Belviq And Anxiety Disorders (Top voted first)

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I have GAD (anxiety) and part of my anxiety is taking medication. I really want to try Belviq, if I had an anxiety attack would I be able to take Xanax or Ativan for the attack? Does anyone else have anxiety and take Belviq? Does it make it worse? If you wean onto it (start with .5 and work up to .10) would you have a better chance of avoiding side effects?

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Hello, Ninny! How are you?

Yes, it can be taken with Ativan or Xanax, as long as your doctor approves.

But there is no .5 and .10 dosages of Belviq. The starting dose of it is 10mgs twice daily.

This medication is approved by the FDA for weight loss and its typical side effects may include nausea, dizziness, frequent urination, seating and back pain.

Xanax and Ativan are benzodiazepines, so they carry the risk of being habit forming and could cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache and irritability.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Hi! This is helpful. Thank you. Sorry I didn't have the dosing right, I just meant, could you start with half a dose of Belviq and work your way up to the recommended dose in order to help ease the side effects? How long does Belviq typically remain in your body for? If I was having side effects I didn't like and wanted to stop taking it, would it take days for it to wear off?

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I started Belviq today 1 per day to start,feeling slight dizzy and cold chills hopefully tomorrow is better, is the chills normal ?I suffer from asthma and anxiety take albuterol inhaler 2x a day ,singular and zyrtec, lorazapam1 mg as needed and amlodopine10mg daily any side effects with this meds,,,just got off of a 5 day treatment of prednisone 40mg a day for asthma 3 days ago.

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I take Paxil for panick attacks but I need to loose weight just wondering in belviq would help for both.paxil
Can cause weight gain.

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