Posted by JohnX on October 11, 2001, at 15:46:39
In reply to Which med for anxiety, posted by lrc on October 11, 2001, at 13:51:43
> After the recent world events, my anxiety attacks are back. I was on Paxil for over a year and won't go back to that med. I really don't want to do the SSRI thing if I can avoid it but is there anything that works for anxiety besides an SSRI? After my experience with withdrawal in getting off of Paxil, I would like to even try something that has been on the market for at least 10 years. Any suggestions? Thanks, lrc
A couple routes to go:
1) benzos: Klonopin being the gold standard.
problem: addiction.2) other anti-depressant.I wouldn't let your
experience on Paxil taint the possibility
of doing well on another med.St. John's Wort. By the "Kira" brand
(highest quality control).
Give it at least six weeks. It recommends
900 mg/day, but I have found going up to
1800 mg/day is needed for severe problems.
Almost no side effects for most people.If you are looking for low side effects
I have found Manerix (moclobomide) to be
almost side effect free. Even on the PDR
the only statistically significant side effect
was a *reduction* in headaches. Unfortunately
you would need to import this from another
country as it is not in the US for business
reasons (its off patent, and doctors are panicky
about MAOIs, although this one is safe).
It may help if your problem is mild but, the
success rate is probably not quite as good a
SSRIS (hey can't get something for nuttin).Other SSRI's
- Zoloft,Celexa
Other:
- Effexor.Again, you can test run another anti-depressant
for 2 weeks and if you just can't stand it, then
punt it and try something else (unless you are
in screaming pain/anxiety/depression then you may
want to give the AD more time and cope with the
side effects).I'm sure a lot of other people would have
suggestions.-john
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