[Rubylizard]

i'm on 2 mg of xanax XR daily. i used to take it in the morning but my pdoc recently told me to take it at lunch time because i've been getting insanely anxious in the mornings.
i have a TON of stressful stuff going on now......my husband and i are buying a house, our cat is possibly ill, we took a trip to the in-laws recently (stress!), i have money issues, my anxiety produces dizziness and that scares me a lot, and there's probably more that i can't think of at the moment.
so i KNOW there are plenty of reasons to feel anxious.

BUT i don't know how to stop it. i've been taking a bit extra non-time release xanax in the morning until i get my lunch dose to wean myself over to that time, but it's not working.

the meds just can't handle this.

i've called the pdoc again to ask him what to do, but he won't call until about 6.

i'm not a deep breather, meditator or any of that....it just doesn't ever work for me, in fact, it makes things worse.

i feel like i'm almost in withdrawal right now, the anxiety feels like that, if any of you know what i mean.

anyone have any suggestions, can relate or otherwise thanks for listening!

[Cyran0]

Do you think you might be addicted/built up a tolerance for the xanax? I've been led to believe that it's an easy drug to get addicted to.

I'm so sorry you have all these external stressors right now. Breathing does work for me but I believe you when you say it doesn't for you. I also use hot showers to calm myself down.

I hope things get less stressful for you.

Cyran0

[Rubylizard]

well i'm sure i've built up a tolerance to the medicine....that's in its nature. my pdoc says that sometimes if there is just so much anxiety the meds just can't handle it all.
he called me back later tonight and told me to up the dose for a couple of days until things settle down a bit. then go back to my normal dose.
it's just really frustrating. i hate being on meds. i've been on klonopin a couple of times before and successfully gotten off of it, so hopefully after all this turbulence is done, i can start weaning off the xanax too.

[ELLIEANDMONKEY]

I was just recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety. I too get horrible anxiety. My doctor just prescribed me efforex. I asked him why not something else and he said of all the anti-depressants this one is the best for anxiety issues. Maybe ask him about it.

[lmax86]

i got xanax today from the dr, i feel the same way

[Rubylizard]

well it isn't the xanax that was making me feel like that. my pdoc just upped my dose and i'm okay now. he said i just had too much anxiety firing in my brain for the old dose of drugs to handle.
he said i should be able to drop back down after i get past this rough patch.

i hate being controlled by medicine.

[BalishBun]

I can relate, there are so many things that can make my anxiety jumpy, my dog is soon to be put down, me and hubby are pushing towards our goal of getting a house early summer (and im so into the whole house thing its making my anxiety kind of irritating)

[Garnet]

Hi Ruby,
I'm Garnet, new here. I get intense anxiety spells where I don't want to leave the house. My md gives me Klonopin, but being an LPN, I'm loathe to take it at work.
Anyhow, you aren't being "controlled by medicine." Meds are a "safety net" that keep us from crashing to the ground. We wouldn't tell a diabetic to not use insulin, would we? Meds are a welcome addition to coping successfully and appropriately. Don't be a fraid to use them.
Take care--
Garnet