Posted by Ritch on March 5, 2005, at 10:02:32
In reply to BP II and anxiety??????, posted by qbsbrown on March 4, 2005, at 23:07:05
> I have bp II with panic disorder/gad, but am unable to take any ssri's. They throw me for a complete loop, and hypomanias. Is there any other options besides the benzos?
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> advice is much appreciatedWow, deja vu! I just posted to Dinah above about my inability to take them for panic without getting irritable! You have the same exact (nearly) problem that I do. Supposedly, just taking more Depakote (i.e.) might settle anxiety and block the panic, but I've tried that and it doesn't seem to work well. I have tried Neurontin in combo with Depakote and it *did* work really well, but the Neurontin seems to induce mild hypomania.. but at least I wasn't real irritable. Don't know. You've put finger on a very big problem. I've tried bio-feedback, some CBT, etc., and I still have to take a little SSRI to keep panic away. I'd like to hear some other strategies too.
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