Posted by tiopenster on July 3, 2010, at 22:14:51
In reply to why even try?, posted by Christ_empowered on July 3, 2010, at 15:35:07
> seroquel really isn't what I'd call a first-line treatment for anxiety. And you had pretty bad akathisia so..I'd say "NO!" to that suggestion. Long-term treatment with a neuroleptic can result in tardive akathisia, which basically means your akathisia has gone from a temporary condition to a permanent one, that will remain even after the drug is withdrawn. That's a high price to (potentially) pay for an anxiety treatment.
> Plus, Seroquel sucks. The Seroquel people are always getting sued over diabetes, tardive dyskinesia, and other probs.
> Can you take something, anything else?I am not looking at Seroquel as a first line treatment. I've tried about 30 other meds for anxiety and the best I've come up with is a cocktail of Remeron, Geodon, Lyrica and Neurontin.
SSRI's make me paranoid and increase the anxiety. I don't respond to benzos. Abilify and Risperdal didn't do anything. Zyprexa helped a little bit but had too many side effects. I've even tried Serdolect.
I tried Seroquel at 25 and 50mg before with bad akathisia, but my new doctor says that her patients seem to respond better to the XR version. She doesn't know if it will cause the akathisia.
Any other suggestions are appreciated.
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