need help finding a medication, please need suggestions

[brittanylee]

i am so overwhelmed with all the medications out there for anxiety. i'm currently trying to find a physciatrist now to help me. my family doctor and my obgyn have both prescribed me multiple medications. neither really know exactly what path i'm on and just how serious my anxiety is. they keep giving me crap for meds. i've been on peroxetine 40mg, citroplam 10mg, and wellbutrin (I know for depression, don't ask why my family doctor did that), had one prescription of adivan .5mg with no refills for when I was hospitalized that helped a little, and lastly xanax .25mg also one prescription with no refills from another hospitalization, which was awhile ago don't really remember the effects I got from that. i'm so tired of researching. my tolerance for meds is pretty high for anything I believe, so does anyone have any suggestions on what I should take or what medication there on that seems to help them a lot? thank you I appreciate the support and help.

[funkstarsista]

Brittany, Lexparo is approved for GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). I think it's great! My good friend is on 20mg and now has NO panic attacks :) She doesn't even need the Xanax anymore. I'm on Day 10 and I think there is an improvement already.
Good luck X

[funkstarsista]

Whoops, mis-spelt it, I meant LEXAPRO :)

[brittanylee]

thank you so much, i've heard some pretty good things about it. I really appreciate the input. it's nice to know there's people out there who want to help others.

[harleygrl8]

The only reason doctors put us on anti depressant is because there really is no medicine that is specific for anxiety an panic attacks. My best result has been on citalopram 30mg, xanax on an as needed bases and seroquil to sleep. I still suffer with daily symptoms but i am a lil better able to manage. Mind u my case is severe, and i have tried many anti depressants.

[alankay]

Brittany, the ativan and xanax were at a pretty low dose but still they should taken as little as possible but I bet they could help get you on an AD and that in time will lower your anxiety. The reason docs give us AD's is that low serotonin or believed to be responsible(maybe partly) for disfunction(not working right) of both GABA(calming neutransmitter, good) and noradrenaline(excitatory neurtransmitter, bad). So raising serotonin will result in more "normal" function of both those(more GABA, less adrenaline) you have a calmer(less anxious) patient. They do take time to work though and why many docs add a small amount of a benzo at first. I think ativan is better as it has a longer half like than xanax(better for situational anxiety with it's shorter half life). IMHO. PM me any time. Alankay.

[alankay]

Oh, as for a recommedation for you, zoloft(50 mg) in generic or lexapro(10mg) if you have the coverage or money for the lexapro as it costs more. Also, if your anxiety is more generalized, ask about a longer acting bezo like valium/klonopin/clorazepate to help with getting started on the AD. PM me any time. Alankay

[clinb]

The same thing happened to me, I was going to my family doctor to be treated for my depression/anxiety and I was so desperate to feel better i would have taken anything (and I pretty much did) during 7 months my dr had switched my meds so many times that I had been on 8 different medications. When I really got the help I needed was when I found a good psychiatrist that got me on the right combination of meds, that's what they specialize in and they know all of these meds so well! I now take 40 mg of Prozac, 20 mg of vyvanse for my ADD ( which also helps with my anxiety) and 40 mg of trazodone at night to help me sleep and also helps with my depression so I wake up feeling much better and ready to face the day! Just keep your faith that you will feel better, don't give in to the disease. Good luck :)