Posted by SLS on August 29, 2009, at 16:44:22
In reply to Should I really bother with an anticonvulsant....., posted by jms600 on August 29, 2009, at 16:39:25
> My anxiety is going from bad to worse. Benzos aren't touching it. I'm taking 150mg Effexor, 600mg Lithium, 40mg Buspirone and 10mg Zyprexa but still I get severe panic disorder. It's getting so I can't do a thing because of immense panic.
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> I've tried all the SSRIs/SNRIs, most atypical/typical antipsychotics, amitriptyline and benzos - all with little success of treating my panic disorder.
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> I know my psychiatrist will be unhappy about prescribing Nardil and so may consider an anticonvulsant instead. I have already tried Sodium valproate about five years back and it's results weren't that noticeable (but there again my anxiety wasn't as bad then).
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> So, as I've grown tolerant to benzos, is my psychiatrist right in trying an anticonvulsant for severe panic disorder and, if so, which drug should I steer him towards as a long term treatment?
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> Any advice would be much appreciated.
Has your doctor ever mentioned Lyrica (pregabalin)?
- Scott
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