Posted by kiwiredbeach on October 19, 2006, at 12:43:46
In reply to Re: What causes panic attacks, posted by nolvas on October 19, 2006, at 3:34:52
Nolvas Thank you very much for your kind reply…I do appreciate the effort you made in responding to my posting
I’m based in the UK (surrey) and looking for a good clinic to deal with this condition once and for all. I’m not so optimistic as to believe that I can get rid the condition totally. I believe that you manage this condition so its not a blight on your life. There must be a way of living drug free and taking supplements instead.
Recently I was on anafranil, which seemed to manage the condition but left me lethargic and semi impotent. Before that was luvox which was not quite as effective but had far less side effects. Three years ago I tried a whole range of pills with my psychiatrist most of the tricyclics were useless or made me worse while the SSRI were slightly better. From 2000 to 2003 I was on peroxotine, which in hindsight was the best drug ever. I stopped taking peroxotine due to it seemed to losing its efficiency with dealing with my symptoms However it must be said that none of the drugs stopped my anxiety it just cut the edge off so that life was bearable and I didn’t seemed focused on my symptoms. I still use to get panic attacks but my generalised anxiety seemed to be cut heavily. There was one common problem with all the drugs, was that any drug that raised my norepinephrine levels sent me through the roof. The cleaner the SSRI, the better it was for me when it came to side effects. However it does seem to me that if my problem was just serotonin-based luvox or peroxotine would have fixed the problem. When I had a 24-hour urine test it did show elevated norepinephrine levels and when I took venlafaxine (effexor) it half sent my crazy with stress. To say I had a bad reaction to venlafaxine was an understatement. It was one of the worst experiences in my life.
A couple of months ago I stopped taking anafranil and was taking ST JOHN WORT, which I did find useful. It got ride of all the side effects of Anafranil however it had all new side effects of its own such as wild dreams at night and sweating during the day. Eventually the dreams stopped but the sweating continued. Very recently ( a week ago) I went away and forgot to take my ST JOHNS WORT with me. So in essence im on no antidepressant at all.
Last night I tried l-glutamate and it wound me up big time, I didn’t sleep at all. I cant believe that I could have such a strong reaction to a supplement. Its kind of freak me out about using amino acids. Maybe most of the glutamate was converted into glutimac acid and I already have an imbalance between the two. I would be surprised if I am glutimac acid heavy and GABA light. Enough rambling for today
Thanks Novas for your kind reply
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