Posted by Joy on March 15, 2001, at 20:21:37
In reply to Re: GAD Advice badly needed, posted by pete on March 13, 2001, at 18:02:01
I would suggest possibly adding Buspar to Prozac. That combo works well for a lot of people with GAD. 40 mg Prozac takes care of my anxiety[don't need Buspar], and generic Xanax at night 30 minutes before bedtime. Good luck.
Joy
> Thanks for the advice guys. I appreciate the fact that someone replied to my post so quick. sorry I didn’t get back sooner but I didn’t have access to a computer for a while.
> I agree that I may need to look around for a more sympathetic GP (Doctor here in UK) as he doesn’t like proscribing Benzodiazepines as well as not listening when I go see him because Im desperate. The thing is Im definitely suffering mild depression but its the bouts of debilitating anxiety that are unbearable, Each AD Ive tried including Lofepramine (tricyclic) seems to make me extremely agitated very soon after starting medication. Ive read that this can happen with some AD's but the reaction I get is intense. What id like is to find a med that reduces the panic and anxiety without the initial agitation and that doesn’t dope me up all day.
> I was proscribed Prozac a couple years ago for depression and was agitated less initially but that was before the anxiety attacks, post disability. Im not sure that if i took this again it would work as the side effects are a pain.
> Any advice is appreciated especially if anyone else has had any similar experiences, Thanks again.
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