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Old 11-02-2005, 09:16 AM   #1
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Is there anything besides benzos for anxiety?

Hi All,
Can you tell me if there are any other medicines for anxiety except for benzodiazepines?
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Re: Is there anything besides benzos for anxiety?

It depends on the type of anxiety that you're going through really... are you having panic attacks? Social Anxiety? Generalized Anxiety? OCD?

SSRI drugs work well for most long term anxiety issues. Some of these are Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil and Welbutrin. These as you probably know can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks to kick in, and most people have to go through a few before they find the one that's right for their needs. Although they are all similar... what works for one may not work for another.

Benzos are mainly for times when you feel like you're going to have an anxiety attack or on your bad days struggling with anxiety. Some people take them long term with effectiveness, but they are habit-forming and not usually prescribed as a long term solution.

 
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Re: Is there anything besides benzos for anxiety?

there are also antihistamine based tranquillisers
some seem to get help from herbal things such as valerian root
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Re: Is there anything besides benzos for anxiety?

THank you for your replies - I have GAD, social anxiety, agrophobia and panic attacks ...lately I have been hyperventalating all the time and after going through all the pulmonary/heart tests it's looking like anxiety is making me short of breath. I am already on a hefty dose of benzos, so I guess I need something else if I'm ever going to breath normally again. I am taking cymbalta - just started 3 weeks ago - do you think it will help? I have been through the gamut of ssris: effexor, zoloft, celexa, paxil (which helped the anxiety alot of packed on the pounds) etc....
Would a mood stabilzer like lamictal treat the anxiety (I also have severe depression)? Thank you all for your feedback - I don't know what to try anymore and the breathing problem is getting serious....my o2 and Co2 are getting out of balance and starting to cause problems....
Best wishes,
Kathy

PS Can you give me an example of one of the anti-histimine tranq?

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Re: Is there anything besides benzos for anxiety?

to kathy
if you can get benzos I wouldnt bother with antihistamines
hope the cymbalta works, give it 6 or more weeks, gradually upping the dose, staying on the benzos, of course
the best way to breathe is deep and slow, anxiety can effect the lungs making deep breathing difficult, ask doc to check your chest expansion, if its poor, lie in a hot bath and practise deep slow breathing
if hyperventilating, try holding your breath for a while as this may calm you

paxil and the other antidepressants dont cause weight gain or loss, they dont alter the metabolism, however sometimes the apetite is stimulated by them
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