Hi everyone. I am also posting on the depression board.

I'm going to my dr. on Monday and I've noticed that in the past MY suggestions to him re: meds have worked out more for me than his ideas.

I need suggestions please for the anxiety that I am still having plus something to help me sleep.

I am on lithium and he put me on Lexapro which has helped with the depression and anxiety some, but it's not enough.

He has me on a 30 day dose of Xanax, but I don't think he's going to continue that. Of course that helped the anxiety and sleep problems though.

Any suggestions?
Thank so much!

Right now I'm currently off my meds... manic.. : http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif anywho... some SUGGESTIONS: although I'm not taking Paxil, my friend who had severe anxiety issues in the past is, and it's doing wonders for her,... she's getting more comfortable around people, and no panic attacks for the last couple of months... as far as sleep goes: one word: AMBIEN,... that's the name of the drug.. works extremely well with high mania and agitated depresson... it also wears off completely after either 4 or 8 hours, depending on much you take....

GOOD LUCK!!!

ambien is great for shift workers, I took it when i went from 3rds to 2nds, gave me REALLY colorful violent dreams though,I think it puts you into rebound REM or something. Sonata did jack s*** xanax was awsome. But right now I take seroquel and it knocks me out for 7 hours, and keeps those delsions away to boot. just putting in my 2 cents worth..60 of buspar worked well too on top of all the other meds

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I have really bad boughts of anxiety and panic attacks, and the best thing I've found for it is Klonopin. It calms you down and helps you sleep, yet I HATE what happens to me when I go off it. Even if I wean myself off it I get TERRIBLE tremors and muscles spazms, that it ends up keeping me awake at night and I can't write b/c my hands are shaking so bad. While being on it though, it was great and it worked really well...best thing we found for me. Seroquel worked really well for me too, and it helped me sleep. My doctor replaced that with Lithium, and I had to wean off it VERY gradually b/c of how well it helped me sleep. I got a little too dependant on it, and couldn't sleep at all without it.

Kara

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Thanks to all of you for your responses. I appreciate it.