Posted by ChicagoKat on September 30, 2012, at 10:57:34
In reply to Re: I'm done with benzos. What else can I use? » jono_in_adelaide, posted by SLS on September 30, 2012, at 8:14:52
> > You may well be right scott, but given that he has failed on numerous benzos, his options seem to be hydroxyzine, buspar, or failing that, one of the atypicals..... and I thought of geodon because it has less sedative and metabolic effects than the others, and (as per that study) has some evidence base for PRN use in anxiety.
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> > I think his first option should be Atarax or Buspar, and his second option should be Atarax + Buspar, with an atypical comming a distant third'
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> > For what its worth, Melleril would have been good in this situation, but unfortunatly it is no more
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> I think your reasons for choosing Geodon are good ones.
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> Do you think Buspar can be used as a PRN? I thought that it takes a few weeks to begin working.
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> - ScottFor some reason my posts have not shown up. So if they eventually do and I am repeating myself, I apologize. I have 3 things to say.
1. For the most part you are all avoiding my suggestion of gabapentin. Yes, it does cause some some unwanted side effects, but for others it works VERY well, with minimal to no side effects. I can say that it has been a Godsend to me.
2. As far as "atypicals" go, I don't believe they are really so atypical. I don't believe they really cause that much less EPS. I know I had akathisia while on Zyprexa, and I've heard horror stories from many other people too. I've often wondered if it was just a marketing ploy by the manufacturers of antipsychotics to sell more drugs. I really believe, except for the people who really need them, that they are a dangerous class of drugs and not to be messed around with.
3. Buspar does indeed take weeks, if not months to work. I tried it and it did squat for me. I believe it is simply a hyped-up SSRI.
That's my 3 cents.
Kat
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