Is it okay to take an anti anxiety with an anti psychotic?
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 at
7:50 pm
I was previously only taking the anti depressant fluoxetine, then in the first couple of weeks it made my anxiety worse so they gave me some diazepam for when my anxiety was at its height.
Yesterday I was feeling a lot better, but then was told to start taking quetiapine, an anti psychotic (25mg) … I was hesitant about taking it. Woke up this morning feeling about a hundred times worse. Is it ok to take a diazepam to help?
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Yes they are often prescribed together. I too am on Quetiapine and valium. Quetiapine takes time to get used to. Its sedative so will leave you feeling quite hung over for a bit, but you do get used to it. Try not to worry!
Remember diazepam is sedative too so taking it will only make you sleepier!
call your doctor
Give your doctor a call. It might be OK, or it could be a dangerous combination. Some drugs are not meant to be mixed with others. Call and find out for sure (and don’t rely on internet responses), since it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Yes it is okay.I take Risperidone(anti-Psychotic) with Lorazepam(Anti-Anxiety).It’s normal to feel worse when you start to take a new combination of medication because your body must get used to it.But,if it persist,then you should talk with your doctor,give it at less a week.
seek medical advice!!
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called "St John’s Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
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