Posted by ed_uk on November 7, 2004, at 11:33:08
In reply to Re: Pregabalin (Lyrica) for Social Phobia, posted by jclint on November 7, 2004, at 10:58:38
Hello!
I think I've had some success with meds but it's always impossible to know what I would have been like without them. Maybe I'd have been in better health than I am today!A few of the meds I've taken...
1. Lorazepam (Ativan)- helps anxiety up to a point
2. Diazepam (Valium)-similar to Ativan but it's got a zonkier feel to it
3. Paroxetine (Seroxat/Paxil)- helped anxiety, didn't help depression. Made me very lazy and sleepy.
4. Fluoxetine (Prozac)- placebo?
5. Venlafaxine (Effexor)- no better than an SSRI
6. Moclobemide (Manerix)- another placebo?
7. Citalopram (Cipramil/Celexa)- similar to Paxil for anxiety, less drowsiness.
8. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine/Largactil)- within a hour of taking the dose I wished I was dead, most awful/terrifying experince of my life
9. Hydroxyzine (Atarax)- didn't help at all, made me extremely tired and dizzy
10. Lofepramine (Gamanil)- seems to help my depression
11. Amitriptyline (Elavin)- only took one dose, nearly lost consciousness I was so drowsy.
12. Dothiepin (Prothiaden)- ditto amitriptyline
13. Clonazepam (Rivotril/Klonopin)- for me, it was just another benzo to be honest
14. Clobazam (Frisium)- an unusually ineffective benzo
15. Diphenhydramine (Nytol/Benadryl)- helps me sleep, rarely use it these days. Wake up feeling hungover.
16. Promethazine (Phenergan)- like Nytol with a really bad hang-over
17. Prochlorperazine (Stemetil)- only took a tiny dose thankfully, if i had taken more it would have been like chlorpromazine but worse!Ed
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