Posted by Katefan0 on February 15, 2005, at 18:10:53
In reply to Re: Risperdal for anxiety? » Katefan0, posted by Phillipa on February 15, 2005, at 18:03:37
Thank you for your message... at this point we are just gathering all the info we possibly can. She has tried Zoloft (which worked but is now ineffective), Prozac and Effexor obviously (which together have so far worked the best, but still not completely), and Paxil which she had an allergic reaction to. What would be the next step?
Her psychiatrist is neither very comprehensive nor conscientious, his next recommendation was to up her Prozac dose (she is already taking the max recommended for humans) and this risperdal. She said she asked him about side effects and the only thing he said is that sometimes you can have tremors (!) I haven't seen what dosage yet as I haven't gone home today to talk about it. Anyway, so we will have to take the treatment into our own hands and I am looking for any infromation I can get to arm myself with. What would you suggest next to try? I have seen some things about Toframil that seem to indicate they are good for hypochondriasis/anxiety..... but I have so little experience with this stuff, I feel like I'm drowning in a big sea.
> I tried seroquel while in the hospital. From my experience, I will never take an AP for anxiety. Not when there are so many other effective meds out there. Yes, I read the side effects also. Fondly, Phillipa
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