Posted by pathetic_n_useless on November 30, 2001, at 22:21:23
In reply to Re: update » pathetic_n_useless, posted by JohnX2 on November 29, 2001, at 21:40:29
Hi
> Sorry I haven't followed your saga, but I wouldn't expect
> Remeron to be the most effective med for panic attack.
> Likely a generic SSRI like Paxil,Celexa,Zoloft
> would be 1st line agents. Followed by Effexor.
I had tried paxil up to 60mg. nothing. efexor made me throw up> . Also an MAOI inhibitor like Nardil or Parnate may be very
> effective.
>
> Another approach that is very popular is
> the benzodiazepine Klonopin. It has one of
> the lower probabilities of becoming addicted.
> If you are having 4+ panic attacks a day, I
> disagree with your doctors advice. I would see
> a new doctor. You should get quick relief with
> Klonopin and you can even try a strategy of taking
> Klonopin for a few weeks while you taper into
> an SSRI or other med, and then discontinue the
> Klonopin.
benzos pretty much unheard of in these parts of the UK! not likely!
as for another doc this is the 2nd GP I haev seen who has said no point in meds.
the pdoc I saw agreed. He was an idiot and judgmental and i hated him so I dont see him. unfortuantely he's the only one i can see so I dont!
thats short version
pathetic and useless
> good luck,
> john
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> > well after being in remeron for a month (i saw a new GP a month ago for the first time) she has decided, like the last one,(probably having read all my medical notes) that meds will be no help to me and so is taking me off it in january leaving me on nothing yet again. I still get at least 4 panic attacks a day and feel just as bad as before, suicidal a lot. I'm on 30mg now. She has also suggested a break from the therapist I've been seeing. so then in january I may well have no meds and no therapist! How the hell am I supposed to cope??
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