Posted by Abby on January 7, 2000, at 22:48:29
In reply to Neurotin for anxiety?, posted by Anxiety mom on January 7, 2000, at 0:53:13
> Social anxiety & neurotin? Doctor has recommended
> adding neurotin to wellbutrin to adolescent who has not
> responded well to SSRIs for mixed anxiety & depression.
> The wellbutrin has addressed the depression but
> BUSPAR did not work for anxiety so he has suggested
> neurotin. Isn't this like hitting a fly with a baseball
> bat? I thought neurotin was an antiseizure drug that
> had also been found effective for bipolar -- not GAD
> or social anxiety. Anyone with experience with this?No, I just looked this up. One psychiatrist on Dr.
Bob's tips has used it in anxious adolescents.PubMed has some interesting citations, though few
juicy abstracts. Epileptic patients have
reported improved mood. People withdrawing from
alcohol have found that it improved mood and
was anxiolitic. There's even an article with
the title "Gabapentin: a Potential Anti-anxiety
Medication"It's hardly a standard treatment, but it's not
batting in the dark.Abby
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