Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
My doc wants me to get off ativan, but she didn't say how and transition to paxil. How do I do this? I take ativan every six hours and the doc believes the paxil will be a greater help in my anxiety.
Thanks for all your advice.
Thanks for all your advice.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Your doc should be the one advising you on how to transition your meds. When I was on meds for something else, my doc had me lower the dosage of my original med to 1/2, and I added in 1/2 dosage of my new med. Then slowly (over the course of one month), I "weaned" myself off the old med, and then came up to a full dosage of the new med. This may be different with paxil, cause I'm not sure if it affects things with ativan...ie, mood swings, sleeplessness, etc. Good luck...you can do it. Just talk to your doc.