Posted by tensor on April 22, 2010, at 3:58:00
In reply to Severe anxiety and other problems, posted by Lisa2712 on April 21, 2010, at 19:42:00
> Hi,
> I have social anxiety and agoraphobia and I'm on Lexapro 15 mg ( I couldn't tolerate 20 mg) and Clonazepam .25 mg twice daily and more taken if needed ( I couldn't tolerate .5 mg twice a day). I still have a lot of anxiety and problems and I don't go out of the house unless I have to because I get very uncomfortable when I'm in public. I've tried many medications (all the SSRI's, Effexor, Wellbutrin, Tegretol- made me feel sick, Lamictal- too stimulating for me, Trileptal, Depakote- made me gain a lot of weight and very tired, Abilify- made my heart race and gave me restlessness), and I just saw a psydoc who made it sound like she didn't know what else to give me.
> I also have a lot of social problems, like I've never been able to make friends or maintain them (since elementary school).I had one friend when I was 11, and since then I haven't been able to make any friends and I've never had a boyfriend (I'm almost 27). I think that my lack of any kind of friends or social support and connection growing up has a lot to do with my mental problems and the rut I'm in now.
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> My question is- are there other medicines out there that can help someone like me with my anxiety problems , other than the ones I've already tried?
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> ThanksWhy didn't you tolerate 0.5mgx2, too seadating? That usually wears off in a couple of weeks, clonazepam in the range 1-4mg is often very effective.
You could add pregabalin(Lyrica) to your current regime and see if it helps.If the above doesn't help, there are 'heavier' drugs to try, e.g. Nardil, Parnate and moclobemide. These are often effective but I have no personal experience of them but there are a lot of people on this board that have.
Kind regards,
Mattias
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