Posted by SLS on April 1, 2012, at 6:04:47
In reply to Anxiety medication, posted by MelanieG on March 30, 2012, at 21:42:25
It sounds like generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to me. The three best drugs to treat GAD, in my opinion are: Paxil, Effexor, and Nardil. For non-antidepressant treatments, I think Klonopin is worth a look. It is pretty smooth and lasts all day long. If Klonopin makes you feel depressed - something that happens occasionally, Then either Ativan or Xanax XR. Perhaps you doctor still works with Valium. Seroquel and Phenergan and Abilify seem to be good for anxiety, although Abilify can be activating initially. These drugs are dopamine blocking drugs, and have the potential to produce EPS side effects, albeit these specific drugs are less apt to do so than most of the others. Lyrica is supposed to help, but not many people use it here. Buspirone can be used. If it will be of help, it can take several weeks to start working. For PTSD, prazosin, guanfacine, and Topamax seem to work. There isn't much written about anticonvulsant mood stabilizers for anxiety, but Trileptal, Gabatril, and Neurontin can help.
Now that I have thoroughly confused you, what's the next question.
:-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_anxiety_disorder
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