I once had a psychiatrist prescribe me Zyprexa Zydis, the sublingual dissolving tablet, to take when I felt my anxiety spiraling out of control. It helped, to an extent. I was also on a low dose of regular Zyprexa at the time, 5 mg if I remember right. This was many years ago. I think the Zyprexa Zydis was also 5 mg, a sudden rush of Zyprexa when I really needed it. I don’t take Zyprexa anymore, but it used to be my go-to AP.
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I went through a manic phase after starting lithium. Is this common (an actual side effect), or do you suppose it is just a coincidence that it sent both of us into a form of mania?
My pdoc says that haldol can give you anxiety but she also gave me haldol for anxiety. Who can figure that out.
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My Latuda gives me anxiety. Abilify gave me anxiety too. I had to take anti anxiety meds and do therapy.
Lexapro, an antidepressant, helps with my anxiety.
@Anna1 yes something is working very well on my anxiety as my current situation is super stressful and I think I’m handling it well. But I am also taking buproprion, lamictal, abilify, and pramepixole.
@Happy_Heather I don’t know if its a SE or not to become manic at the beginning of lithium treatment. I think I may have been alternating from depressed to hypomanic before lithium without even knowing it.
To be honest ive missed just about every other day of my morning pills and I feel better being less medicated. More like my before self.
■■■■ nooo. I wish. I have crippling anxiety, usually two panic attacks a day (that’s on a good day if I don’t leave the house) and can’t do basically anything because of it.
If I could choose any of my illnesses to get rid of, it would absolutely be anxiety. I’m fine with seeing stuff for the rest of my life.
I just wanna be able to order food at a restaurant and go to university and hold down a job and not constantly think that something really bads about to happen.
It’s truly robbed me of happiness in life.
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yes, seroquel makes me much less anxious. also being off abilify, and off meds altogether. the issue with that is that i’m constantly psychotic off meds, i’m totally mellow with no anxiety, but im still extremely psychotic.
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