Posted by ChrisK on August 20, 2001, at 3:15:11
In reply to Re: Zyprexa? what about Geodon Vince, posted by JohnL on August 19, 2001, at 17:20:15
Vince,
I found Zyprexa to be very good for anxiety but I had to go up to 7.5 mg/day to really notice a difference. As John said the best meds for anxiety are the benzos and my personal favorite is Klonopin.
You may see very different results with Geodon for anxiety. I switched this year and the Geodon is definitely more activating than Zyprexa. I take it in the morning instead of night because it lead to disturbed sleep patterns. My anxiety problems have been in remission for awhile now so I don't know if Geodon would have the same effect on anxiety as Zyprexa did.
I would suggest that if it is strictly an anxiety problem you are havuing that you try Klonopin first but if it's continued depression with obsessive type thoughts that Zyprexa would be your first choice.
My $.02,
Chris
> Hello Vince,
> I really don't know if Zyprexa is good for anxiety or not. I would assume that doses in the 5mg to 15mg range could be, though I'm not sure on that. I never had real anxiety. I did have the kind of anxiety that would pop up when I was in social situations, or if I had to talk to a stranger, or something like that. Zyprexa has definitely helped with that type of anxiety. I am calm and cool in a crowd. It used to be I was scared and nervous in a crowd and just wanted to run and hide.
>
> Probably your best bet for real anxiety is one of the benzos, like Xanax, Valium, or Klonopin. The SSRIs are also prescribed for anxiety, but I don't like to see them used for that. That's because the way they get rid of anxiety is by numbing down emotions. It's not unusual for SSRIs to numb everything, good and bad. They also take a long time to work and can actually make anxiety a lot worse before it starts to get better. So if a doc tries to talk you into an SSRI for anxiety, I would consider stearing the conversation in a different direction. Benzos do have addiction risk, and anxiety will return when they are stopped, but with a doc's assistance and responsible dosing they can work great and have few risks.
>
> But again, I'm not sure about Zyprexa. Maybe someone else here will join in with info on the subject.
> John
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