Posted by Phillipa on September 24, 2006, at 15:46:45
In reply to Re: Time for Maoi -- Other stuff too. » Phillipa, posted by SLS on September 24, 2006, at 13:26:45
Scott luvox started the whole thing in a way. My TSH when out of range anxiety requiring 2mg Iv ativan from the pdoc I worked with. So I was hospitalized for the first time. I was doing fine on l0mg of paxil and xanax and the nightly beer. But the pdoc I worked with called my pdoc cause she couldn't believe he let me drink on xanax. So in the hospital when they adjusted my synthroid he said let me try something else. He gave me a first dose of 50mg of luvox. I sat there waiting for side effects . None so the next day 50mg am 50mg pm. When discharged I was on 200mg of luvox still feeling fine. I forgot to add that this was when he put me on choral hydrate and said I couldn't drink anymore. Then he walks up to me shaking his head no and says you don't want to go back to work do you? I stupidly said no. Anyway at home he raised it to 250mg. I was taking it with the 4-6mg of ativan and chloral hydrate at night. I was relaxed and celexa came out and he asked if I go in a trial he needed l0 people I said no. So next time he saw me because I was simply relaxed with arm on the back of the chair he said I was catatonic and needed off luvox and on celexa. Big mistake and this is also when the lymes was found to be chronically active. I felt like s*it. Changed pdocs she started luvox again. She got me up again and for two or three weeks I thought I was hypomania I felt so good. She said no I just didn't know what feeling good was. Then it stopped working that way. Downhill again but not severe axiety was the main problem with it controlled I was fine at home alone. So all the other meds were tried and luvox was the only one I could tolerate and not afraid of. I haven't been on a high dose in 9 years or so. So that's the luvox story. Sorry so long. Love Jan ps he put me on Disability in the hospital.
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