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Suggest Treatment For Night Terror Caused By Side Effect Of Effexor

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Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2014
Question: I am getting ready to do "The Road back program" to get off the poison of psychiatry and I am very educated on all of it but I have a question. I will be using pure neurogentics solutions for elimation of withdrawel and stablization of bi-polar and mania and insomnia and anxiety. I'm well on my way but doing Lucinda Bassets....Midwest anxiety and depression program before starting withdrawel slowly off xanax 1st. I have it all studied and written out, I am also a active member of CCHR.org and I hate psychiatry! I want natural nutrition without wheight gain ect. As you probably understand. :) I have had enouph of psychiatry and their mind numbing dope. Ok so my question is I am having awful awful night terrors!! They even continue were they leave off the very next night! I feel it is the Effexor ER 150 mg. doing this to me! What is your opinion? And what can I do to stop it now as I do not have my suppliments yet! It's horrifying and I can't even wake myself out of them! My husband hears me crying and screaming in my sleep and tries to wake me. When he does I flip out!! And am usually going right into a bad panick attack! Any advice in detail would be appreciated! tyvm in advance! :) XXXX
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Answered by Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Increase the dose of xanax

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for using healthcare magic. I, Dr Abhishek Kapoor, would help you in this query.

Night terror is one of the side effect of effexor. Number of patients get such kind of experience after starting effexor. I can not say to stop it immediately, because it could increase anxiety symptoms and could lead to withdrawal. Second, elimination half life of effexor is 5 to 7 hours and that's mean it would take 2 to 3 days to come out of body.

Now, the main question is solution of night terror. In your case, only solution is benzodiazepine like xanax. That would help to get sound sleep. Better to increase the dose of xanax to get deep sleep and try to shift to another antidepressant like mirtazapine, a sedative antidepressant, after psychiatrist consultation.

In case, you need further help, you can ask.

Regards
Dr. Abhishek Kapoor
Psychiatrist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (40 minutes later)
As I told you I am going off psych meds and am totally unwilling to take anymore unproven!! side affect causing poisons! As I also told you I am getting 700.00 dollars worth of neurogeneticsolutions suppliments to cure withdrawel as I withdraw slowly from xanax 1st with then going to >75 mg of Effexor first then going off the Effexor ER for 2 weeks every downed dose slowly as it goes dowen to 0! I am already taking 3mg of xanax at night hun! Really?, you want me to take more?? lol No way! I'm getting rid of that stuff and the wheight gain it has done to me! I am excersising , eating healthy and have already lost 75 pounds with 70 more as my goal! I am smart and educated on psychiatry as I told you. I don't beleive in psychiatry at all but some of you are really good people and are not "ALL about the money"! And mine is a grandma type figure to me. I love her and she doesn't try to dumb down my brain and sedate me. I have many talents and am an artist and professional singer /songwriter. It has more gifts (bi-polar) than illness! When I am dumbed down I dont care about anything! Thats not the answer! And also there is NO proof in a chemical imbalance! And NO proof in psych meds or long term such as tardive dyskenia! I have had that happen already in my face with abilfy. So I wanted a natural answer! Is that possible from you? Or ARE YOUoops going to tell me to take more dope! lol...cause that I will not do hun. Do you know about nutrients? I do! I guess I will wait until my suppliments come but really I appreciate what you are trying to do. I just wanted a natural remedy as I asked you not another guinee pig trial dug with herendous side effects. Im totally done with that. Sorry, but this is the way I feel and the knowledge I stand by! Do you have an alternative answer for me now??? I appreciate your time. Have you ever seen the virtual tour of the online museum at COMMISION ON HUMAN RIGHTS .ORG?? I highley suggest you go see it yourself. I am a member and advocate for myself and others that suffer endlessly from psychiatric drugs and dumbing down the brain! It is our personality you target with your poison meds hun! I am writing a book soon "Hell in my head, with GOD by my side...A bi-polars true story to real freedom! :) so, I would love to and paid to hear your comment on this! tyvm again in advance XXXX
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Answered by Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (58 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You can try JPMR

Detailed Answer:
Hi

You must have heard "diamond cuts diamond". In same way, in case of drugs side effects, solution is drug. You are getting night terror due to effexor and in that case, best thing is to decrease the dose, but that could not be possible in a day. You need time to taper it down. You need sound sleep, but due to night terror you are getting it. In that case, either you need to increase dose of xanax just for one or two days. Mean time, you can try to decrease the dose of effexor. As i told you, the elimination half life of effexor is 5 to 7 hours and in that case, drug would take 2 to 3 days to come out of body. I am just asking to take xanax in high dose for two days. If you do not want to take it, ok, that's your wish. You can try some relaxation exercise like JPMR to get sleep.

In case, you need further help, you can ask.

Regards
Dr. Abhishek Kapoor
Psychiatrist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (12 hours later)
Hi Dr. XXXXXXX :)
Got your answer this morning and a few days of extra xanax is fine with me so tyvm! And to reduce the Effexor..I like that too! I will go very slowly at 2 week intervals as I have been instructed. You seem to be a kind doctor and I really appreciate that! There are so many that just don't care about the mentally ill! I see you are not one of those! :) Good for you! Your advice has been very helpful to me and I didn't have night terrors at all last night! wooooottt I added a little benydryl with the xanax and that knocked me out after also listening to my relax night session from "Midwest Anxiety and Depression course" that I am also doing now. I love education and helping others! It keeps me out of my own head! lol It's a dangerous neigborhood and I never go there alone!! hehe :) TYVM for valuable info. I would definatly like to talk to you again in the future on here with my progress on the programs and nutrients I will be receiving soon.
God bless you and again ty so much for your advice and your time! muahhhsss
XXXX :)) have a fantastic day!
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Answered by Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (12 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Thanks

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks. Its my pleasure to help you. I am always be there to help you.

Regards
Dr. Abhishek Kapoor
Psychiatrist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (20 hours later)
Dr. Abhisek is going from 150 mg of effexor ER to .75 ER an ok drop?? All I have as of yet is my capsules! My pharmascist said she could half the capsules for me. What do you think? And I do have neuro gentics solutions pure strong Omega 3 to stop the side effects of withdrawel and brain zaps! Plz let me know what you think? You've been very helpful ! Please get back to me when it is convenient to you. TYVM XXXX :)) have a wonderful and blessed day!
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Answered by Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (31 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Taper it down 37.5 mg per day

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Try to taper down effexor 37.5mg per week. That's mean, take one capsule of 75 mg and one capsule of 37.5 mg for now and after one week, try to reduce the dose to 75mg and then to 37.5mg per day. This way, you would not get any withdrawal.
Mean time, you can carry on with omega 3.

In case, you have more query, you can ask.

Regards
Dr. Abhishek Kapoor
Psychiatrist
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Suggest Treatment For Night Terror Caused By Side Effect Of Effexor

Brief Answer: Increase the dose of xanax Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for using healthcare magic. I, Dr Abhishek Kapoor, would help you in this query. Night terror is one of the side effect of effexor. Number of patients get such kind of experience after starting effexor. I can not say to stop it immediately, because it could increase anxiety symptoms and could lead to withdrawal. Second, elimination half life of effexor is 5 to 7 hours and that's mean it would take 2 to 3 days to come out of body. Now, the main question is solution of night terror. In your case, only solution is benzodiazepine like xanax. That would help to get sound sleep. Better to increase the dose of xanax to get deep sleep and try to shift to another antidepressant like mirtazapine, a sedative antidepressant, after psychiatrist consultation. In case, you need further help, you can ask. Regards Dr. Abhishek Kapoor Psychiatrist