Anxiety Drugs and Phen

[AndieNic]

I went to see my therapist yesterday. She said that I was doing everything right to try to get over these anxiety attacks on my own by exercising, eating right, losing weight, and taking vitamens. She said that I had inherited social phobia which in turn cause the anxiety attacks and mild depression. She sent her conclusions to my doctor and she told me that he would probably recommend Paxil or Effexor.

I just wanted to ask ya'll before I saw my doctor on the 21st, have any of ya'll ever taken Paxil or Effexor? Did it help your attacks and social phobia? Can you still take phen while taking these? I have so many questions...any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[chelle]

hi Andi

i was on effexor after my heart attack because of the obvious anxiety having one caused me... it worked really well... i was afraid to be alone after the attack and the effexor really helped that part too..

as for being on both phen and effexor it seems there are conflicting opinions so best talk with doc about that... some articles say it's a very good ****tail and helps extend the time phen is effective and others say it's a no-no to mix...i don't take the effexor anymore cuz i was afraid of the mix and got the other stuff under control on my own once i started reading that it might not be a good mix...oh, and if you do go with the effexor, be sure to ask about the XR if he doesn't automatically start with that one.. it's a sustained release form and i found it to be better lasting for sure plus it means just a once a day dosage to remember...

i have tons of natural things i found worked well for mine too and i still use them when feeling stressed, so if you're interested email me at skoobydoosmom at aol dot com

it's just stuff like aroma therapy, meditation, and even crystals..(yes, i'm a new age freak)

heh, it **** out c o c k .. i love when i get censored.

good luck and let us know how you are, we care

[ June 04, 2002, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: chelle ]

[AndieNic]

Thanks Chelle!!!

I will email you about those natural remedies.

I am into herbs and stuff like that but it isn't working for the social anxiety thing.

Thanks again

[Greeneyedladync25]

I don't know about Effexor but I was thinking about Phen Pro which is Phen and Prozac. I did good with anxiety on prozac and I stopped when Is tarted phen.
Paxil made me zombie out.