clay
02-15-2011, 06:25 PM
as my previous thread has described, I missed 1 dose of my meds last week and I am suffering with severe anxiety symptoms ever since. and they seem to get worse every day. I called in to work "sick" today because I was afraid to go in case the anxiety got too bad.
I left a voicemail for my doctor this morning describing it. but my doctor's receptionist did not call me back until after the doctor had left for the day (she always does this).
I asked her if it would be alright if I took one of my husband's pills (0.25mg alprazolam) if the anxiety gets bad. she thought about it for a minute then said that I could try one tomorrow then call them back on Thursday (their office is closed on Wednesdays).
obviously the receptionist is not a medical professional. she shouldn't give out medical advice on behalf of the doctor but she does. it's wrong but she does it.
so my regular med that take daily is 37.5 mg of venlafaxine XR (like effexor xr). what do you think if for one day I took 1 0.25mg alprazolam alone with the venlafaxine xr? would it make a difference? would it be bad if I took it just once? would it make things worse? is there anything I should worry about?
my husband actually takes both 37.5mg of venlafaxine XR and 0.25mg alprazolam daily so it must not be an unusual mix (both the family doc and a psychologist told him this is fine). but you know, you aren't supposed to take someone else's drugs.
you know me - I'll be anxious about taking it, then when I take it, if it doesn't help immediately then I'll be anxious continually about it.
I left a voicemail for my doctor this morning describing it. but my doctor's receptionist did not call me back until after the doctor had left for the day (she always does this).
I asked her if it would be alright if I took one of my husband's pills (0.25mg alprazolam) if the anxiety gets bad. she thought about it for a minute then said that I could try one tomorrow then call them back on Thursday (their office is closed on Wednesdays).
obviously the receptionist is not a medical professional. she shouldn't give out medical advice on behalf of the doctor but she does. it's wrong but she does it.
so my regular med that take daily is 37.5 mg of venlafaxine XR (like effexor xr). what do you think if for one day I took 1 0.25mg alprazolam alone with the venlafaxine xr? would it make a difference? would it be bad if I took it just once? would it make things worse? is there anything I should worry about?
my husband actually takes both 37.5mg of venlafaxine XR and 0.25mg alprazolam daily so it must not be an unusual mix (both the family doc and a psychologist told him this is fine). but you know, you aren't supposed to take someone else's drugs.
you know me - I'll be anxious about taking it, then when I take it, if it doesn't help immediately then I'll be anxious continually about it.