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  1. #1
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    Default started treatment

    My mom decided to take action and take me to our family doctor. I told him about my panic attacks and my phobia, and he decided to prescribe me two kinds of medication. One is called Cipralex and I think the other is Ativan.

    I am supposed to take one tablet of Cipralex every day and the others are for emergencies to help calm me down. Unfortunately my body doesn't usually react well to medication and I am being bombarded by side effects. Hopefully they go away soon, but at least I get Friday off school!
    Last edited by goatiful; 03-26-2010 at 10:05 AM.

  2. #2
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    Default Re: started treatment

    what type of side effects are you having? i take prozac and i had a few side effects the first couple days i was taking it......nothing terrible though.....and the drug really helps me alot......took several days to start working.....so be patient

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  3. #3
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    Default Re: started treatment

    I'm very light-headed, kind of like I'm just starting to get over a bad head cold and have heartburn, but I've talked to someone else who was on a similar medication who said they went away after a few days.

    It's just hard because the side effects cause me to panic on their own, but hopefully I'll feel better in a few days and thank you

  4. #4
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    Default Re: started treatment

    Meds like this can make you feel more panicky/anxious for a few weeks, then they level out and start 'working'. Good luck with the treatment, hang in there, hopefully this is the start of your recovery process

  5. #5

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    Are the meds actually helping? Or is this just a bandaid instead of treatment? I really want to try to get rid of this without drugs but am thinking that might be my only hope.

  6. #6
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    Vancouver, B.C, Canada
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    Default Re: started treatment

    Im actually on both of these meds, cipralex for almost ayear now, what i did was i cut the tablets into quarters and started that way, very slowly easing onto the full dosage over the course of a few weeks, I didnt expierence any side effects other then a bit of dizziness. The ativan i only use for panic attacks, and usually what it does is makes me drowsy and uncoordinated feeling, but calms me down.

    cipralex especially though has helped me EXTREMELY. I was at a point where i never left my house at all out of fear, panic ridden all day all night didnt sleep wasnt eating..this saved me. Give it a go
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