I cannot believe so many negative comments on this med!
I am only taking .25 at bedtime for anxiety and some mood/anger issues.
I have been on this med for two weeks now and i LOVE it!
My mooods have never in my WHOLE life been so stable! I even have been laughing out lout
literally LOL! I have patience that i've never had but i am human so i have a limit but when i DO reach that limit it is not something of the past that has hurt those i love, my grandkids and my husband and my daughters have both been the victims of my outbursts of angr including many cell phones and my computers but now i can walk away from such nonsense if they are not working correctly or someone seems to be pushing my buttons i can walk away or have something to say back to them that will minimize anything further.
I beg you people who start this med for what ever reason to go up S...L...O...W...L...Y...!
There is NO need to rush to the finish line to get to your dose of 1, 2, 3 or 4 mgs or what ever it is! I started out with 1/4 of a pill, 1/4 of the lowest dose of 0.25 for a few days at a time then making it to the full .25 where i am now and doing wonderfful!
I strongly suggest pleeeease start slowly to minimize side effects that will scare you off this med! After several attempts of anti anxiety meds that did nothing this one has finally helped me!
Yes i am afraid that at some point i may have to increase and if and when i do i will increase in 1/4 doses just to do it so i dont get scared of side effects.
My first two nights on just half the dose i had some wild dreams and woke up about 3:00 in the morning but went back to sleep ok. My dreams that i had those two nights were so hilarious that i was hoping for more! I've not had any sleeping problems since then but with each 1/4 increase i had i did have a bit of a headache but nothing more.
My energy level has become so that i am longer vegging all day in front of the t.v. i have accomplished so much in two weeks on this med then i have in the last two years when my anxiety ran so out of control that i developed Agoraphobia (afraid to leave my own home alone).
I am still working on my anxiety to go out alone but the fact that i am even contentplating it tells me that i am ready to try now whereas before forget it, i wouldnt even try much.
So please people out there taking this med or getting ready to try it, give it time and go ever ever ever so slowly even going half and or 1/4 doses because even at 1/2 this dose in two days i felt something happening and it was ALL good!
Thee only real way you will know how it will affect you is to try it!
Dont base it off of others horrifying experiences base it off of your own trial. Just do it nice and slow and dont be in a rush to get to your dose recommeded by your Dr.
I just wanted to add too that my husband is so happy to see me on this med and my youngest daughter (age 31) about cried with relief when i told her i was going to see Dr. for some medicine for my anger outbursts and my anxeity. So please if you've tried other meds for anxiety as well and they didnt help DONT be afraid to try this too! I am going to post this in the Anxiety borad too.