Posted by jflange on March 3, 2003, at 21:04:04
In reply to Re: ANXIETY!! help what works??? » male34, posted by viridis on March 1, 2003, at 14:20:59
male34:
Since you have come this far with the Lexapro, why not augment for the time being with Klonopin (as one of the above posters already mentioned) or Buspar, which is great for anticipatory anxiety but dreadful for panic. The Lexapro should help with panic, though, if the two work synergistically, which >can< happen.
Buspar has a much more attractive withdrawal profile than K, but the K works much faster. Buspar will take another 4 weeks to kick in. (!)
It is true that ssris are not so hot when anxiety is the main complaint. But many times we anxious types need them for motivation and to combat secondary depression (caused by life with persistent anxiety...).
It is probably a bit premature to conclude that the Lexapro does not work. A fair trial is at least 6-8 weeks.
feel better,
jflange
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