Posted by SLS on May 9, 2013, at 10:21:54
In reply to Re: Meds for panic/agoraphobia VS. anxiety » SLS, posted by Phillipa on May 8, 2013, at 18:35:44
> No doesn't extinguish the panic attacks just don't have them when taking xanax. As for klopopin it's the one benzo that caused me to feel suicidal and wasn't. Needless the say the doc said stop it and resume xanax which I did. Phillipa
It is important not to confuse phobia with panic. I found only one study regarding Xanax and phobia extinction. The conclusion was that Xanax does not help facilitate desensitization. That's too bad. I am surprised that I didn't find any other similar studies, though.
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that SSRIs were found to be superior to Xanax or imipramine in treating panic disorder.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7622804
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