Hi there,
So about 2 months back my Doctor put me on back on Sertraline (zoloft) as i had a relapse of general anxiety and panic attacks. Prior to this i was taking sertraline for about 3 years but stopped taking it about 7 months ago as my anxiety had improved.
When i started my second round of Sertraline 2 months ago my doctor prescribed me 20 x 2mg tabs of Diazepam to help with the initial side effects of the SSRI. i struggled a lot and another shitty doctor toook me of the sertraline and put me on mirtazpine for 2 weeks which really made me sick with tremors. Now my latest doctor has put me back on the sertaline but this time i have no Diazepam to help me through the unbearable startup symptoms .
Initially the first doctor who prescribed sertaline advised me to take 2mg diazpeam 2-3 times daily however, i only used 2mg as and when needed and made the 20 x 2mg tabs last me over the 2 months period.
Now im back on sertaline again, im struggling quite a bit with panic and heightened anxiety and i dont have any support of diazepam to help me through the worst days.
ive managed to aquired some 10mg diazepam off label and my question is, will it be safe for me to take an additional round of diazepam considering i only took such a small does (20 x 2mg) over the 2 month period ?
the doc the second time round also prescribed me 5 x 7.5 zopiclone for sleep but they have not been working. I found diazepam is the only thing that helps my sleeping,eating and anxiety
Any advice would be appreciated
So about 2 months back my Doctor put me on back on Sertraline (zoloft) as i had a relapse of general anxiety and panic attacks. Prior to this i was taking sertraline for about 3 years but stopped taking it about 7 months ago as my anxiety had improved.
When i started my second round of Sertraline 2 months ago my doctor prescribed me 20 x 2mg tabs of Diazepam to help with the initial side effects of the SSRI. i struggled a lot and another shitty doctor toook me of the sertraline and put me on mirtazpine for 2 weeks which really made me sick with tremors. Now my latest doctor has put me back on the sertaline but this time i have no Diazepam to help me through the unbearable startup symptoms .
Initially the first doctor who prescribed sertaline advised me to take 2mg diazpeam 2-3 times daily however, i only used 2mg as and when needed and made the 20 x 2mg tabs last me over the 2 months period.
Now im back on sertaline again, im struggling quite a bit with panic and heightened anxiety and i dont have any support of diazepam to help me through the worst days.
ive managed to aquired some 10mg diazepam off label and my question is, will it be safe for me to take an additional round of diazepam considering i only took such a small does (20 x 2mg) over the 2 month period ?
the doc the second time round also prescribed me 5 x 7.5 zopiclone for sleep but they have not been working. I found diazepam is the only thing that helps my sleeping,eating and anxiety
Any advice would be appreciated
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