Has your doctor considered citalopram? And what is their advice on Xanax, through the weekends?

I was prescribed Xanax 2 weeks ago, and see my pdoc, on Monday, for follow up, I received the med, in between routine check ups.

I do have heart palpitations, and moments of dizziness/near fainting/shortness of breath/followed by exhaustion--which needs to be addressed--that I was having before the prescription, which came by means of having a serious health scare a couple of weeks ago. After, the Xanax those anxiety symptoms aren't there, anymore.

If anything, I can check back into this post, to let you know what's going to happen next, as my pdoc informed me, that this was a temporary med for me.

Citalopram had worked for me, 3-4 years back and I was on it for a couple of years. But like you describe with the more depressive symptoms, some similar to yours, on the SSRI's, I couldn't tolerate it when prescribed this past winter.

Not sure, what to expect next, med -wise. But, I'll let you know.