[Cats4]

Hi Everyone,
First post in this forum. I just came back from my doctor (psychiatry). I've been dealing with terrible depression, on top of my anxiety. I just have so much going on, at least for me I do. I'm still not "over" my divorce (he left 1.5 years ago) - I was completely in love with that man (he had affair and left on his own). I got involved w/ alcoholic BF who has been emotionally damaging to me. And, most recently, my Dad has been diagnosed again w/ Cancer. It's just more than I can handle, and I'm on the edge of losing my mind it feels like.

Doctor today suggested, a lot of people have success taking 2, 3 and sometimes 4 anti-depressants! To me, that sounds crazy... but, I was willing to listen to him - he is the doctor. But, doing what I do best.... GOOGLE, and my Anxiety. I've learned this can be very unsafe and lead to serious health risks. So, now I'm afraid to do it.

I'm on Lexapro 20mg anyway. It works, but I'm still.... just overwhelmed, depressed, low self-esteem, I eat and sleep too much, I'm lonely and blah blah blah. It's terrible. I've never dealt with this kind of depression before.

So, he added 10mg of Prozac - and said he might bump it up. I also take 1mg of Klonopin 2x a day PRN. I've been taking them regularly lately, as my anxiety is just through the roof. I only take ONCE a day though, I'm afraid of addiction.

Please share your experience w/ taking multiple meds of the same type. Which combination. Did it work well/better? Did you get side effects? Dangerous ones?

[Rohag]

Hello, Cats4. I believe once in my long meds history my pdoc had me on two antidepressants, one to "potentiate" the other. In my case it did not have the desired effect. Currently I am taking one AD and Klonopin.

[vital]

Originally Posted by Cats4

Hi Everyone,
First post in this forum. I just came back from my doctor (psychiatry). I've been dealing with terrible depression, on top of my anxiety. I just have so much going on, at least for me I do. I'm still not "over" my divorce (he left 1.5 years ago) - I was completely in love with that man (he had affair and left on his own). I got involved w/ alcoholic BF who has been emotionally damaging to me. And, most recently, my Dad has been diagnosed again w/ Cancer. It's just more than I can handle, and I'm on the edge of losing my mind it feels like.

Doctor today suggested, a lot of people have success taking 2, 3 and sometimes 4 anti-depressants! To me, that sounds crazy... but, I was willing to listen to him - he is the doctor. But, doing what I do best.... GOOGLE, and my Anxiety. I've learned this can be very unsafe and lead to serious health risks. So, now I'm afraid to do it.

I'm on Lexapro 20mg anyway. It works, but I'm still.... just overwhelmed, depressed, low self-esteem, I eat and sleep too much, I'm lonely and blah blah blah. It's terrible. I've never dealt with this kind of depression before.

So, he added 10mg of Prozac - and said he might bump it up. I also take 1mg of Klonopin 2x a day PRN. I've been taking them regularly lately, as my anxiety is just through the roof. I only take ONCE a day though, I'm afraid of addiction.

Please share your experience w/ taking multiple meds of the same type. Which combination. Did it work well/better? Did you get side effects? Dangerous ones?

Hi Cats4,

If it was me, I would ask where he gets the information that use of up to four antidepressants at once is successful and I would ask how you determine the dose of each if you take multiples like that. For the Klonopin, I would be concerned about addiction and about it actually making the anxiety worse in the longer term (after a few weeks) if you take it regularly. I'm not a medical professional. You might bring these questions to your M.D. It is not a crime to get a second opinion if you are feeling uncomfortable. That's a very normal thing in medicine. There is a psych meds subforum here and it might be worth repeating your question there.

If it was me, I'd be looking up and doing all the natural healthy things that help depression and anxiety as these can help a lot and there is no downside to trying them no matter what you are doing otherwise. Here's what I personally think is the best plan for depression:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

In any case, let us know how it goes. - vital

[Patsfan]

I take a SSRI Brintellix, and A SNRI Effexor. I just end finished weaning off serequel. This combo works well for me

[Blue_Bird]

Watch out for Serotonin Syndrome