Posted by Terese on February 21, 2002, at 8:14:08
I've been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder. aside from occasional panic attacks, I feel extremely nervous and uncomfortable most of the day. I had this 3 years ago and was treated for about 8 months and then was "normal". now it came back! Three years ago, I was on Paxil which worked well but I put on weight, zoloft but had sexual issues, and serzone which I wasn't on long because I started to feel better. so after about 8 months, discontinued meds and life was good.
A few weeks ago, the anxiety and panic attacks came back. This time around, my doctor first suggested Serzone but I am worried about the liver warnings. So, he put me on Effexor XR one week ago. I know these take some time to work but I'm worried about some of the things I'm reading on the forums. Such as weight gain and withdrawal. I've read some positive things about WEllbutrin.
For Anxiety, what has been your best experience? The 2 items I cannot tolerate are weight gain and sexual dysfunction.
thanks,
Terese
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