Changes From Xanax/Zoloft to Klonopin/Effexor

[nemofightsfire]

I have a question....

My meds have been changed from zoloft & xanax to effexor & klonopin & ambien(for sleep). Anyone have past experiences with these meds. The change has been cold turkey, if that has any importance(i suspect it does.) But any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

I hope everyone is doing well,

Nemo........

 

[lnicho7]

I actually was on Zoloft, clonozapam (similar to klonopin), and ambien for sleep. To be honest, I felt like a zombie and hated who I was on all those drugs. Make sure that you let family and friends know you changed meds (those you are close with that is) so that they can tell you if you have a bad reaction to the meds. I became more depressed, had horrible insomnia despite the ambien. That is the worst feeling too, when you take a sleeping pill and still cannot sleep, I became so out of it and sad. It may help you. Just be sure to have you doc monitor your behavior, ie a worsening in symptoms or if it gets better, and be sure to have people you are close with keep an eye on you.

 

[nemofightsfire]

thanks for the input

just wanted to say thanks,,,

I was changed from the zoloft due to my depression worsening. And the Dr. was concerned about the possibilities of addiction to the xanax. To be honest there were days I would hit a little too hard. Can't say I can tell the difference in meds yet, a little too soon i guess.

Thanks again,

Hope everyone is well

Nemo

 

[2quilt]

cold turkey? bad idea. your brain will show you how bad it does not like that and it will take several weeks to get adjusted to the new meds. Tapering off and on is safer so that you don't wipe out. Give yourself some time to rest and adjust to this big change.

 

[nemofightsfire]

2quilt,
Hey, thank you very much for your reply.
Cold turkey a bad idea---AHA now this explains a few things! ARRRGGGGHHHH....Dang Dr. just wrote the scripts for the changes and never suggested a thing about waiting or going slow on the change...Thats a little more than dissapointing. I'm a little more than a week in the change so I guess it's too late now.
But thanks again for your info,

hope everyone is doing well,
Nemo

 

[Animal]

I have been on effexor.
It did help with my mood a lot, it gave me a lot of motivation.
But my self destrutive tendancys kinda doubled and i began purging and stuff.
Its also known for creating cravings for alcohol. And buy a good strong deodrant is my main advice.

But also remember that everyone reacts differntly to medication so your experince will be unique. Try to enter it with an open mind. Good luck with the change.

 

[2quilt]

Nemo,
I used to take a very strong pain killer in the same class as morphine, for a very painful disease i have. I wanted to get into a clinical trial, so they told me to get off that opiate drug. But...they did not tell me how. i stopped cold turkey because the dose was small, relatively small.
Oh honey, I have never been in such nightmarish pain for a 6-week period in my life. I sincerely think that I have experienced hell on earth. The excrutiating pain, no sleeping for 6 weeks, vibrating, true misery. I cried and moaned and writhed for 6 weeks.
When I told this to a psychologist husband of a friend, he was astounded that I did this cold turkey at home; he told me that usually people have to go inpatient to get off opiates like morphine. It did not kill any brain cells to withdraw from this drug, but I felt true hell.
Never, never get off a drug that mucks with your brain chemistry without tapering slowly.
As far as what I think of your doctor: somebody had to graduate dead last in the med school class. That person still gets a diploma.