Posted by linkadge on December 21, 2015, at 20:01:54
In reply to Re: Dysautonomia caused by Seroquel and other APs » linkadge, posted by SLS on December 21, 2015, at 17:08:07
I would say valproate would work very quickly for anxiety - on par with a benzo. It depends on the type of anxiety however. It would be fairly effective for mixed states involving anxiety. I don't think it would be much good for phobic anxiety or social anxiety. I too noticed that it can cause depression. For me, this was reduced to some extent by using low doses (i.e. 125-250 mg) and adding folic acid.
But yeah, for bipolar and anxiety, I would first try adding an anticonvulsant or clonazepam before going to seroquel. Gabapentin or lamotrigine could be reasonable choices, although, for some lamotrigine can cause activation / insomnia. Tegrotol could also be effective for anxiety.
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