Posted by Ritch on April 15, 2002, at 10:40:11
In reply to Re: Magic anxiolytics, anyone?, posted by Thrud on April 14, 2002, at 19:22:26
> >Does hydroxyzine fog up your head?-there's another possibility.
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> What is hydroxyzine? I haven't heard of it, much less tried it..
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> Thanks.
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> Thrud
Hydroxyzine is an antihistamine that is used to treat hives and to reduce pre-operative anxiety (in combination with analgesics). It also has been used IM or IV(I think) to treat acute agitative states. It has been around forever. I gave it a shot as a switch from chlordiazepoxide back in the 80's. It worked OK, but I liked the librium better. The brand name for it is Atarax. Since it doesn't effect GABA (like BZD's) it is useless for alcohol withdrawal, etc. You might consider a "lighter" lower-potency benzodiazepine like oxazepam or chlordiazepoxide, or even clorazepate.Mitch
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