been taking 1mg ativan for one month, sedates and eases Anxiety but doesn't help with my social phobia, I want to switch to Xanax to aid in my fear of social situations and fear of going out, is it safe to stop the ativan and go straight to the xanax?
Answer:
I am NOT going to tell you anything but CALL your Doctor- he/she are the people that know you best!
IF they feel you should switch and ONLY on their advice I know it can be frustrating - thinking about getting a serious question answered- BUT for the most part i think the members that answer questions in this ANSWER COMMUNITY- want to see that you get the help you need and if we were to advise you to do something -knowing nothing about you--
the the community gets hurt as well as the individual asking.i hope after discussing this with your DR - you get what you want-- GOOD LUCK AND BE WELL!
You need to ask your doctor this - NOBODY should be giving you specific medical information like this without your medical records in front of them. PLEASE do not listen to anyone's advice here - even a doctor can't tell you what to do without knowing your medical history.
Please call your doctor tomorrow and ask him/her this question. I don't think many MDs spend their time on YA%26gt; They have too much to do.In my opinion, you should NEVER discontinue one med and take another without the advice of your doctor.
I agree
DON'T go playing "doctor". Only take the pills that are prescribed to you. If something is bothering you then tell your doctor. I don't want to see you in the back of my ambulance because you were playing doctor.
Hopefully your Dr. is making these changes in your medication. They are both benzoidiazapines with a longer duration of action are utilized to treat insomnia in patients with daytime anxiety. These benzodiazepines include alprazolam (Xanax庐), chlordiazepoxide (librium庐), clorazepate (Tranxene庐), diazepam (Valium庐, halazepam (Paxipam庐), lorzepam (Ativan庐), oxazepam (Serax庐), prazepam (Centrax庐), and quazepam (Doral庐). Clonazepam (Klonopin庐), diazepam, and clorazepate are also used as anticonvulsants
assuming that you do not happen to have both drugs on hand you will have to speak to your doctor anyway to switch your meds. be sure to ask your doctor at your next visit or the pharmacist when you get your prescription filled.
Hi! I鈥檓 so sorry to hear you鈥檙e feeling bad. I can't advice on Xanax, but I thought I would let you know that I had panics for 15 years and found a profound change as soon as I started Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The key to making it work for me was really working and sticking at it. The following 3 steps eliminated my panic attacks:1.Breathe properly - if you control your breathing, you control panic. As soon as you notice the signs of anxiety, check your breathing: breathe in slowly through your nose pushing your tummy out (to the count of 5 or so). Breathe out slowly and for a bit longer (to the count of 7 or so) through your mouth. Do not breathe rapidly or shallowly (in the chest area). This will soon restore the balance of oxygen and you will feel a lot better. 2. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy! CBT is proven to be the most effective thing for panic attacks and social anxiety. It takes a bit of work, but it is super effective. You can speak to your doctor about taking a course or you can take a course for free online at: http://www.livinglifetothefull.com/... It has been funded by NHS Scotland and has had great results thus far. 3. Try relaxation exercise tapes (progressive muscular relaxation). They really help if you practise often enough. This site has instructions on how to do it without the tapes (and other useful info): http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resource...You can do all of this while taking your medication. I hope this helps and you feel better soon. Don鈥檛 give up hope! Best of luck!
Hi,
you need to read this guide by anxiety expert Joe Barry , his methode has helped thousands of people to be panic free without any medication using a new technique, http://www.endpanicattacks.co.nr... , its really a great guide , it should help you get rid of panic attacks forever in a few days
Hope this helps you and wish you the best of health
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