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cat eyes
08-20-2012, 08:24 PM
Today my dr raised my celexa from 10mg to 20mg and Xanax 0.25 twice a day. I am scared of the increase. Any advice??
cat eyes
08-20-2012, 09:17 PM
Why you scared to start with ??

The side effects and the damage it does to your brain, heart, kidneys and liver.
cat eyes
08-20-2012, 09:36 PM
You know that you can die from drinking too much water ??

I understand where you are coming from . I am having a bit of the same problem in rearguards to drugs at the moment .

Its good to knock back a drug but you have to make sure that you are doing it because its what you think is right and not your fear itself .

If your not happy with it DONT take it and if its being pushed on you then maybe a second option is needed .

Two questions . How you find out about these side effects ??

Do you think that your anxiety is playing into what you are thinking ??

Yes I know about the water thing. I looked up the side effects on google and then I start thinking about all these stars who died of taking meds.
cat eyes
08-20-2012, 09:43 PM
Yes well google is not a good thing with a anxious mind .

As with the water each case is different . If you abuse something then something will more than likely go wrong .

Its fine to say that these stars died because of this but the fact is that there was a lot more that played into things.

The right drug with the right doctor and you will be fine i am sure .

I hope so. Thank you so much! Can we pm? Become friends??
cat eyes
08-20-2012, 10:01 PM
We can drop me a line when ever you want . I work on line so around most of the time .

Oh thank you! I never saw u on here before. Is there a way on here we can become friends? Or fb??
DrZafirides
08-20-2012, 10:08 PM
Cat Eyes,

From a dosage perspective, both the Celexa and Xanax are still very low dosages. It is not uncommon for me to start Celexa at 20mg per day and Xanax at 0.5mg twice a day in my patients with anxiety and depression. I certainly understand your concerns, but keep in mind there are very real physical consequences to under-treating depression and anxiety as well.

I hope this helps.

-Dr. Zafirides