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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 558151" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>Paxil is notoriously hard to come off of. I have always refused to try that medication because of that reason. Prozac worked very well on my daughter's massive anxiety with-panic, but made her intensely depressed and suicidal. It took me a while to figure out it was the medication because she also had new, situational things going on. After another similar bad experience on Luvox, and again with amitriptyline, we have discovered that all AD's are not a good fit for her. We were trying to wean her off amitriptyline (tricyclic AD) for that reason, but it went from bad to worse, so she is in a holding pattern on a dose that doesn't make her suicidal, but certainly makes her depressed while we figure out what to do next. </p><p></p><p>She takes Seroquel for psychosis, but it was the AP chosen because it also helps with anxiety and mood especially in her age group. It has helped a lot, but I certainly wouldn't go that route for straight anxiety. Way too many side effect risks with that class of medication and a whole lot of sedation.</p><p></p><p>Buspar might be an option - it's in a class all of its own and I think it's less habit forming than other anxiolytics. It's not a benzo or an AD. </p><p></p><p>Andy is right - most likely he's going to need a maintenance medication and a PRN, along with therapy he is already receiving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 558151, member: 7083"] Paxil is notoriously hard to come off of. I have always refused to try that medication because of that reason. Prozac worked very well on my daughter's massive anxiety with-panic, but made her intensely depressed and suicidal. It took me a while to figure out it was the medication because she also had new, situational things going on. After another similar bad experience on Luvox, and again with amitriptyline, we have discovered that all AD's are not a good fit for her. We were trying to wean her off amitriptyline (tricyclic AD) for that reason, but it went from bad to worse, so she is in a holding pattern on a dose that doesn't make her suicidal, but certainly makes her depressed while we figure out what to do next. She takes Seroquel for psychosis, but it was the AP chosen because it also helps with anxiety and mood especially in her age group. It has helped a lot, but I certainly wouldn't go that route for straight anxiety. Way too many side effect risks with that class of medication and a whole lot of sedation. Buspar might be an option - it's in a class all of its own and I think it's less habit forming than other anxiolytics. It's not a benzo or an AD. Andy is right - most likely he's going to need a maintenance medication and a PRN, along with therapy he is already receiving. [/QUOTE]
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