Posted by Sad Panda on August 2, 2004, at 3:09:51
In reply to Effexor good for panic/anxity, posted by chaoz on August 2, 2004, at 1:22:37
> This is kinda repost as i posted incorrectly a min ago.
> But anyway.couple years ago got off paxel
> which was a bitch those damn head rush things took forever to go away.Well 2 weeks ago
> panic/anxity came back which is depressing on it own.doc gave me effexor have yet to take it,and after reading this board not sure i want to.Is there any med that targets panic/anixty.
> i would prefer to just live on xanax when this panic/anxity attacks hit but i know that is not the answer.i have gone back to my shrink which does help,but man when the anxity hits.it really sucks i hate that creepy erie feeling that goes with everthing else.any comments or suggestions would be great .TIA
>
>Effexor is a great antidepressant, but I think it's fairly average for anxiety, it's only as good as the SSRI's. If you suffered badly from Paxil withdrawl you will definately go through the same hell withdrawing from Effexor as it is metabolized by the same liver enzyme which a small potion of the population has multiple doses of.
If anxiety is your main problem I would consider bypassing the SSRI's & going directly to a TCA such as Clomipramine or Amitriptyline.
Cheers,
Panda.
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