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Re: Afraid that adding another medication will throw me off.... - July 8th 2013, 06:59 PM

What anti-anxiety medication are you currently taking? It is very, very common for people with anxiety disorders to be prescribed anti-depressants. Oftentimes, it's safer to go with the anti-depressant, because the side effects for anti-anxiety medication can be brutal (not to mention that benzodiazepines can actually cause depression in some people - I'd be curious to know what your official diagnosis is [if there is one] and whether the anxiety or depression came first [or simultaneously]).

I can understand your hesitation to try something different, because things seem to be going well at the moment, and you don't want to mess with that. It can't hurt to try, though - maybe Prozac will target the issues even more effectively than the medication you're on right now. Also, I'm glad your doctor is tapering off the medication this time, vs. going "cold turkey." Did he provide an explanation for going "cold turkey" before? Because that's something you generally shouldn't do, unless there's a life-threatening side effect that warrants getting off the medication immediately.