Posted by SLS on August 21, 2012, at 22:41:24
In reply to Re: Anxietys back - beta blockers?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on August 21, 2012, at 22:05:13
> " I found it extremely anxiogenic and put me in a suicidal state. How did reboxetine help you when you first started taking it? How long have you been on it?"
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> Quite the opposite here, I found that within a week of starting reboxetiner, i felt much better in terms of depression, and somewhat better in terms of panic attacks.. it didnt do anything for the generalised anxiety either way/
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> I have tried Effexor, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa and Prozac, and to be honest, none of them have helped with either the depression or anxiety - I am taking zoloft because my doctors mental alogorythm is "panic disorder = ssri"
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> Noradrenalin type drugs (Edronax, Nortryptyline, Dothiepin) have helped the depression, and benzos and risperidone have helped the anxiety.
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> SSRI's for me have all been placebosDo you have GAD?
How did you do with Nardil? What dosage?
I benefit from MAOIs when they are combined with a TCA; desipramine and nortriptyline specifically.
How about Abilify? Although it has the reputation of producing akathisia-like startup effects that can last a week or two, it often acts as a potent anxiolytic.
I wish I had a better memory. I don't recall if you have already tried Neurontin. What about amphetamine?
Quetiapine (Seroquel)? Quetiapine does a nice job of reducing anxiety and promoting sleep. It's active metabolite, norquetiapine, produces TCA-like NE reuptake inhibition which becomes more apparent at higher dosages.
Doxepin (Sinequan)? Doxepin is a tricyclic that is often effective to treat anxiety along with depression.
Buspirone (Buspar)? Busirone is often underutilized because people don't give it the 2 - 3 weeks necessary for it to produce results.
Lamotrigine (Lamictal)? Lamotrigine often acts as an augmenter of antidepressants. It can help to "smooth out" anxiety, but is not generally known to abolish it. However, when added to aripiprazole (Abilify), a nice antidepressant effect can emerge. For me, anxiety is reduced as well using this combination. I take 200 mg/day of lamotrigine and 10 mg/day of aripiprazole.
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