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Re: Starting Moclobemide - What to expect? » Jumpy

Posted by Ritch on December 27, 2002, at 9:30:07

In reply to Re: Starting Moclobemide - What to expect?, posted by Jumpy on December 26, 2002, at 20:48:38

> Funny .... I have never actually seen an SSRI and especially not Effexor effective at blocking panic attacks. The only meds I have seen prevent panic attacks are benzos. Also I have seen phenelzine/nardil work multiple time at extinguishing general anxiety and phobia and lessening panic attacks. I think MAOIs are believed to be the single most effective ADs for anxiety and severe depression. I just assumed all this about SSRIs/effexor being good at panic was hype pushed by the drug companies. But this is my personal experience and I could be completely wrong.
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Jumpy, I haven't had any success with SSRI's/Effexor preventing panic attacks from ocurring either. However, they definitely reduced obsessiveness about future attacks and allowed me to be reasonably comfortable in situations that commonly triggered them. I was taking Prozac when I was going to college (no benzo, however), and had panic attacks sometimes daily for weeks and weeks. But, I still showed up for classes despite them. Klonopin is the only med that has successfully *prevented* the panic attacks. SSRI's probably reduce the frequency of the attacks for the average person. But having half as many doesn't cut it, if you are having problems with panic....


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