i am on effexor xr 75 mg. i didnt take it today. at noon i did take my prednizone and a 1 mg ativan..would it hurt me to have a few beers later on tonight?
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Yikes, I hope you don't get bad withdrawal symptoms from Effexor like I do.  It's pretty bad if I don't take mine, but then again I'm on 300mg so that might make a difference.\n\nIn fact I wouldn't even have 'a few beers' while Effexor is still in your system, I don't think it clashes well with alcohol.  Don't take my word for it though, you should really call your psychiatrist or a pharmacist.
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take some tynenol and rest. but i heard smoking weed cures a hangover.. but thats just hear say.
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Have you taken Xanax before now? If you have not, please use caution. A 2 mg dosage is typically a maintenance dosage once the medication has gradually built up in your system, Taking 2 mg for the first time will probably cause serious adverse effects (restlessness, confusion, crying, delirium, headache, disorientation, anger, hostility and nausea) Initial doses are usually between 0.25 and 0.5 mg twice per day. The onset of action for xanax is about thirty minutes and lasts between 4 to 6 hours.
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Alcohol and any sort of antidepressant dont mix. It hightens your reaction to the alcohol and can cause respiritory failure, cardiac issues and/or liver damage. Its better to look like an idiot than get really sick and prove that you are one!
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You probably needed to go off the Effexor slower.  \n\nI would start the Topomax as was directed by your doctor.  It might help with the moodiness, irritablitiy, etc...\n\nI was on Topomax (to help with the weight gain of my Bipolar meds) but honestly, it did not do anything!!!  I did not lose a pound....\n\nJust because a med says it is for something, it does not mean that doctors do not use it for other conditions.  Look at the antipsychotics....they were made for schizaphrenia, but everyone takes them now...depressed people, bipolar people, etc.\n\nAlso CALL YOUR DOCTOR for an appointment sooner
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I have found that Xanax works wonders when I have to fly. Talk to your doctor...
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i was on wellbutrin for a good 2-4 years & i started to get REALLY tired & completely lacked all motivation. i had memory problems & was really unable to function intelligently. finally, i changed medicines a few times & now i am on effexor xr. i also discovered i had anxiety, which was something doctors had never really paid any attention to in the past.\n\nwhatever you do, DO NOT STOP TAKING THE MEDICINE ON YOUR OWN!!!! really really really bad stuff can happen!!! i made that mistake & i started feeling all sorts of really bizarre things & couldn't sleep... i have also heard you can have weird visions. so, don't do it on your own!!!
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seroquel although a new anti psychotic, made me feel like a zombie. I have been through so many diagnosis's over the past several months and low and behold I am no longer bi-polar 2!  Coming off it was a relief, I do however miss the sleep. While hospitalized they forgot to give it to me for a week and strangely enough the effects were minor.  Ask your doctor for a sleep med if only for a short term to get yourself back on track. The new ones are great but expensive and better yet non addictive... but then again they said effexor wasn't either.  Get some sleep meds.
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Better check with your pharmacist if you're not sure.  I gather they were prescribed by different doctors.  It depends on several factors- how controlled is your blood pressure?  How much xanax are we talking about?\n\nI wouldn't take them within an hour of each other.  If you're going out into a situation that could bring on a panic attack, make sure you've taken you atenolol at least an hour before you go out.... just in case you find you need a xanax.\n\nUsed with caution, they're probably ok.  Your medical doctor and psychiatrist should each know what the other has prescribed- make sure you inform them.
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Not a good idea. "Using this medicine alone, with other medicines, or with alcohol may lessen your ability to drive or to perform other potentially dangerous tasks. THIS MEDICINE WILL ADD TO THE EFFECTS of alcohol and other depressants."\n\nThe warnings aren't for fun.
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No problem.I drank coffee while on klonipin with no problems at all. My Dr. said it was ok but to remember that coffee can all so be the cause of anxiety and that i should reduce my coffee intake as much as possible,so i went from 2 pots a day to 3-4 cups.
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this is normal OK?  It's what happens when you miss a dose of efexor, I've been on it a while and I still forget now and then, and the feelings are exactly as you describe.  \n I don't know if you take the 150 mg all at once or do you take two 75 mgs at different times?  I tend to ask for mine to be prescribed in 75 mg doses, that way if I do miss one I know I can take a 75 mg as soon as I start getting those brain zaps and that alleviates the rest of the symptoms.\n  As long as you take the required dose it should be OK to take it earlier than normal, but don't take double.  The feelings will go once the efexor takes effect, normally within twenty to thirty minutes. :)
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could be.  Do find out you need to treat it like a science experiment.  Drink it and then see how you feel.  Don't drink it for a few days and then drink it again.  If you feel that way then I'd so don't drink it!
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You should talk to your psychiatrist about this. It sounds like you may need to switch from Lorazepam to Klonopin. I'm also on Effexor, 220mgs. It gets better with the increase in dosage.
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Please call your doctor tomorrow and tell the person who answers the phone that prozac gives you nightmares.\n\nDO NOT JUST SUFFER THROUGH THIS.  Take action.  Please.
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Hello:\nThis answer is in response to your question posted about anxiety, xanax and trazadone.\nTrazadone is an atypical anti-depressant, quite ancient in pscyhopharmacology. It was originally used strictly for depression, but the main side effect was sedation and drowsiness. Many doctors today now use it to help people suffering from insomnia, however it will give you a hangover effect the next day, some people worse than others. If you have been on trazadone for a while, more than a few weeks, you will want to taper off the medication. I dont know what dose you are on, usually somewhere between 50 and 150 mg at night. Taper from 150 to 100 for two weeks, then taper down from 100 to 50 for two weeks, then taper down from 50 and break the pills in half so you get 25 mg and take that for a week. That way you wont have the side effects of coming off the med too quickly.\nNow as far as xanax (alprazolam) this is in a group of sedatives called "benzodiazapines". They have been around a long time, and have been used for ages for anxiety disorders, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia. The problem with this class of drugs are that they are controlled by the DEA which means they have potential for abuse, tolerance and addiction. Be careful with this class of drugs though, they really cause sedation. I dont know what dose you were given but as a physician I never start someone any higher than 0.25 mg one to three times per day depending on how bad their symptoms are. These will definately cause sedation, incoordination, dizziness, loss of balance and you absolutely cannot drive or operate any machinery until you know how your own body is going to be affected by them. They are wonderful drugs if used as prescribed and used appropriately. They are falling out of favor with new drugs like Effexor-XR, paxil, zoloft, cymbalta, all of which are used for depression, anxiety and panic attacks, and sometimes obsessive compulsive disorders. I would talk to your doctor about your symptoms and you both can make a decision together as to the appropriate therapy for your symptoms. A lot of physicians are becoming "scared" to prescribe the benzodiazepines because they are DEA controlled and the docs are afraid they will lose their licenses if they over prescribe them. My point of view on these drugs are that if a patient really needs them, then it is in the doctors oath to help the patient. The benzodiazepines include not only xanax (alprazolam) but valium (diazepam), ativan (lorazepam), halcion (strictly for sleep because it so incredibly sedating, dalamane (also for sleep but bad hangover effect the next day) and klonipin (clonazepam). They all act in the same fashion but some work very quickly some work very slowly on the body.\nWhen I do use one of these drugs for anxiety disorder or panic attacks, I usually use xanax very low dose or klonipin at a low dose to take ONLY AS NEEDED when you feel an attack coming on. The benifit of xanax is that is rapid acting (half an hour) as opposed to klonipin which takes an hour or so. The best thing is discuss this with a physcian you feel comfortable with and who is amenable to prescribing this class of drugs.\nI hope this helped answer your questions and alleviate some of your concerns.\nRegards,\nWarren Shaffer, M.D.
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I didn't think so, but go to the site I've included below. It lists all the possible side effects. Most of them are not common or not severe. I do know that it can become addictive if you take too much for too long a time. In other words, you can become dependent on it so that it's hard to stop or so you need more and more for the same effect. But I assume your doctor is monitoring you. I take it, too, for the same reason. Have you tried asking your doctor about particular anti-depressants that help to prevent panic attacks? These include Zoloft, Welbutrin, Prozac and others. They are not addictive. I use Xanax only for the times when my nerves are edgy, and I use Zoloft for the daily control for my panic attacks.