Hydroxyzine (Vistaril): A benzodiazepine alternative

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Hydroxyzine (Vistaril): A benzodiazepine alternative

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Levelheaded Mind

Күн бұрын

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@user-pz4jk9tb7d 6 ай бұрын

I use this as an emergency medication for panic and anxiety. I works really well for me.

@RoseanneSeason6 11 күн бұрын

This is how people should use these kinds of meds

@patrailriders6284 7 ай бұрын

I started taking this within the last two weeks for heart-pounding anxiety and I definitely notice the sedative effects and dry mouth. Gonna try to use it only at night if I can as it makes me spaced out in a non-fun way. I appreciate the deep-dive on this thing I’m putting into my body reluctantly.

@Karen-nh7cl 5 күн бұрын

It makes me sleepy but definitely kicks the anxiety attack

@desdigitallyextractedstere761 7 ай бұрын

If you've been on a benzo for a long time and stop suddenly, Hydroyxzine won't stop the withdrawal effects of the benzo. If you start hydroyxzine first, then, I think it will reduce anxiety. But one shouldn't stop their benzodiazopine sudenly and switch to hydroyxine.

@LevelheadedMind 7 ай бұрын

Great point! I completely agree!

@bulletproofair 3 ай бұрын

My doctor did EXACTLY this. I had been taking benzos for a solid 1.5yrs (4mg/day) then all of a sudden decided he's not prescribing them anymore and gave my hydroxyzine. It was horrible, especially since I was in college at the time. He later got busted by the DEA for things I can't recall but I'm guessing that's why he decided to stop prescribing them out of left-field. Anyways, yes, hydroxizine in that situation won't touch your anxiety/ptsd symptoms.

@str162 3 ай бұрын

Did you eventually taper or go ct?

@rudestbeast4907 15 күн бұрын

@@bulletproofair because he is getting a kickback from pushing/selling hydroxine, i got hit run by car which shatered my hip but they insist hydroxine is best for me i said fk and off i will drink hard alc instead, they called me for weeks to see a head shrink because i had beef with a nurse in training bulldogging in trauma unit so they signed me up to be called every week by some residents in training to be quacks

@ADPTHEONE21 2 ай бұрын

Ive been on Xanax for 15 year's. Today is the 1st day i am prescribed Hydroxyzine 50mg. Hoping that it does help me out with my anxiety.

@thegunsmithful Ай бұрын

did it?

@ADPTHEONE21 Ай бұрын

@@thegunsmithful it's helped me out a lot. I just got out of a 30 day rehab feeling better than ever

@cemetarygates2800 6 күн бұрын

@@ADPTHEONE21 Fight the good fight!!

@LydiaStarz 2 күн бұрын

I take 50. Mgs hydroxyzine pamoate (Vistiril) 4 times a day as part of my bipolar cocktail. Gabapentin, Zoloft and Remeron keep me stable. Good luck honey, I am pretty sure you will be ok. Oh I had been on Xanax 9 yrs. I was up to bars when a psychiatrist switched me to klonopin and then the Vistiril. I am much better off without benzos.

@MountainGirlwIPA 4 ай бұрын

You did such a great job explaining the pro's and cons associated with the drug. I've used it as needed. Maybe a few times every several months. It did help.

@Lukass1596 7 ай бұрын

In my experience Hydroxyzine was really helpful with anxiety and panic attacks but it made me gain weight, increased my appetite and it made me swell :/

@LevelheadedMind 7 ай бұрын

Yes, that is an unfortunate potential side effect.

@marcoh984 5 ай бұрын

*fortunate potential side affect

@NShah-ey3ul 5 ай бұрын

Definitely doesnt make you gain weight.

@michaelvelasco2324 5 ай бұрын

Literally makes me so hungry and cravings the next day but helps me sleep and calms me down that's good 👍

@GrammyTammy13 4 ай бұрын

@@NShah-ey3uldidn’t make YOU gain weight but you can’t speak for Everyone so have a seat and be quiet.

@atiqrahman6865 13 күн бұрын

I have prescribed Hyroxyzine quite often for anxiety ----and it works.

@user-cb3qr9dt2k 6 ай бұрын

I tried 25mg and then 50mg for anxiety and it didn't seem to help. The 50mg just made me drowsy during the day and I didn't like this. A couple years later and a different doctor, started me at 100mg at night, and I find it more helpful than anything before it for anxiety. I'm a bit foggy for 2 hours when I wake but My anxiety has improved. I did notice I was starting to miss doses of my Metoprolol every now and then, This video got my attention that it inhibits the metabolism of my BP med. That seems to explain it. I will bring this up to my doctor the next time I see him. Thank You!

@rudestbeast4907 15 күн бұрын

yea its total bs "modern medicine", so i just resort to hard alc ... "can i have just 4 benzos a month" -no, those are addictive "yea but so is all this other bs you quacks hand out".. fkng quacks these days

@nerdbamarich2063 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this information. I couldn't take this one because it was speeding up my heart.

@LevelheadedMind 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome! That is an adverse effect, and if you have more sympathetic responses to anxiety, a beta blocker may be better tolerated. A good conversation to have with your doctor. Also, consider vagus nerve stimulation to improve parasympathetic tone and heart rate variability, which will decrease anxiety by decreasing the sympathetic response.

@nerdbamarich2063 7 ай бұрын

@@LevelheadedMind thank you so much as always. Is there a good way to stimulate the vagus nerve. Also is vitamin B1 good for and anxiety? Thank you as always and I pray that you enjoy the rest of your day.

@oofig 5 ай бұрын

@@nerdbamarich2063 dont take beta blocker if you have asthma btw

@rudestbeast4907 15 күн бұрын

its total bs, does not break thru anything

@RichardWagenknecht 5 ай бұрын

This medication works so well for me. Super sensitive to sedation so a 12mg dose is enough.

@DRAGONFLYmanor 4 ай бұрын

Used for years. Calmed my psoriasis itching! Help me sleep and groggy at first, it save me from itching! Skin crawling itchibg!

@seanhatch1538 6 ай бұрын

You build a tolerance to this medicine very fast unfortunately.

@oofig 5 ай бұрын

My doctor tried gaslighting me saying "this drug doesn't have a tolerance building effect since it is non habit forming"

@rudestbeast4907 15 күн бұрын

@@oofig yea a bunch of quacks receive kickbacks from this drug company is why they push it

@PropertyRecoveryAgentCLE Ай бұрын

Just started using for severe anxiety. I needed something that wouldn't make me as drowsy as a benzo.

@Davey-TheDJ 5 ай бұрын

I've been on hydroxyzine for 20 years

@tonyanthonyironman4352 3 ай бұрын

I got the liquid form. Im scared

@tonyanthonyironman4352 2 ай бұрын

They Start me on the liquid for 10ml. For sleep. I think my body got used to it fast cause it aint helpinĝ me anymore

@andrewsnow1933 Ай бұрын

If you don’t mind, what is your dosage? Did you need to increase the dosage over time?

@MichaelWH 6 ай бұрын

Dr put me on it as a replacement for Klonopin, works well for me.

@Posaunenbass16 Ай бұрын

Phenomenal review! 😊 Is this medication safe to take at 25mg twice a day for anxiety if you have a history of epilepsy?

@user-mu2by9db9x 7 ай бұрын

I slept for 2 days straight when I began this medication.

@cindyrobles9281 6 ай бұрын

Did you take 25 mg or 50 mg?

@user-mu2by9db9x 6 ай бұрын

@@cindyrobles9281 25 MG, three times daily

@chrisz0 5 ай бұрын

Really? This medication did nothing for me 😂

@GalinaGalinaxo 5 ай бұрын

0 for me.

@TheGuym619 2 ай бұрын

Same, 10-11 hours of sleep… was magnificent, can’t use them consistently long term though

@cultfiction3865 7 ай бұрын

Seems interesting. I’d consider giving it a shot but drug interactions do sound like it might not be totally compatible. I’d prefer to try Buspar to see whether that helps cos there doesn’t seem many great options for anxiety alone. I’d be interested if you covered some of the TCAs like amitriptyline and Nortriptyline and what the differences and similarities are and what they help the most. Where I live they are still used sometimes cos some people don’t improve on SSRI

@hopeevo4943 5 ай бұрын

I was just prescribed both buspar takes 30 days minimum to do anything whereas hydroxyzine helps within 30 minutes makes

@cultfiction3865 5 ай бұрын

@@hopeevo4943 I hope it helps you. One problem here in U.K. is that the max daily dose of hydroxyzine has been lowered to just 100mg a day due to concerns over its affect on QT interval on the ECG. So at this low dose I’m left wondering if it wouldn’t be so effective. The buspar seems worth looking into though

@backNblack0523 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the video but the frequent clicking was very distraction.

@kwitseo 6 ай бұрын

Hydroxyzine helps with my anxiety disorder. I also take ondansetron without any known issues.

@Trad-Mom 2 күн бұрын

Hydroxizine just helps me sleep but makes me wake up SO TIRED. I take hald the 25 mg dose they give me too and it just knocks me out. But I have severe pain and ptsd and horrible nightmares so I go weeks without real sleep and then finally give in and take half of one tablet and sleep pretty solid.

@michaelp772 6 ай бұрын

I'm prescribed escitalopram, gabapentin, and hydroxizine.

@JacobWashington1996 6 ай бұрын

Very informative . I got prescribed hydroxyzine for panic attacks on adderall. Kinda made dry mouth even worse for obvious reasons lol but that's gone away . The main thing for me is the super vivid and intense dreams on hydroxyzine. I miss them . Now that I've taken to for a while they're gone . They felt so real and I could lucid dream easily.

@timothyayers8596 6 ай бұрын

Wow. Your on amphetamine salts and experience panic attacks and no one suspects the stimulant your on ? The biochemical pathways by which panic attacks occur are not completely known but adrenaline and deficiencies in the GABA-ergic systems (none of which are significantly altered by hydroxyzine) that are good targets. A fast acting benzodiazepine used only when a panic attack is on coming would be something you should have available to you. A systemic beta blocker like propranolol could also help out suffice you have normal blood pressure and no contraindications. Do you really feel you need the amphetamine salts ? They amp up the CNS and panic attacks should be a warning sign that the drug may not be for you. Best wishes and hope you feel better.

@timfahey7127 6 ай бұрын

I use 50 mg at night for sleep and prn for anxiety. It helps, but unlike a lorazepam, I cannot go out or drive with hydrozine...makes me way too tired.

@oofig 5 ай бұрын

are you aware of the increased risk of dementia with using it long term?

@jimmygarland8819 28 күн бұрын

This antihistamine tripled my anxiety they actually listed me as allergic

@rudestbeast4907 15 күн бұрын

made my heart race, so they keep offering it to me, i ask for 4 benzos a month, i hate quacks.

@Nancy-ro5eq Ай бұрын

That finger snapping is irritating. Just saying.

@couchprincess698 20 күн бұрын

Yeah.

@germanshepherdmom1143 7 ай бұрын

It doesn’t work for me at all !!!!

@phizzhead53 Ай бұрын

It is amazing for alergies

@pattydautel 6 ай бұрын

It works for me but triggers my restless legs at night.

@Bostongreeneyes 5 ай бұрын

Me too!!! So does any Tylenol p.m. or Benadryl!? So what to do what to do?🙆🏻‍♀️

@pattydautel 5 ай бұрын

@@Bostongreeneyesyeah, pretty much everything does that to me. My doctor is checking my iron and B12 in my bloodwork.

@shoeshane6494 5 ай бұрын

Yep. Also gives me hypnic jerks.

@oceancat0450 5 ай бұрын

My Latuda does that. It’s the WORST feeling your legs crawling. My Dr prescribed Benzotropine and I haven’t had restless legs since. I’d ask your Dr. for some.

@analinares-nu7zt 3 ай бұрын

I am not a nurse ....thank you about your information..😊

@BridgetSheils-il2ij 6 ай бұрын

I have that stuff but it didn't work for me.

@user89076 5 ай бұрын

Same. Didn't help my anxiety. But I guess it works for when I want to sleep for 12 hours, followed by an entire day of feeling drowsy and out of it.

@couchprincess698 20 күн бұрын

I hated hydrozyzine. I was zoned out! Klonopin works for me.

@rudestbeast4907 15 күн бұрын

they only prescribe benzos to women, men just go back to hard alc

@cemetarygates2800 6 күн бұрын

@@rudestbeast4907 hahahahaha. Made me laugh bruh!

@ADPTHEONE21 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video hope ot helps me out !

@megapal4638 16 күн бұрын

it doesn't help with my anxiety, just makes me tired, like taking a benedryl

@user-hi1se4ms4j 6 ай бұрын

this made me very depressed after taking 50 mg at night for sleep......but also taking klonopin with it...

@iamthefiremanjj 3 ай бұрын

Then how do you know come on man

@crispycritter7022 5 ай бұрын

Hi! I have a question! Do you know if taking hydroxyzine with duloxetine and subutex can cause problems? I was prescribed hydroxyzine for itching. It does help. I noticed that it does have a sedative effect like benzos. I sleep for a very long time.

@LuckyOlivia44 4 ай бұрын

I was prescribed sertraline, hydroxyzine, and propranolol for my anxiety. I take the sertraline and propranolol daily and the hydroxyzine on an as-needed basis.

@RoseanneSeason6 11 күн бұрын

At what age did you start taking anxiety meds?

@sharonillickal8648 7 ай бұрын

Could you please do a video on Clozapine.

@woodsonjohnson5106 7 ай бұрын

hi Jezel! Thanks for Caring! I ran across the QT Prolongation in this video per chance and wondered if that has something to do with A palpitation episode that landed me in emergency for several hours. I take citalopram37.5 mgs day and 4 mg o fAtivan 4 times per day. could this be causingit and wou buspar be a good replacement citalopram also knocks down my erections. We haveBlue Crossblue Shile POs can you work to some extent with themon this? thanks so much Arthur

@robertpetrilli9500 18 күн бұрын

Hated it. Made me feel too drowsy during the day

@tsikish1 7 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤

@amyjones8613 7 ай бұрын

When will you speak about clonidine? I am very interested

@timothyayers8596 6 ай бұрын

Hopefully she won’t. It’s an old school blood pressure medication that can lead to hypertensive crisis upon abrupt withdrawal. To consider this safe compared to benzodiazepines is jumping the shark big time. Clonidine is not used much anymore for BP due to its side effects.

@jenathent4840 6 ай бұрын

@@timothyayers8596I think guarafacine would be a better alternative. Honestly no psychiatrist in my area prescribe benzodiazepines anymore. They offer ssri’s as first line treatment along with a beta blocker

@kellychuba 7 ай бұрын

Be careful with this med if you have a heart condition.

@CharlesUibel 3 ай бұрын

How do you be careful

@Smcclem 7 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on the med combo of Buspirone and Prozac?

@ganesht1140 7 ай бұрын

Please make video using ssri with lemborexant😢😢

@RoseanneSeason6 11 күн бұрын

I mean it kinda works I guess. Better than the bottle of Klonopin I have

@robertpetrilli9500 18 күн бұрын

Hate benzos.

@Davey-TheDJ 5 ай бұрын

Isn't hydroxyzine Benadryl stronger cousin?

@boatergirl4811 2 ай бұрын

Benadryl does nothing for anxiety

@Davey-TheDJ 2 ай бұрын

@@boatergirl4811 that I do know that neither Benadryl or Vistaril can stop or relieve anxiety

@PBTexasBoy 6 ай бұрын

If you take it, don’t drive on it. Be where you’re going to be because you will be asleep soon after you take it. It’s good for anxiety because you don’t know that you’re having an anxious episode if you’re SLEEPING!! Lol

@OfficiallyXgotcha34 6 ай бұрын

That’s not true for everyone. I can take my 10 mg and not deal with any tiredness. It’s depends on the dose and the persons sensitivity to the sedative effect

@frostskull4046 7 ай бұрын

Could you make video on nardil,parmate or Marplan

@dustinclark3390 5 ай бұрын

I am currently on it, after three months and it does nothing. Still have anxiety, still have hypertension. It doesn't even make me drowsy.

@rudestbeast4907 15 күн бұрын

total sugar pill, fkng quacks these days

@TheThora17 7 ай бұрын

So, would you then be able to take Benadryl, for example, for anxiety and/ or withdrawal symptoms from substance abuse? That’s a connection that I’m making? lol 🤷‍♀️

@kellychuba 7 ай бұрын

THIS ISN'T BENEDRYL

@TheThora17 7 ай бұрын

@@kellychuba I know it isn’t. But they are both anti histamines…

@kerrijodierberger 7 ай бұрын

@@kellychubamy doctor told me it’s Benadryl on steroids. Lol

@Jesse78 6 ай бұрын

A moderate dose can (25mg)

@rachelspohn 5 ай бұрын

No, Benadryl does not help anxiety but Hydroxyzine does..it acts on serotonin receptors as well as histamine. Also gives better sleep in my opinion!

@cindywilson-dm8pg 2 ай бұрын

Has anyone ever gain weight off this medicine?

@andrewvernon4664 5 ай бұрын

It doesn't work. I was so disappointed because I wanted an alternative to alprazolam so that doctors don't have to turn pale when they see that I've been prescribed it. Incredibly disappointing. It didn't even make me drowsy or, quite frankly, any changes at all with regards to my panic attacks and the feeling you have when you have multiple panic attacks. You know the kind of dread feeling of impending doom that other people who haven't experienced it cannot relate? Benzodiazepine medications have saved my life. If only you knew, but this comment is already becoming TLDR, so later web Universe!

@ADPTHEONE21 2 ай бұрын

Was it 25mg or 50mg you we're taking?

@Bowsby1 2 ай бұрын

It doesn't work for you maybe. it works just fine for my wife, she swears by it

@20rndz 2 ай бұрын

@@ADPTHEONE21how’s it going do you feel better? I just got it prescribed too

@tonyausten2168 7 ай бұрын

I have used Hydroxyzine for 2 years str8, it was helpful and i didn't have side effects. My Dr, Says this an antihistamine so its not that big deal

@marsenarichmond2208 6 ай бұрын

Anti histimes are a big deal and so are histamines,as we have to keep gut histamines in check, or you may find you are allergic to many foods-even things like spinach. May I reccomend Dr Josef on you tube.

@trailingupwards 6 ай бұрын

@@marsenarichmond2208There are different types of histamine receptors. Histamine produced by microorganisms in your gut are beneficial because they are anti-inflammatory.

@Davey-TheDJ 5 ай бұрын

My experience with hydroxyzine I take 2 50 mg at bedtime for Sleep which doesn't work and it's never worked for my anxiety or my panic attacks the only thing that works for my anxiety and panic attacks is diazepam at least two other medications you listen here on the screen on never heard of them the one in the middle sounds like the medication you take to put you to sleep for surgery

@Nolberi 5 ай бұрын

Works really wells for me

@Nikonodoo Ай бұрын

how did I end up here, I literally just started my SSRI 2 months ago now I need to take 6 different meds everyday

@byurhan 17 күн бұрын

Try carnivore diet to get off all the pills and feel great

@TheTammybrad 8 күн бұрын

Never worked for me at all

@anthonysimon4991 6 ай бұрын

When I was a kid in the 60's I took the 25 mg. for allergies, it worked for that, I have never had anxiety but I could see how it could take the edge off.

@iamthefiremanjj 3 ай бұрын

Your lucky you never had it

@lindamastropietro4429 3 күн бұрын

This medicine makes me very sleepy so I don’t take it

@novastariha8043 17 күн бұрын

Long term use bad for 🧠 ??? Dementia etc ???

@Oso120 4 ай бұрын

I thought propranolol was for hand tremors that’s what my doc gave me it for

@GalinaGalinaxo 5 ай бұрын

It had no effect for me

@dodgdurango6128 3 ай бұрын

What do I do when I’ve reached the highest dose and it doesn’t do anything anymore

@brock8281 Ай бұрын

Switch medication,.

@nenadcubric2663 2 ай бұрын

Any weight Gain if taken longer

@johnemanuele8695 2 ай бұрын

I thought it was another name for ATARAX..I've been subscribed hydrolyzed for itchy skin..and it's a sleep aide

@erikaxchristine 6 ай бұрын

Didn’t help me at all.

@mikeythedistasteful 7 ай бұрын

I didn’t find it particularly helpful and it made me sweat like a pig

@Jay_kay_bee 6 ай бұрын

N O

@stevespurr3680 5 ай бұрын

If you have true chronic anxiety these meds they try to substitute for benzos are a joke

@mexicanboy446 4 ай бұрын

Just took a 25mg on top of my 10mg buspir….anyone got any advice? Felt so hopeless and was losing it so I popped. Hydro as docter said these would help in an emergency situation…I work tonight for first time in 4 days please tell me I won’t be too out of it🤦‍♂️