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Re: replacing benzos with Seroquel? » porkpiehat

Posted by Tony P on January 4, 2012, at 0:16:05

In reply to replacing benzos with Seroquel?, posted by porkpiehat on January 3, 2012, at 13:07:51

My experience with Seroquel, especially as a substitute for benzos, it not good. It doesn't relieve the anxiety from reducing benzos, or have a similar effect on social anxiety etc., and it has all the bad effects others have described - drowsiness, apathy, akathisia etc.

One of the MDs at the clinic I go to says he has had good experience with several patients with VERY low doses of Trazadone - 6.25 mg 3 x a day. I have tried this but not very consistently; it is MUCH better for me than Seroquel, but still makes me a bit dozy. You would probably have to get this low dose specially compounded into caps as it is next to impossible to split a 50 mg Trazadone tab into eighths!

Surprisingly, I find stimulants (e.g. Modafinil) &/or SNRI's such as Cymbalta are very helpful for social anxiety, agoraphobia, etc. I may feel a little shaky physically, but my mood is so much improved that I can function much better and am more active -- and activity/exercise is definitely good for both anxiety & depression.


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