Posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 19:37:08
In reply to MAJOR Benzo responder...what best A.D's?, posted by jay on June 8, 2002, at 5:38:08
> Just curious:
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> I respond to benzos VERY, VERY well. More than any med, for almost 8 years, they still respond by almost 'erasing' anxiety and depression right away, and damn it feels so good.
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> Say in conjunction with an a.d., what is the best one for a positive benzo responder? I have had terrible experiences with the 'newer' a.d's, and wonder if the older tricyclics are the best for this. I have a hunch imipramine may be it..haven't tried it yet though.
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> I have some very, very strong fears (maybe some are irrational) about my physical state of health...very, very high anxiety. All of the newer meds seem to pump that anxiety beyond belief.
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> Any comments welcomed...thank you
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> JayI'm personally interested in this novel AED Keppra.
Dr. Goldberg was talking about some positive experience
for treatment resistant bipolar.There were some abstracts showing in animal models
that it negated the crummy effects of a BZD antagonist (a medicine
that blocks the benzo site).But its pretty new...
John
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