anti-anxiety meds

[luba1]

Has anyone tried an anti-anxiety meds such as paxil or remeron for PD?

Thank you!!

[Catlou]

Neurologist gave me Cymbalta but I can't sleep on it so I don't take it.

[tmjennings]

I take a low dose of Remeron otherwise known as mirtazapine 15 milligram and it seems to help Stave off depression. By the way if my post typing errors it is because I speak my post instead of typing because typing is too much work for these Parkinson's hands.

[enjoysalud in reply to tmjennings]

Do you suffer from Depression or Anxiety or both?

[luba1 in reply to enjoysalud]

yes, most from anxiety.

[enjoysalud in reply to luba1]

Sorry Luba, I was asking tmjennings. I am the caretaker for a PD 54 year old. He suffers from ANXIETY, but not depression.

[Bailey_Texas in reply to luba1]

Do you take azilect . I took it for 8 years and when i quit taking it my anxiety and depression went away and have not returned.

[tmjennings in reply to enjoysalud]

Mostly depression but it comes and goes. It's not too bad

[enjoysalud]

Tmjennings, thank you for your answer! Glad the depression is not too bad

[TheresaCurley]

I take Zoloft and I'm doing very well on it. I was on Remeron years ago after a year being on it I developed all sorts of problems...not with anxiety but with my liver and blood pressure and blood glucose. After I weaned off it those problems went away. Could be just me...who knows.

[TheresaCurley in reply to TheresaCurley]

Sometimes I think we interpret the internal tremors as anxiety when it is actually our PD that is causing the feeling of anxiety when we are not really worried or anxious about anything.

[luba1 in reply to TheresaCurley]

Thank you so much!!

[tmjennings in reply to TheresaCurley]

Theresa, I wholeheartedly agree.

[Serenity_finaly-1 in reply to TheresaCurley]

I also take the generic of Zoloft. It is doing me a world of good. I got so bad that I would just start shaking all over when ever I tried to shoot pigeons off my roof. It got so bad I had to submit to the will of those uppity stuck up rats with wings. Today its all good. Bye bye pigeons.

[luba1 in reply to Serenity_finaly-1]

Thank you very much!!

[Metawoman]

I have been on the lowest dose of Xanax twice a day since 2006.

[luba1 in reply to Metawoman]

Thank you so much!! So do me! But I am afraid that it is addicting and I WILL NEVER ABLE TO GET OFF FROM IT!! WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHTS?? DO YOU HAVE ANY SIDE EFFECTS??

[Metawoman]

If I don't take it I may not sleep that night only take 2 1 in the morning and once in the evening. He has prescribed three a day so that always takes one less what he said.

[rhenry45]

I use 30 mg of remeron nightly and it wipes out any anxiety with no side effects.