Posted by rose45 on January 21, 2022, at 15:08:30
In reply to Re: marplan for anxiety, posted by Christ_empowered on January 21, 2022, at 13:00:50
> i am so terribly sorry about your situation. have you been prescribed sedatives...benzodiazepines, gabapentin, Lyrica?
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> I don't think lyrica is very popular here in the US for psych indications. gabapentin was, to some extent still is.
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> I did read that Lyrica was popular in other countries...canada, I think...maybe parts of the EU?
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> I seem to recall reading that there is a distinct discontinuation syndrome associated with both gabapentin (I would assume higher doses and chronic usage) and also with Lyrica. Here in the US, Lyrica is a Schedule V controlled substance, so it is officially regarded as less (potentially) problematic than ativan, valium, etc.
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> other than that...a large study in the US found that the combination of Effexor and Remeron had results in "treatment-resistant depression" roughly comparable to an MAOI (I think they used Parnate?). not ideal, but...
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> all I could really come up with. and...
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> I know this is probably going to sound extra-obnoxious, but: what do you mean by anxiety? is low mood involved? facial flushing, trembling? ruminations?
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> I just ask because if you can break down what your anxiety involves, it -might- be easier for a treatment provider to put something together that provides some relief.
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> I hope this helps. :-)Thanks Christ Empowered,
I havent been given anything . The NHS is overstretched and are in the dark ages - they dont prescribe benzos although I do have a small amount of lorezapam which I got from my gp but I dont want to take it too often and get addicted or run out.
The anxiety feels chemical, like caused by parnate no longer working, and all the suppressed anxiety is no longer suppressed by the drug. I dont know how else to describe it, but it is mental torture
Parnate worked so well for me, if only I could get it to work again... I should be open to trying Effexor and Remeron but I really cant start experimenting again...and they have so many side effects...... Im hoping against hope that Marplan will work....that is probably not an objective way of thinking,. Thank you for responding and for your feedback. I think it is impossible to help me bearing in mind the limitations of the system here in uk. I do appreciate your post. Thank you. I have a friend who was given Lyrica , but she said it didnt help her - and since Im on an maoi, the nhs would not give it to me anyway.
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