Posted by Ritch on December 18, 2002, at 22:40:57
In reply to Definition of angst/anxiety/acute anxiety/worry, posted by Phyl on December 18, 2002, at 17:07:32
> Can you explain difference between angst/anxiety/acute anxiety/worry, and how does one know when they need medication for it. I'm really not sure I should be on Lexapro at all. I do worry from time to time, and I am an insomniac. I think my sleep mechanism is broken, but I feel that the rest of me is pretty ok. Do you think there might be people who are prescribed Lexapro but might not really need it?
> It's strange, but it does seem to help me fall asleep faster and that's about the only effect I have from it.
There are a lot of anxiety "flavors", but mainly there are 1) panic, 2) excessive worry, 3) obsessiveness, 4)phobias. I found Celexa (the closest cousin to Lexapro), to work the best on the obsessive and phobic aspects. If you are a chronic "worrier", you might do better with Effexor or a combo of Effexor+Buspar, or a tricyclic like nortriptyline, or a benzo like Librium or Tranxene.
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