Posted by jay on February 21, 2002, at 15:54:25
In reply to Re: What antidepressant best for GAD/PANIC/SOCIALPHOBI, posted by OldSchool on February 20, 2002, at 18:53:53
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> > Hey folks:
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> > I really need some big time help on this one. I have been on Effexor for years, and it just seems to lightly touch anxiety, but also makes it 100x worse. I also take a benzo, but find I have to gulp back a pound of benzos because of the anxiety effexor causes.
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> > I can't do the maoi's because I have had blood pressure problems to begin with, and there is no way I could ever stick to even the minimalist of diets. Mannerix (moclobemide) just made me anxious and grumpy. I've been down the SSRI road, and they just leave me grumpy, sad, and anxious.
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> Hmmmmmmmm SSRIs shouldnt make you grumpy and sad. There is a problem there IMO. This sounds bipolarish to me.I wondered this too, but then stumbled upon a number of recent studies with SSRI's, in which "normals" (a stupid term) where given an SSRI, and they had nasty anxiety and angry feelings, even though they where not depressed. I think the problem is docs are diagnosing everybody who doesn't do well on a SSRI as being bipolar. Maybe they should consider this class of meds has really bad adverse effects, and start them off on much, much smaller doses. Dr. Mike Norden advocated liquid Prozac, starting at 2mg for two weeks, then bumping up as people can tolerate it.
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> > Has clomipramine been good, esp. in terms of side effects? How about imipramine? I have been on desipramine, but didn't like it. Amitriptyline just left me major zonked.
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> Ever tried Remeron? Its good for depression with mixed anxiety. What about a mood stabilizer? Tried lithium? Lamictal?
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> Old SchoolYep, tried em all. NOTHING beats clonazepam or the benzos, period. Doctors are prejudice against this med because of all the hype and scares so they can sell us much more expensive antidepressants. IMHO..
Thanks..
Jay
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