Posted by sandoz-pharm on November 13, 2003, at 21:56:22
In reply to what meds work best for Anxiety?, posted by Terese on February 21, 2002, at 8:14:08
For people like myself, mood stabilizers can be effective for anxiety. Neurontin is a particular one that comes to mind, which seems to be more universally applicable. I'm not sure if my diagnosis truly is bipolar, but the mood stabilizer trileptal is helping my anxiety, and that is usually used for bipolar (and epilepsy). It took about a week before it started working.
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> I've been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder. aside from occasional panic attacks, I feel extremely nervous and uncomfortable most of the day. I had this 3 years ago and was treated for about 8 months and then was "normal". now it came back! Three years ago, I was on Paxil which worked well but I put on weight, zoloft but had sexual issues, and serzone which I wasn't on long because I started to feel better. so after about 8 months, discontinued meds and life was good.
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> A few weeks ago, the anxiety and panic attacks came back. This time around, my doctor first suggested Serzone but I am worried about the liver warnings. So, he put me on Effexor XR one week ago. I know these take some time to work but I'm worried about some of the things I'm reading on the forums. Such as weight gain and withdrawal. I've read some positive things about WEllbutrin.
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> For Anxiety, what has been your best experience? The 2 items I cannot tolerate are weight gain and sexual dysfunction.
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> thanks,
> Terese
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