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Re: Lexapro or Wellbutrin: which drug - if any? » tiffanywp

Posted by theo on September 17, 2005, at 22:55:30

In reply to Lexapro or Wellbutrin: which drug - if any?, posted by tiffanywp on September 17, 2005, at 20:24:13

> am condsidering taking smthg for anxiety, random panic attacks and irritability (all hormone related IMO)
>
> doc recommends lex but have searched the archives here and read scary weight gain stories.
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> also googled wellbutrin and think it may not work for panic..but it may seem to be better b.c no weight gain? or is this not true?
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> should i skip the ssri route altogether? i dont know WHAT to do! i did take prozac and buspar- for a year, but that was 10-ish years ago ...dont even remember if it helped - just know getting off was hell. and have been med free since.
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> i posted my 'story'yesterday (see: hormone hell above) am new to board - having 'a time' right now - cant decide what to do - plan of action needed.
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> had two panic attacks this month - but none in months before now - but cannot deal w. those at all....and now am having the typical fear of having one making me insane.
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> so should i dive back into ssri world 10 years later??-ugh. dont want to. why is this happening?!
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> i have a xanax rx - i usually dont take - but am so drug sensitive - a half of a white (lowest dose) calms me down - even a 1/4 works half the time - making me think a placebo would work just as well - what could a 1/4 possibly do?! what abt 1/2 a xan everyday? or is that bad? kinda makes me tired.
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> SOMEONE HELP! i am thin and do NOT want to gain weight - that would make me ENTIRELY depressed. so scared now reading abt so many w. weight gain on lex. scared to go there. would literally die if i gained. but cannot cope w. ONE more anxiety attack - it cant happen. am lost.
> TIA

Honestly, I think Paxil 10mg or Paxil CR 12.5mg would be the only SSRI group med that truly works for anxiety. The big drawback, sexual side effects.

I took 1mg Xanax XR twice daily (7:00am & 7:00pm) for a while and it worked great. The only reason I stopped was fear of getting dependent to a benzo. I would try it again if my panic got bad.


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