Posted by Ritch on January 14, 2005, at 13:11:44
In reply to Re: questions on AP's » TomG, posted by banga on January 14, 2005, at 9:47:58
> Interesting, I had the same thing happen with Geoodon, to a T! Though I used it for anxiety and depression, it was a miracle, esp. for anxiety--for two months. I ended up in bed all day with crippling anxiety. I restarted it two days ago because my anxiety was so bad I couldnt get out of bed and BLIP anxiety is gone today. But I dont want to stay on it...
Hi, you folks have touched on something that I've noticed with my experiences with neuroleptics in the past. I've had spells of panic attacks associated with using two different ones. I used to take low dose Thorazine (25mg) a long time ago (not for anxiety but for anger) and after I was on it for several weeks I started getting panic attacks (the first time I ever had panic), and I was placed on Ativan and went off the Thorazine and it setttled down. A few years ago I was on Seroquel 25mg bedtime and also after several weeks I started developing panic attacks, went on clonazepam off the Seroquel and it settled down again. I wonder if there is any data (anybody?) about contraindication of use of antipsychotics in patients with panic disorder? I know they can lower seizure threshold by reducing GABA in the brain somehow (from what I remember). I just thought that was interesting that two others had an AP induced anxiety problem that started several weeks after taking it after an *initial* robust anti-anxiety response....
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