate ones..enough to derail

> several evening and weekend plans.

> He put in a call to his doc who (hopefully) will call first thing

> tomorrw...

> I just wanted to know what you all think..I am only an observer but

> I think the medicine isn't working..he went from no attacks on

> Celexa to moderate-major problems.

> Has anyone out there had this when switching to Lexapro??

> thanks in advance

> lisa

[Guest guest]

I take Klonopin and Lexapro too. I am on .25 mg of Klonopin at night

for sleep. Two milligrams is the max that I can tolerate or I, once

again, become overstimulated. It does that sometimes, per my shrink.

I also read that 2 milligrams should be the adult max. Klonopin is

controlled substance and you are not advised to go cold turkey with

this drug due to the severe sides, per my shrink.

Dana Rose

> > How do you know it's not the switch from Klonipin to Xanax that

is

> > causing the problem?

> >

> >

>

>

> I don't...but he was only on 1/4 pill of Klonipin/day. That is an

> extremely low dose..his doctor said it may not have even registered

> much in his bloodstream. My husband also thinks the Xanax may be

the

> culprit..but it is hard to tell when you have 2 new drugs

>

> i am just looking for help...I don't know anyone on both of these

> meds.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the help...

, he is on 2 mg of xanax xr and 20 mg/lexapro per day..with

regular xanax for breakthroughs (he has it with him so i don't know

the dose..I think 1/2 to 1 mg as needed every 8 hours.)

his doc's office called today and the doc is out of town for the

week. he is supposed to call the on call doctor if things get too

bad.

the biggest problem in all this is that he had NO breakthroughs on

the other meds...(celexa and Klonopin) but he had become very

depressed lately and decided to get counseling..and while he was at

it see about the side-effects (hot all the time) of these meds...so

these breakthroughs represent going backwards to him. he has not

felt this bad since the conditions that led him to be diagnosed.

He does not smoke or drink,..no herbs...he does drink caffiene but

has been trying to cut back since the anxiety started back this

week. He is afraid he will never feel right again.

Because of these " new " breakthroughs he is starting to become overly

anxious about things in our life and, we have alot of stressors

going on and upcoming that I can't prevent. On the old medicine I

would have noticed insecurity and some frustration...now I can't

really predict what will happen.

I appreciate everyone's help..if you have any more thoughts on this

please let me know.

[Guest guest]

Welcome;

I am also from South Florida!

I suffer from severe obsessive compuslive disorder (OCD), PTSD generalized

Anxiety disorder (GAD) along with panic disorder. I do not tolerate SSRI's,

however I am giving everything that i got to make the Lexapro work.

You mentioned that your husband was taken off the klonopin...QUESTION; WAS

HE TAPPERED OFF OR JUST STARTED ON THE XANAX XR IMMEDIATELY? The reason,

that I am asking is that I tried to do this with regular Xanax, and felt

awful, incrased anxxiety, nausea...etc..I was going through withdrawals. the

half lives are very different..The literature states that klonopin cannt be

stopped abruptly, needs to be tappered...You might want to speak with your

doctor about this.

LEXAPRO: In october of 2003 I was tried on Lexapro in the pill form at 5mg,

next week 7mg third week 10mg. and the lexapro was augmented with klonopin

3mg per day. When I began the Lexapro it was wonderful, I felt great, the

klonopin was decreased to 2mg and my symptoms were begining to fade, I was

functioning very well, then half way into the third week on 10 mg, I had

severe abdominal pain but before the pain I was experiencing breakthrough

anxiety. We decreased the Lexapro to 5mg and I could not tolerate it. We

don't know what went wrong. We tried again in the pill form and same

reaction.

Now were are tryig the Lexapro in the liquid form and we are going mg, by

mg by mg. I am at 2mg every 3 days augmented with 3-4 mg of klonopin. I

found out though vaious sources that the liquid can be adjsuted to avoid the

SSRI side effects, it might take loner to get to a theraputic dosage, but it

has been done.

So try calling your doctor again, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF NEED BE!

Best

>From: " lisaspeechpath " <lisaspeechpath@...>

>Reply-Lexapro

>Lexapro

>Subject: Need answers

>Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 04:18:13 -0000

>

>My husband suffers from anxiety/panic disorder..as well as

>depression...he has had this diagnosis for 6+ years. My husband

>switched from Celexa and a minimal dose of Clonipin (sp?) to Lexapro

>and Xanax after 6 years on the others. This was done because he

>decided (finally) to seek counseling for increased depression (we

>moved and primary care physicians just kept refilling the

>scripts...) and the new doc recommended tryng this new drug because

>My husband did not like the side effects of Celexa..namely the fact

>that he was hot all the time...not something welcome in Florida)

>Anyway.. 3 weeks after starting the Lexapro/Xanax combo he had MAJOR

>anxiety attacks (something he never had on Celexa..ever) We were on

>vacation at the time and it effectively destroyed our vacation and

>christmas with family. the docs solution was to double the dose of

>laexapro and xanax xr..and to give him regular xanax for

>breakthroughs....everything seemed so-so until the other day when he

>started having breakthroughs again..moderate ones..enough to derail

>several evening and weekend plans.

>He put in a call to his doc who (hopefully) will call first thing

>tomorrw...

>I just wanted to know what you all think..I am only an observer but

>I think the medicine isn't working..he went from no attacks on

>Celexa to moderate-major problems.

>Has anyone out there had this when switching to Lexapro??

>thanks in advance

>lisa

>

>

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That doesn't sound right...What amount of klonopin was your husband taking/

klonopin comes in 5mg, 1mg, 2mg

For example if he was prescribed 5mg and told to take 1/4 of a pill one

would need a pill cutter

For example; a half of 5mg is .25, half it again and it is .125 At .125mg

it is so small, like a very, very small crumb.

I have been suffering withmy disorder for almost 10 years and I ws never

advised to take .125mg of klonopin, the smallest dosage was 5mg. To tapper

off the klonopin it is done in .125mg increments.

I really want to see your husband get well...perhaps you might need to get

some more answeres from the doctor. Anxiety disorders and depression is

something not to be taken lightly. Call your doctor.

Please stay in touch with the group

all the best

>From: " lisaspeechpath " <lisaspeechpath@...>

>Reply-Lexapro

>Lexapro

>Subject: Re: Need answers

>Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:01:26 -0000

>

>

> > How do you know it's not the switch from Klonipin to Xanax that is

> > causing the problem?

> >

> >

>

>

>I don't...but he was only on 1/4 pill of Klonipin/day. That is an

>extremely low dose..his doctor said it may not have even registered

>much in his bloodstream. My husband also thinks the Xanax may be the

>culprit..but it is hard to tell when you have 2 new drugs

>

>i am just looking for help...I don't know anyone on both of these

>meds.

>

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I remember seeing something about the max dosage of Lexapro

and he recommended dosage as Lex is ithe isomer of Clexa---look throughthe

older posts.

Yes, I agree to call the " on call " doctor ASAP--don't wait

>From: " lisaspeechpath " <lisaspeechpath@...>

>Reply-Lexapro

>Lexapro

>Subject: Re: Need answers

>Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 00:31:08 -0000

>

>Thanks for all the help...

>, he is on 2 mg of xanax xr and 20 mg/lexapro per day..with

>regular xanax for breakthroughs (he has it with him so i don't know

>the dose..I think 1/2 to 1 mg as needed every 8 hours.)

>his doc's office called today and the doc is out of town for the

>week. he is supposed to call the on call doctor if things get too

>bad.

>the biggest problem in all this is that he had NO breakthroughs on

>the other meds...(celexa and Klonopin) but he had become very

>depressed lately and decided to get counseling..and while he was at

>it see about the side-effects (hot all the time) of these meds...so

>these breakthroughs represent going backwards to him. he has not

>felt this bad since the conditions that led him to be diagnosed.

>He does not smoke or drink,..no herbs...he does drink caffiene but

>has been trying to cut back since the anxiety started back this

>week. He is afraid he will never feel right again.

>Because of these " new " breakthroughs he is starting to become overly

>anxious about things in our life and, we have alot of stressors

>going on and upcoming that I can't prevent. On the old medicine I

>would have noticed insecurity and some frustration...now I can't

>really predict what will happen.

>I appreciate everyone's help..if you have any more thoughts on this

>please let me know.

>

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YES that's exactly right..I dug under the sink where I threw the

old bottle when the doc changed everything...it was .5mg take 1/4

tablet 1x a day. He was on 1/2 pill several years ago and then

someone chopped it to 1/4. As I stated before..once we moved to FL

in 1999 PCP's have handled the refills....not shrinks.

I'll keep you updated on what happens. at this point he has a Dr.

Appt on Monday..and doesn't want to call the on call doc unless the

xanax regular doesn't stop the breakthroughs.

lisa

In Lexapro , " K. M. Stringer " <cjung61fau@h...> wrote:

> That doesn't sound right...What amount of klonopin was your

husband taking/

> klonopin comes in 5mg, 1mg, 2mg

> For example if he was prescribed 5mg and told to take 1/4 of a

pill one

> would need a pill cutter

> For example; a half of 5mg is .25, half it again and it is .125

At .125mg

> it is so small, like a very, very small crumb.

>

> I have been suffering withmy disorder for almost 10 years and I ws

never

> advised to take .125mg of klonopin, the smallest dosage was 5mg.

To tapper

> off the klonopin it is done in .125mg increments.

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~ ~ I agree with you, going off Klonopin cold turkey is very

advised against. I too am on the same drug combination you are on,

Lex and Klonopin. However I am starting on Pamelor at 1 milligram to

help with the anxiety/panic breakthroughs and so far it is working.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and where normally I have high

blood pressure due to high anxieties at the doctor's office it was

almost normal and I felt in control of my anxiety. So, we will see

how long this lasts, LOL.

Dana Rose

> Welcome;

>

> I am also from South Florida!

>

> I suffer from severe obsessive compuslive disorder (OCD), PTSD

generalized

> Anxiety disorder (GAD) along with panic disorder. I do not tolerate

SSRI's,

> however I am giving everything that i got to make the Lexapro work.

>

> You mentioned that your husband was taken off the

klonopin...QUESTION; WAS

> HE TAPPERED OFF OR JUST STARTED ON THE XANAX XR IMMEDIATELY? The

reason,

> that I am asking is that I tried to do this with regular Xanax,

and felt

> awful, incrased anxxiety, nausea...etc..I was going through

withdrawals. the

> half lives are very different..The literature states that klonopin

cannt be

> stopped abruptly, needs to be tappered...You might want to speak

with your

> doctor about this.

>

> LEXAPRO: In october of 2003 I was tried on Lexapro in the pill

form at 5mg,

> next week 7mg third week 10mg. and the lexapro was augmented with

klonopin

> 3mg per day. When I began the Lexapro it was wonderful, I felt

great, the

> klonopin was decreased to 2mg and my symptoms were begining to

fade, I was

> functioning very well, then half way into the third week on 10 mg,

I had

> severe abdominal pain but before the pain I was experiencing

breakthrough

> anxiety. We decreased the Lexapro to 5mg and I could not tolerate

it. We

> don't know what went wrong. We tried again in the pill form and

same

> reaction.

>

> Now were are tryig the Lexapro in the liquid form and we are going

mg, by

> mg by mg. I am at 2mg every 3 days augmented with 3-4 mg of

klonopin. I

> found out though vaious sources that the liquid can be adjsuted to

avoid the

> SSRI side effects, it might take loner to get to a theraputic

dosage, but it

> has been done.

>

> So try calling your doctor again, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF NEED BE!

> Best

>

>

>

> >From: " lisaspeechpath " <lisaspeechpath@y...>

> >Reply-Lexapro

> >Lexapro

> >Subject: Need answers

> >Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 04:18:13 -0000

> >

> >My husband suffers from anxiety/panic disorder..as well as

> >depression...he has had this diagnosis for 6+ years. My husband

> >switched from Celexa and a minimal dose of Clonipin (sp?) to

Lexapro

> >and Xanax after 6 years on the others. This was done because he

> >decided (finally) to seek counseling for increased depression (we

> >moved and primary care physicians just kept refilling the

> >scripts...) and the new doc recommended tryng this new drug because

> >My husband did not like the side effects of Celexa..namely the fact

> >that he was hot all the time...not something welcome in Florida)

> >Anyway.. 3 weeks after starting the Lexapro/Xanax combo he had

MAJOR

> >anxiety attacks (something he never had on Celexa..ever) We were

on

> >vacation at the time and it effectively destroyed our vacation and

> >christmas with family. the docs solution was to double the dose of

> >laexapro and xanax xr..and to give him regular xanax for

> >breakthroughs....everything seemed so-so until the other day when

he

> >started having breakthroughs again..moderate ones..enough to derail

> >several evening and weekend plans.

> >He put in a call to his doc who (hopefully) will call first thing

> >tomorrw...

> >I just wanted to know what you all think..I am only an observer but

> >I think the medicine isn't working..he went from no attacks on

> >Celexa to moderate-major problems.

> >Has anyone out there had this when switching to Lexapro??

> >thanks in advance

> >lisa

> >

> >

>

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..5mg sounds right, 1/2 would make it .25mg, at .125mg it's nothing...like a

placebo.

Who would chop it to that amount? The literature states to tapper off of

Klonopin it should be done at .125 increments? Perhpas someone was

tappering him off? Klonopin should not be discontinued abruptly, as it can

cause serious side effects...it should be tappered at the .125mg increments

until off.

Yes...keep the appointment. Is it with the PCP's or the psychiatrist? How

many breakthoughs is

he having? Is the Lexapro appearing to help any at this point?

I would suggest that he might want to consult with a psychiatrist trained in

the anxiety disorder spectrum. I went through torture with nurse

practioners, physcian's assistants, internists and so forth.. spent a lot of

money, time and suffering--I didn't know what was going on with me, until I

finally ended up consulting with a psychiatrist and a therapist that is

specificaly trained in the area of anxiety spectrum disorders. Not just

take my symptoms and shove pills at me. They did a battery of tests to

diagnose me and found that my symptoms falls within the anxiety spectrum

(OCD, GAD, PTSD and panic). They also found that I am a poor metabolizer of

the SSRI's and are using a liquid form of the lexapro, perhpas if he is not

tolerating the Lexapro, the liquid form might be considered and it can be

titrated upward very slowly. This is what we are doing.

I hope your husband is feeling better.

Keep us posted

>From: " lisaspeechpath " <lisaspeechpath@...>

>Reply-Lexapro

>Lexapro

>Subject: Re: Need answers

>Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 02:33:18 -0000

>

>YES that's exactly right..I dug under the sink where I threw the

>old bottle when the doc changed everything...it was .5mg take 1/4

>tablet 1x a day. He was on 1/2 pill several years ago and then

>someone chopped it to 1/4. As I stated before..once we moved to FL

>in 1999 PCP's have handled the refills....not shrinks.

>I'll keep you updated on what happens. at this point he has a Dr.

>Appt on Monday..and doesn't want to call the on call doc unless the

>xanax regular doesn't stop the breakthroughs.

>lisa

>

>In Lexapro , " K. M. Stringer " <cjung61fau@h...> wrote:

> > That doesn't sound right...What amount of klonopin was your

>husband taking/

> > klonopin comes in 5mg, 1mg, 2mg

> > For example if he was prescribed 5mg and told to take 1/4 of a

>pill one

> > would need a pill cutter

> > For example; a half of 5mg is .25, half it again and it is .125

>At .125mg

> > it is so small, like a very, very small crumb.

> >

> > I have been suffering withmy disorder for almost 10 years and I ws

>never

> > advised to take .125mg of klonopin, the smallest dosage was 5mg.

>To tapper

> > off the klonopin it is done in .125mg increments.

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DAna

Happy that the pamelor is working! Hang in there--better days are around

the corner!

>From: " danarose1950 " <danarose1950@...>

>Reply-Lexapro

>Lexapro

>Subject: Re: Need answers

>Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:07:18 -0000

>

> ~ ~ I agree with you, going off Klonopin cold turkey is very

>advised against. I too am on the same drug combination you are on,

>Lex and Klonopin. However I am starting on Pamelor at 1 milligram to

>help with the anxiety/panic breakthroughs and so far it is working.

>I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and where normally I have high

>blood pressure due to high anxieties at the doctor's office it was

>almost normal and I felt in control of my anxiety. So, we will see

>how long this lasts, LOL.

>

>Dana Rose

>

>

> > Welcome;

> >

> > I am also from South Florida!

> >

> > I suffer from severe obsessive compuslive disorder (OCD), PTSD

>generalized

> > Anxiety disorder (GAD) along with panic disorder. I do not tolerate

>SSRI's,

> > however I am giving everything that i got to make the Lexapro work.

> >

> > You mentioned that your husband was taken off the

>klonopin...QUESTION; WAS

> > HE TAPPERED OFF OR JUST STARTED ON THE XANAX XR IMMEDIATELY? The

>reason,

> > that I am asking is that I tried to do this with regular Xanax,

>and felt

> > awful, incrased anxxiety, nausea...etc..I was going through

>withdrawals. the

> > half lives are very different..The literature states that klonopin

>cannt be

> > stopped abruptly, needs to be tappered...You might want to speak

>with your

> > doctor about this.

> >

> > LEXAPRO: In october of 2003 I was tried on Lexapro in the pill

>form at 5mg,

> > next week 7mg third week 10mg. and the lexapro was augmented with

>klonopin

> > 3mg per day. When I began the Lexapro it was wonderful, I felt

>great, the

> > klonopin was decreased to 2mg and my symptoms were begining to

>fade, I was

> > functioning very well, then half way into the third week on 10 mg,

>I had

> > severe abdominal pain but before the pain I was experiencing

>breakthrough

> > anxiety. We decreased the Lexapro to 5mg and I could not tolerate

>it. We

> > don't know what went wrong. We tried again in the pill form and

>same

> > reaction.

> >

> > Now were are tryig the Lexapro in the liquid form and we are going

>mg, by

> > mg by mg. I am at 2mg every 3 days augmented with 3-4 mg of

>klonopin. I

> > found out though vaious sources that the liquid can be adjsuted to

>avoid the

> > SSRI side effects, it might take loner to get to a theraputic

>dosage, but it

> > has been done.

> >

> > So try calling your doctor again, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF NEED BE!

> > Best

> >

> >

> >

> > >From: " lisaspeechpath " <lisaspeechpath@y...>

> > >Reply-Lexapro

> > >Lexapro

> > >Subject: Need answers

> > >Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 04:18:13 -0000

> > >

> > >My husband suffers from anxiety/panic disorder..as well as

> > >depression...he has had this diagnosis for 6+ years. My husband

> > >switched from Celexa and a minimal dose of Clonipin (sp?) to

>Lexapro

> > >and Xanax after 6 years on the others. This was done because he

> > >decided (finally) to seek counseling for increased depression (we

> > >moved and primary care physicians just kept refilling the

> > >scripts...) and the new doc recommended tryng this new drug because

> > >My husband did not like the side effects of Celexa..namely the fact

> > >that he was hot all the time...not something welcome in Florida)

> > >Anyway.. 3 weeks after starting the Lexapro/Xanax combo he had

>MAJOR

> > >anxiety attacks (something he never had on Celexa..ever) We were

>on

> > >vacation at the time and it effectively destroyed our vacation and

> > >christmas with family. the docs solution was to double the dose of

> > >laexapro and xanax xr..and to give him regular xanax for

> > >breakthroughs....everything seemed so-so until the other day when

>he

> > >started having breakthroughs again..moderate ones..enough to derail

> > >several evening and weekend plans.

> > >He put in a call to his doc who (hopefully) will call first thing

> > >tomorrw...

> > >I just wanted to know what you all think..I am only an observer but

> > >I think the medicine isn't working..he went from no attacks on

> > >Celexa to moderate-major problems.

> > >Has anyone out there had this when switching to Lexapro??

> > >thanks in advance

> > >lisa

> > >

> > >

> >

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Thanks *smiles* !!!!! Today I felt better, more level headed

and grounded. Got alot of cleaning done today..... ugh ..... my poor

home needed it. If anyone came in here to see this mess it would

either be condemned or I would loose the Good Housekeeping award !!!!

I think the Pamelor is working to help reduce the anxiety and panic,

YAH !!! But like with most things, it is only temporary.... ah.... oh

well...... tomorrow is another day, right?

Dana Rose

> > > Welcome;

> > >

> > > I am also from South Florida!

> > >

> > > I suffer from severe obsessive compuslive disorder (OCD), PTSD

> >generalized

> > > Anxiety disorder (GAD) along with panic disorder. I do not

tolerate

> >SSRI's,

> > > however I am giving everything that i got to make the Lexapro

work.

> > >

> > > You mentioned that your husband was taken off the

> >klonopin...QUESTION; WAS

> > > HE TAPPERED OFF OR JUST STARTED ON THE XANAX XR IMMEDIATELY?

The

> >reason,

> > > that I am asking is that I tried to do this with regular

Xanax,

> >and felt

> > > awful, incrased anxxiety, nausea...etc..I was going through

> >withdrawals. the

> > > half lives are very different..The literature states that

klonopin

> >cannt be

> > > stopped abruptly, needs to be tappered...You might want to speak

> >with your

> > > doctor about this.

> > >

> > > LEXAPRO: In october of 2003 I was tried on Lexapro in the pill

> >form at 5mg,

> > > next week 7mg third week 10mg. and the lexapro was augmented

with

> >klonopin

> > > 3mg per day. When I began the Lexapro it was wonderful, I felt

> >great, the

> > > klonopin was decreased to 2mg and my symptoms were begining to

> >fade, I was

> > > functioning very well, then half way into the third week on 10

mg,

> >I had

> > > severe abdominal pain but before the pain I was experiencing

> >breakthrough

> > > anxiety. We decreased the Lexapro to 5mg and I could not

tolerate

> >it. We

> > > don't know what went wrong. We tried again in the pill form and

> >same

> > > reaction.

> > >

> > > Now were are tryig the Lexapro in the liquid form and we are

going

> >mg, by

> > > mg by mg. I am at 2mg every 3 days augmented with 3-4 mg of

> >klonopin. I

> > > found out though vaious sources that the liquid can be adjsuted

to

> >avoid the

> > > SSRI side effects, it might take loner to get to a theraputic

> >dosage, but it

> > > has been done.

> > >

> > > So try calling your doctor again, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF NEED

BE!

> > > Best

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > >From: " lisaspeechpath " <lisaspeechpath@y...>

> > > >Reply-Lexapro

> > > >Lexapro

> > > >Subject: Need answers

> > > >Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 04:18:13 -0000

> > > >

> > > >My husband suffers from anxiety/panic disorder..as well as

> > > >depression...he has had this diagnosis for 6+ years. My

husband

> > > >switched from Celexa and a minimal dose of Clonipin (sp?) to

> >Lexapro

> > > >and Xanax after 6 years on the others. This was done because

he

> > > >decided (finally) to seek counseling for increased depression

(we

> > > >moved and primary care physicians just kept refilling the

> > > >scripts...) and the new doc recommended tryng this new drug

because

> > > >My husband did not like the side effects of Celexa..namely the

fact

> > > >that he was hot all the time...not something welcome in

Florida)

> > > >Anyway.. 3 weeks after starting the Lexapro/Xanax combo he had

> >MAJOR

> > > >anxiety attacks (something he never had on Celexa..ever) We

were

> >on

> > > >vacation at the time and it effectively destroyed our vacation

and

> > > >christmas with family. the docs solution was to double the

dose of

> > > >laexapro and xanax xr..and to give him regular xanax for

> > > >breakthroughs....everything seemed so-so until the other day

when

> >he

> > > >started having breakthroughs again..moderate ones..enough to

derail

> > > >several evening and weekend plans.

> > > >He put in a call to his doc who (hopefully) will call first

thing

> > > >tomorrw...

> > > >I just wanted to know what you all think..I am only an

observer but

> > > >I think the medicine isn't working..he went from no attacks on

> > > >Celexa to moderate-major problems.

> > > >Has anyone out there had this when switching to Lexapro??

> > > >thanks in advance

> > > >lisa

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

>

> i've had a vaginal yeast infection now for 9 months after taking antibiotics.

i have been on the candida diet for 30 days now and am still having symptoms. i

did chew some sugar free gum and i hope i didn't screw up the whole diet. can

anyone tell me when this will go away? i am otherwise healthy.

+++Hi there. Welcome to our group. What is your name please?

It takes a lot longer than 30 days to overcome candida. Also ensure you are on

the correct program, since my program is very different from others.

That is because Candida is not cured by " killing it off. " It just doesn't work

that way. Candida is only cured by building up the immune system, which is done

by:

1) Consuming " proper nutrients " (diet plus supplements),

2) Eliminating toxins and foods that feed candida (they also feed bacteria and

cancer),

3) Eliminating damaging foods, and

4) Eliminating toxins in general.

You say you are healthy, so that means you have never taken medical drugs,

over-the-counter medicines, birth control pills, antibiotics and had other

treatments previously, and you've never had a cold, the flu, stomach upsets, and

don't currently take any drugs.

For overcoming candida read two important articles, so you understand candida,

and know what you need to do and why:

1) How to Successfully Overcome Candida

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro2.php

2) Curing Candida, How to Get Started

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro1.php

For encouragement and inspiration see these wonderful Success Stories by members

of this group: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/success/index.php

The best to you, Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Naveed

I think I found the answer for Amalgam(discolouration)it is Palladium.

Sincerely Lyudmyla

From: Naveed <drnaveed.anwar843@...>Subject: need answers Date: Monday, 1 February, 2010, 17:41

Hi GUY ZCan any one answer the following important questions?1-ALGINATE REACTION2-WHAT COMPONENT OF AMALGAM CAUSES TOOTH BLACKENING3-MOST RETENTIVE CEMENT4-WHAT IS THE BEST PROTECTION FOR DENTINE-DENTINE. LININGRegardsDr Naveed

[Guest guest]

Thanks Lyuda

Really appreciate your effort

naveed

On 2/1/10, Lyudmyla Huhley <huhley2006@...> wrote:

> Hi Naveed

>  I think I found the answer for Amalgam(discolouration)it is Palladium.

> Sincerely Lyudmyla

>

>

>

>

> From: Naveed <drnaveed.anwar843@...>

> Subject: need answers

>

> Date: Monday, 1 February, 2010, 17:41

>

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> Hi GUY Z

> Can any one answer the following important questions?

>

> 1-ALGINATE REACTION

>

> 2-WHAT COMPONENT OF AMALGAM CAUSES TOOTH BLACKENING

>

> 3-MOST RETENTIVE CEMENT

>

> 4-WHAT IS THE BEST PROTECTION FOR DENTINE-DENTINE. LINING

>

> Regards

> Dr Naveed

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone

Well I have some weird things happening. All of a sudden yesterday my left foot,

namely mytoes became very very painful. I was at the store at the time and

barely made it home. The pain was absolutely excruciating I have two hangnails

that have become infected and swollen and have 3 or 4 sores in my mouth. What

the heck is going on? See my ruemmy next week thank goodness. On the good side I

purchased a memory foam pillow yesterday. for those of you in Florida, 9.99 at

Beaulls outlet. It was like magic. I woke up without the severe neck pain for

the first time in ???????????????, It is now my magic pillow.

Carol