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pamelor any help with anxiety?

Posted by becksA on July 8, 2004, at 20:39:53

I just changed pdocs, and for my social anxiety/depression....she is changing my xanax XR to Klonipin, and adding Pamelor. she said Pamelor may have some anti-anxiety effects as well. Anybody heard anything about this?
Thanks

Re: pamelor any help with anxiety? » becksA

Posted by chemist on July 8, 2004, at 22:30:26

In reply to pamelor any help with anxiety?, posted by becksA on July 8, 2004, at 20:39:53

> I just changed pdocs, and for my social anxiety/depression....she is changing my xanax XR to Klonipin, and adding Pamelor. she said Pamelor may have some anti-anxiety effects as well. Anybody heard anything about this?
> Thanks

hello there, chemist here...pamelor is one of the brand names for nortriptyline. this is classified as a tricyclic antidepressant, and i would check out the posts under the thread above entitled P450-CYP2D6, as there are 2 posts that profer different stories in re: this drug for helping with sleep (not anxiety, as you mention, but these posters could give you more information than i, as i have not taken the drug)...all the best, chemist

Re: pamelor any help with anxiety?

Posted by zeugma on July 9, 2004, at 6:31:31

In reply to Re: pamelor any help with anxiety? » becksA, posted by chemist on July 8, 2004, at 22:30:26

hello, I have taken pamelor (nortriptyline) for a number of years, it is the only AD so far that I have found consistently tolerable. It started blocking panic attacks immediately. I did not find it effective for social anxiety, but Klonopin will help with that. btw I should note that I am a severely anxious person, and in addition to 100 mg nortriptyline I also take 30 mg buspirone and 1 mg Klonopin. good luck

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