Posted by Jackster on August 18, 2002, at 2:59:30
In reply to Fellow panic /agoraphobia sufferers-Pls HELP!!, posted by LLL on August 17, 2002, at 12:33:52
> Yes, sorry - it's me again! I posted a request earlier for alternatives to AD's since I've had miserable luck with them. Although I am still considering the use of Klonopin daily (advice given to me from that last question) I haven't quite given up the notion of using an AD.
> My question is this - if I experienced increased panic/anxiety (a nightmare experience for me which set me back in my recovery for months and years)on Prozac, Paxil, Effexor. Is there any hope I would respond differently to Celexa????? My doc seems to think that combining that with Klonopin to help me get through the early increased anxiety days would help. Not only am I VERY fearful of the increased panic and general "I'm losing my mind" feeling, I don't like feeling sedated. My recent round with Parnate did just that to me. It was a VERY weird feeling and I just ended up becoming very anxious over that and stopped. I'm still reverberating over that recent experience and am in a highly sensitized state with my disorder as a result.
> Sorry to be so long winded but would like to hear from ANYONE, who has had similar experiences but found help on Celexa - that is for panic disorder and agoraphobia - not depression.
>
> Thanks,
> LisaHi Lisa from a fellow sufferer. I started on Paxil (was put on it with a small dose of the tricyclic amitriptyline which is quite sedating - prob why I didn't have any start up anxiety) and it worked like magic. After 3 years I foolishly stopped it thinking I could go without. When the panic attacks started again and I went back to the Paxil it no longer worked. I've been on a merry go round of drugs since - Celexa being one of them. It didn't work for me - I had practically no effect from it. I think it is a kind of 'milder' SSRI - so may be good for you. (I needed 40mg of Paxil). I had a rash while taking it - apparently a v rare side effect. Doc didn't believe it was because of the Celexa - but *coincidentally* the rash went away after I stopped it.
It may be worth a try - just remember to start really low dose. Some ADs are now available as liquid form so you can start as low as 1ml. I've been labelled as 'med sensitive' - prob because of all the meds I've tried!
Everyone's different, but as an agoraphobic I preferred the AD option - not having to worry about benzos wearing off or having to have them with you all the time.
Good luck,
Jackie
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