Posted by rebecca mcclune on December 3, 2006, at 15:49:46
In reply to Best Meds for Panic?, posted by Tom Twilight on November 21, 2006, at 14:54:33
I'm taking Klonopin / clonazepam for my anxiety/panic disorder. I think the problem with benzo meds is that your body builds up a resistance to them and than you're pretty much having to start with something new again. I had been trying to take zoloft and paxil (at different times of course), but my panic was so intense that I couldn't keep them down and became terrified to even try. I think my psychiatrist and I are going to look into keeping me on the klonopin for panic until the full effects of either zoloft or paxil are working and than ween me off of the klonopin. It's not going to happen anytime soon because I'm taking lithium for depression and that doesn't mix with the ssri's. I've always had anxiety but this panic thing - I mean terror to the point of vomitting, er trips, near death experiences, etc. are part of my postpartum depression disorder. Have faith, there is a medicine, or combination thereof that will work for you. Fine a psychiatrist who will listen and truly understands what you are going through.
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