marinol isnt available in my state, unless you are in hospice care. The gov signed a bill preventing its use here. Way to go John!

I tend to react like Barb. I am overly sensitive to things. My biggest fear is that I will be a zombie, or nauseous to the point of being paralzyed anyway.

I have taken buspar, and like xanax better. I am not an addictive type person, so I can take xanax for a year, and simply put it down. Most of my family is the opposite. They smell an addictive drug, and are hooked for life!

I have heard effexor, and a couple of others made folks sit on their couches like a zombie till they got adjusted. I didnt see it personally, but I dont want that! Take an anxious girl, and tell her you want to give her pills that makes others not feel well...what do you get? a more anxious girl.

I am thinking IF i allow any of them, I may try celexa. i hear its mild, and prevents anxiety from forming in the first place.

I hate this stupid disease! I have to take one drug to cover another! I swear, its the copaxone that is keeping my anxiety level flying.

(((Dej))) It is a trial and error type of thing. I take an AD as part of my pain management regime. They started me on Cymbalta, which worked awesome for pain, but NOT my emotions. I am a passive, calm (unless in pain - then I get anxious) type person. By the 3rd day I was having aggressive type thoughts. Scared the carp out of me. No more Cymbalta for me.

Next up was Paxil which worked great for a little while. Then my affect went flat.

I now take 5mg - 10mg (alternating days) of Celexa (generic). It works ok, not quite as well as Paxil for keeping me calm during painful times.

Also, there are a few groups of AD's and each work on different synapses and neurotransmitters within the brain. Cymbalta is a SNRI while Celexa and Paxil are SSRI's, which could explain why Cymbalta did not work for me. This is a link to a fairly good article on different ADs and how they work. If you want an more in depth one let me know.

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ult...ntidepressants

Hang in there, Dej and know that we are here to help you through this.

Oooo...I forgot about the aggressive thing with Cymbalta! It did the same thing to me. Made me real pissy (can you say "pissy" here? Ooops. Said it twice). Ask anyone who knows me, this bear is too lazy to be angered easily.

I take 40mg of Celexa everyday. It has helped my depression and i cannot tell that it has any adverse side effects so far.

i also take 75 to 150mg of amatriptyline for nerve pain but Doc says it is helping my depression also.

The February 8 issue of Newsweek has a fairly long article about antidepressants.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/232781/page/1

Supposedly you'd get just as much benefit from taking a candy pill. There's another article in the same Newsweek where a doctor disagrees though.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/232782
I haven't had any experience with antidepressants. I'd go with whatever worked for me though.

I think since this flair is wrapping itself up, and the anxiety is wearing itself out, I am going to stick with what I have been doing. I simply cant afford mentally to add any more drugs.

Thank you all for your support. Pulic and private.

I can totally relate to feeling as though mentally-- ya just can't handle being on more pills! Expecially when they are antidepressants....there is something very.....crazy like......to even think we need them. Its one of those class of drugs we don't mention to friends that we take or need!

That being said....anxiety was one of my first problems.....I couldn't figure out where it was coming from! But it darn near crippled me. I bought every self help book and relaxation program on the market....nothing helped. Then I learned that the anxiety came from a place that I could not manage by myself. So I started on Paxil.....weight of the world came off my shoulders! Then Wellbutrin which I felt woke me right up and increased my energy level!

However; many, many people I know go off Paxil because of .......constipation!
I also notice , that Baclofen takes the edge off my jitters too. Remember to switch to DeCaf coffee too. Caffiene and anxiety do not mix.
Regardless of the pills I am required to take, I WANT TO FEEL BETTER! So, I am willing to swallow one more if necessary.

I have been taking anti-depressants for many years, and have gone through many changes over the years. I have been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and I am frequently anxious. I have been taking 40 mg of Adderall and 300 mg of Effexor daily...I take them both in the AM. When I switched from Serzone to Effexor, I really have been doing much better with my moods becoming more 'stable' and I have really felt a difference in not feeling anxious nearly as much as I had been for many years. My husband and children have also seen a positive change in my moods as well. I feel it was the Effexor that has made all the difference for me.....but everyone will react differently, and this helps me.

I hope you find something that helps you. I have been taking AD's for so many years, trying so many different drugs, and I truly feel that I have found a combination that finally works for me.

Good luck Dej!

I take low dose Lexapro (10 mg) each morning and it works great. I also take a very low dose of Trazodone (25 mg) at night and this keeps me functioning, along with all of the others.

Dejibo marinol not allowed in your state sheesh. Ah its hard on the short term memory anyway (if you want a bright side). Besides its mainly scribed for loss of appetite. Pitty
The 10mg Prozac/day might be helping me ever so slightly. I just need a smidge. Not really depressed. This is what I was delt so I deal with it. Sucks though!