What to expect....

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I posted this in the intro part but will move it here...

 

Was put on Lexapro and had a horrible reaction to it. (little did my doctor know that prilosec I was taking had an interaction with the lexapro). Anyways, I was put on Xanax to calm me down. Took about 12 of these .5 and one day just wanted to stop....well....it was HELL! I was then put on Klonopin and have taken 4 of these in the past 2 and half weeks. I took a .25 dose last Monday, then Friday the WD started, took about another .25 and lasted until Sunday where I took .125. Its not Thursday again and I know tomorrow things may return. What is the best way for me to go through this? Should I just fight it out? I have done blood work and won't come back until next week. I'm pretty sure I know what's wrong with me, Adrenal fatigue and thryroid issues. At this point, I look like HELL! My skin is horrible, my hair, I have dark circles under eyes....I just want to get back to where I was. I took a total of 16 of these including Xanax. But yet, I feel all the horrible effects.

 

I want to stick it out, but then I get all these intrusive thoughts that are just horrible. My tongue starts to burn, its the craziest stuff ever!

 

Last night I finally slept, but its like one night one night on and one night off.

 

Please help....

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Hi,

 

I can understand your wanting to stick it out, and not take anymore benzos.  I would feel the same way, but that decision is up to you or you, and your doctor. 

 

Your symptoms, as you describe them, are all typical concerning benzo withdrawal, and are all temporary.  I also had the burning tongue, and the intrusive thoughts that can be very confusing, and as you stated, horrible.  It is the nature of benzodiazepines to mess with our minds, and make us believe that all is doom, and gloom.

 

The best to you whatever you decide to do.  We are here to support you, and do our best to answer your questions.

 

pj

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My doctor is an idiot! But I want to stick it out....I'm bracing for the worst tomorrow but am listening to music to keep me alive and pumped.

 

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Is it possible the sx you're having are still related to the reaction you had to lexapro? I'd think the lexapro would be the more likely culprit. It could be the Xanax but being on such a low dose for such a short period of time makes it unlikely. What were your sx before taking the Xanax and how do they compare to the sx you're having now?

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For sure the Lexapro caused some nasty S/D. I had what I would call Seratonin Syndrome. I took the lowest possible does but my stupid a$$ doctor didnt check to see what other drugs I was taking and interacting. Turns out I was on some other medication that amplified the lexapro by 4 to 5 times! I took it for 3 days....cutting the does more and more thinking I was on a high dose. One night I had what I thought was a heart attack for 24 hours where my heart was shot with adrenaline from Thursday night to Friday night. It wasn't until the doctor gave me the Xanax that it calmed my system down. So my side effects from Lexapro are somewhat in line with what I'm experiencing with Xanax / Klonopin. But I feel like the Klonopin and Xanax has made it worse? Like my body reacted to the Lexapro and then the Xanax just kept digging at it.....I don't know....but it for sure started with the Lexapro. I have taken a total of less then 1MG of Klonopin since Monday of last week... .25 Monday / .25 Friday / .125 Sunday....that is it! I can go about 4 days feeling somewhat normal and then on the 5th day $hit hits the fan....depression, suicidal thoughts, burning tongue, flu like symptoms....it was the same feeling I had when I just stopped Xanax cold turkey. I don't know what to do....I'm stuck in this cycle....when I take the Klonopin my mind is calm and I feel good...kind of like my old self....but as soon as I let things ride.............WHAMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I had a bunch of tests done last week, just waiting for blood work to come back. I think the Lexapro did me in....then the other stuff just dug the hole deeper.

 

The last time the side effects hit they were Friday after my last dose on Monday of last week. This time I took a muchsmaller does on Sunday and so far so good....I get the muscle twitches here and there, I can feel the mouth burning a little, my skin burns, cold hands, feet but my mind seems to be OK right now....so its 4 days out....if I can make it to Saturday I will be so happy!

 

 

 

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Well, here comes the S/X....I made it from Sunday to today, but now I can feel them starting up....my naturopath gave me Inositol but I forgot it at home. Son of a gun! I want to make it through the day....I think I can....I can't believe I was on this stuff such short term and feel everything you all have...body vibrations, burning tongue, heart burn, ringing ears, just to name a few....not to mention my mind racing 100000000000000 miles per minute!