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Posted by pseudonym on May 13, 2004, at 0:55:24
For social anxiety sufferers, and there are many on this board, which of these two new medications is most likely to benefit our diagnosis, as both may be available relatively soon? My first choice would be Pregabalin, since Pfizer has studied it for generalized anxiety disorder, and it acts at GABA-ergic sites while Cymbalta has no action relating to either dopamine or GABA, two neurotransmitters inplicated in social anxiety.
Posted by krybrahaha on May 13, 2004, at 1:16:12
In reply to Educated guesses - Cymbalta or Pregabalin?, posted by pseudonym on May 13, 2004, at 0:55:24
I would say pregabalin because it does act on gaba and the other does not.
Posted by Maximus on May 13, 2004, at 9:30:05
In reply to Educated guesses - Cymbalta or Pregabalin?, posted by pseudonym on May 13, 2004, at 0:55:24
Pregalin is just a Super-Neurontin. I wouldn't hold my breath. May be it will do a great adjunct to another med. Who knows?
I would put my bulk on Cymbalta since it is a true SNRI and probably better engineered (yet to see but) than Effexor. It will be better in the long run for sure. I'm talking about depression, GAD and social anxiety.
Posted by jlbl2l on May 13, 2004, at 17:37:37
In reply to Educated guesses - Cymbalta or Pregabalin?, posted by pseudonym on May 13, 2004, at 0:55:24
pregablin all the way... brand name : (Lyrica)
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