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      <title>Q &amp; A Reply: Panic attack after starting Effexor</title>
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        Major Panic Attack or Seritonin Syndrome.. I started Effexor xr 75 mg on Thursday May 17th. By Monday morning I noticed I was weighing in  a few pounds light, thought it was great at the time. Abs were cracking more than usual so I was happy. I felt ...
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 19:02:05 -0400</pubDate>

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        Hi There, Okay I have been diagnosed with major depression and severe anxiety. I have had the same therapist for 6 years. My medications are trazodone 100mg at bedtime, Celexa 40mg in am, xanax 1mg 3 times a day. This has been working for years. Righ...
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        I have this friend who is on Effexor. She does MDMA sometimes. I thought this was a dangerous combo. She has done MDMA about 10 times already and says it is fine. How dangerous is this combination? Is this like a 1 in a million chance to get serotoni...
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        If I want to make a Xanax tapering plan is it better for me to gradually reduce the dosage I am taking or to gradually lengthen the interval between doses; or maybe some combination of the two. As a practical matter, it seems easier to lengthen the i...
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:09:32 -0400</pubDate>

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        Whenever I am I a social situation it feels like I am an actor playing a script of me...I don't know how better to explain it, but its almost like I am looking at things from an outside perspective (not really, but I am always thinking about how ever...
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:47:53 -0400</pubDate>

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        I quit marijuana 2 weeks ago and my tinnitus is through the roof. When will it go away?
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:41:09 -0500</pubDate>

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        Dr. Shipko,  I have been off .5 mg./day of Klonopin for 8 months now.  I had been on Klonopin (various doses) since 1995, weaned off with great difficulty and stayed off for 20 months before reinstating.   I have been experiencing anxiety and in part...
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:34:14 -0500</pubDate>

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        Hi

I was taking 2mg of lorazepam for months and I start to taper off in July this year, so far the withdrawal was insomnia. now I am down to 0.5mg for 1 and a half month.  Tonight I am unable  to fall asleep at 0.5mg of lorazepam I do not know why (...
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:22:37 -0500</pubDate>

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        There is a history of early onset Alzheimer’s in my family. I have anxiety problems and am prescribed clonazepam to take as needed when I feel panic but I am concerned about how this could have a long term impact on my memory. Will this drug increa...
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:09:44 -0400</pubDate>

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        Hello Dr. Shipko!
Thanks so much for your quick answer.
I got a bit of relief from just getting and answer ::-)

I am still tapering off the Metoprolol. I am cutting smaller and smaller doses. It has taken me about 7-8 weeks to get from 50 mg 2x a da...
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:04:49 -0400</pubDate>

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