Posted by grrovymotion on December 10, 2002, at 21:42:08
In reply to Re: has anybody with anxiety problems taken Topoma, posted by djmmm on December 10, 2002, at 17:28:36
I want to state I too am on remeron, 30 mg. You said in one post you took 75mg- of course you probably meant 7.5, as thats way, way above the therapeutic dose. But I want to tell you my experiences with remeron: For the six months it made sleepy and sluggish. But slowly my energy level picked up, and my panic attacks grew and grew, until I went to see emergency room psychiatrist who stopped it dead cold with an anti-convulsant, neurontin. Topax is more effective for bi-polar people, from what I heard, than neurontin, but it's still a possibility if your problems are anxiety based, as it helped my panick attacks, to my surprise, but unfortunately does nothing for my Gad (generalized anxiety disorder, the cognitive component, worry).
Yes beta-blockers, particularly Inderal, I have a loved one is on it and it works for her quite well, it defitely works on the physical aspects of anxiety. But I would definitely check up on the epilepsy thing. Theres one kind of epilepsy that doesn't neccessarily result in a typical seizure. But truth is, you have not provided the kind of details that makes possible for anyone to say "Oh, you have that!" Thats why I would have blood tests done first, etc. Me, I'm still awaiting for an assessment with a psychiatrist. There are so many disorders out there. But from what I gather your panick symptoms are odd. I mean I suffer from agoraphobia, a fear of enclosed spaces, like planes for example, because theres no escape hatch. For some people its malls. The smells and odors, however could be a fear of something going wrong with your body, like a hyperchrondria. For example my arm went numb once, immediately I feared that it was the medication. Fear, usually come out of a feeling of losing control. I know I'm a timid, definitely not an impulsive person,and losing control over my body fuels panick. I also have ocd. So the control thing is there again. But taking remeron I noticed an improvement in concentration and energy over the long term. The reason is, though it boosts serotinin indirectly, not in ways that increases anxiety in the initial treatment stage like ssri's, still, over the long term it might, because you see it also boosts norepenphrine, usually a stimulating chemical thats been linked to panick attacks, from some articles Ive read. Because in panic theres an adrenaline rush. Though at 7.5, I would think it would be miniscule.
poster:grrovymotion
thread:131235
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021210/msgs/131285.html