Posted by Elizabeth on February 22, 2002, at 11:40:05
In reply to Panic disorder medication questions, posted by Preston7979 on February 21, 2002, at 11:08:57
Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience with MDMA. I'm glad to hear that you're doing better on the medications. Did you start all three of them at the same time? If not, in what order did you start them, and how much time did you give each to work?
As Mitch points out, there's no evidence that Risperdal (or any similar drug) is effective in treating panic disorder. If you feel that the Risperdal isn't helping you, I suggest talking to your doctor -- s/he should be able to give you a reason why s/he has prescribed Risperdal. I suspect that your intuition that you don't need it is probably right.
Klonopin is a very good drug for panic disorder, and it might be that you simply aren't taking a high enough dose. Do you think the Zoloft is helping?
You should be able to tell whether you're able to play football or not. If your coach thinks that you're doing well, I wouldn't worry about it.
I think that most colleges don't have a "pre-med" department -- pre-meds (students who are planning on going to med school) can major in just about anything, as long as they take the basic requirements for med school (the list of course requirements that I've heard is 2 semesters each of: general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, physics, calculus; the sciences should include labs). A lot of people major in chemistry or biology, but my psychiatrist who I saw when I was living in Boston was an English lit major (he's a psychoanalyst), and I majored in theoretical math (I'm hoping to apply to med school once I get back on my feet -- I've been struggling with depression). I've met doctors and med students who majored in subjects like mechanical engineering, philosophy, brain & cognitive sciences, physics, etc.
Where are you going to college, if you know yet?
-elizabeth
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