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Posted by cs on November 25, 2000, at 10:47:54
Hi I have been taking trazadone at night for mild depression and insomnia. Started taking xanax two weeks ago because of some major stress and anxiety. I have been taking 1/2 of .25 mg once every 8 hours. I went to a new doctor this week and she suggested celexa-it is supposed to help depression and anxiety. I started that on Wednesday. I am tapering off the xanax. She said I can keep taking trazadone at night. I am having anxiety though and don't know if it's from the new celexa or from trying to go off xanax. I went from taking the xanax every 8 hours to every 12 hours for two days now every 24 hours and am not sleeping and feel anxious. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is taking kava kava with the celexa and trazadone okay?
c
Posted by Gordon on November 26, 2000, at 8:57:09
In reply to anxiety problems, posted by cs on November 25, 2000, at 10:47:54
I think that the more you mix medications the less you know about which one is having what effect on you. The fewer the better; or at least only change one thing at a time for a while and see what that effect has on you.
You were not taking very much Xanax and, with a half life of 12 hours and an efficacy of half that, you might have been experiencing some whoosh as it entered and left your system. I doubt you had a stable level of it. Some people don't need that but it sounds like you perhaps do.
Sometimes Celexa or the other SSRI's cause anxiety while your system is becoming accustomed to them so I wouldn't think it would be a good time to cut back on the Xanax while you're building up the Celexa.
If you read the side effect profile of both Celexa and Xanax, you might ask your doc about changing your dosage of Xanax and staying away from the Celexa for a while. A pointer to Celexa is www.celexa.com. You can get the info on Xanax at www.mentalhealth.com
Posted by cs on November 26, 2000, at 11:14:31
In reply to Re: anxiety problems, posted by Gordon on November 26, 2000, at 8:57:09
THank you Gordon for the advice and the websites, I will check into them, and call the doctor tomorrow. Thanks, cs
Posted by Bill L on November 27, 2000, at 7:55:59
In reply to anxiety problems, posted by cs on November 25, 2000, at 10:47:54
I take kava with Celexa. I take the kava an average of 2 times per week if I feel anxious. It helps me.
> Hi I have been taking trazadone at night for mild depression and insomnia. Started taking xanax two weeks ago because of some major stress and anxiety. I have been taking 1/2 of .25 mg once every 8 hours. I went to a new doctor this week and she suggested celexa-it is supposed to help depression and anxiety. I started that on Wednesday. I am tapering off the xanax. She said I can keep taking trazadone at night. I am having anxiety though and don't know if it's from the new celexa or from trying to go off xanax. I went from taking the xanax every 8 hours to every 12 hours for two days now every 24 hours and am not sleeping and feel anxious. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is taking kava kava with the celexa and trazadone okay?
> c
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