Posted by Alan on February 21, 2002, at 17:35:39
In reply to Re: what meds work best for Anxiety?, posted by tammy on February 21, 2002, at 14:46:28
> hi,
> i have anxiety/ocd, and i was on wellbutrin just took the last one tuesday..... (was on it for 4wks) im like alan and dont need a ad, im not depressed just nervous as H*LL....... wellbutrin made me feel ok, but really didnt do anything about anxiety actually the first 2 wks made it worse, it might have eased (very little) the racing thoughts, so he put me on celexa to try. i'll start that next tuesday......
> and i also have ativan just incase...... :)
> my experience
> good luck
> Tammy
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Ativan just in case? Does that mean that it works for you? Wellbutrin is for most, an activating drug and is rarely as successful as BZD's or even AD's. If ativan works for you why are you not taking it to releive your anxiety full time or at least PRN?BZD monotherapy is what is indicated if you don't respond well to these other therapies - for that matter, even if you do get a response with the other therapies:
http://panicdisorder.about.com/library/weekly/aa031997.htm
and
http://bearpaw8.tripod.com/pd.html
The 2nd link - scroll down to meds including the AD's and the ssri's and then the Benzodiazapines.
If you want to really understand your disorder, please take the time to read this well written, concise, and extremely accurate comprehensive view of panic disorder. It's the best I've found on the internet. My pdoc thinks so too! So much so that they forwarded the link totheir entire staff - a group that specialises in the treatment of anxiety disorders.Happy reading.
Alan
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