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 Posted: Tue August 28, 2007 Post subject: Types of medications |
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<p>BENZODIAZEPINES
<ul>
<li><strong>alprazolam (Xanax)</strong>
panic, generalized anxiety, phobias, social phobias
<li><strong>clonazepam (Klonopin)</strong>
panic, phobias, social phobia
<li><strong>diazepam (Valium)</strong>
generalized anxiety, panic, phobias
<li><strong>lorazepam (Ativan)</strong>
generalized anxiety, panic, phobias
<li><strong>oxazepam (Serax)</strong>
generalized anxiety, phobias
<li><strong>chlordiazepoxide (Librium)</strong>
generalized anxiety, phobias</li>
</ul>
<p>BETA BLOCKERS
<ul>
<li><strong>propranolol (Inderal)</strong>
social phobia
<li><strong>atenolol (Tenormin)</strong>
social phobia</li>
</ul>
<p>TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS
<ul>
<li><strong>imipramine (Tofranil)</strong>
panic, depression, generalized anxiety
<li><strong>desipramine (Norpramin,
Pertofrane and others)</strong> panic, depression
<li><strong>nortriptyline (Aventyl or
Pamelor)</strong> panic, depression
<li><strong>amitriptyline (Elavil)</strong><i>
</i>panic, depression
<li><strong>doxepin (Sinequan or Adapin)</strong><i>
</i>panic, depression
<li><strong>clomipramine (Anafranil)</strong>
panic, OCD, depression
<li><b>trazodone (Desyrel)</b> depression, generalized anxiety
<li><strong>venlafaxine (Effexor)</strong>
OCD, depression, social anxiety, generalized anxiety</li>
</ul>
<p>MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS (MAOIs)
<ul>
<li><strong>phenelzine (Nardil)</strong>
panic, social phobia, depression
<li><strong>tranylcypromine (Parnate)</strong>
panic, depression</li>
</ul>
<p>SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS (SSRIs)
<ul>
<li><strong>fluoxetine (Prozac)</strong>
OCD, depression, panic, social phobia
<li><strong>fluvoxamine (Luvox)</strong>
OCD, depression, panic, social phobia
<li><strong>sertraline (Zoloft)</strong>
OCD, depression, panic, social phobia
<li><strong>paroxetine (Paxil)</strong>
OCD, depression, panic, social phobia</li>
<li><b>escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro) </b>depression, generalized
anxiety, social anxiety</li>
<li><b>citalopram (Celexa) </b>depression, OCD, panic</li>
</ul>
<p>MILD TRANQUILIZER
<ul>
<li><strong>buspirone (BuSpar)</strong>
generalized anxiety, OCD</li>
</ul>
<p>ANTICONVULSANT
<ul>
<li><strong>Valproate (Depakote)</strong>
panic</li>
</ul>
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DS
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Lorazepam makes me tired and doesn't work well 
Edit: After a couple more attempts, Lorazepam seems to work well in the sense that it takes enough of the edge off for me to work on social behavior at a manageable level. It doesn't make all of the anxiety go away, but enough so that I can work on things while in situations and hopefully one day be drug/anxiety free on my own.
Klonopin takes my brain out for the count. It's good for times when it's just like "****" going on in your head whenever you're somewhere.
On a scale of 1-10, I take Klonopin for the 9-10. I take the lorazepam for 6-8. Anything lower, I do work and handle it myself.
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