Posted by Alan on July 13, 2001, at 8:39:09
In reply to Alan thank you.....benzos vs ssris, posted by gilbert on July 12, 2001, at 22:06:24
> Thanks Alan this was so informative plus I love the data about how benzos are not just band aids for panic while ssris are the true cure. There are so many so called experts out there proselytizing that ssris are thr True cure because they effect low serotonin levels.......This 29 page document proves what I have been screaming on this board for months. Most docs push ssris due to forces in the marketplace. The most up to date panic and anxiety websites and pdocs do not use ssris as first line treatment for panic. Tolerance and or poop out on ssris for panic patients is far more prevalent than benzo tolerance or poop out. Panic is a long term progressive illness and long term use of benzos is not only the safest choice but the most effective with the least amount of side effects. The whole ssris must be used for comorbid depression is just another tact to get docs to prescribe ssris for panic when they shouldn't be. Most panic patients once treated with benzos do not have depression once they are stabilized on daily benzo monotherapy and are able to go out in the world and function again. Most ssris users still need benzos for breakthrough panic episodes..........on and on and on sorry for ranting but this article is my new panic bible.
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> GilYes, the same for me. There is so much ignorance out there regarding benzos and ssri's in relation to panic disorder that this was a revelation to me too! I have been on the receivng end of the puritanistic attitudes that elizabeth mentioned at the expense of about 10 years of my life until I found the right pdoc that knew what the hell they were doing. Some myths die hard I guess.
They understood that what the drug co. reps were telling them about the effectiveness of ssri's alone to combat truly chronic anxiety disorders without "withdrawl" was loaded.
Alan
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