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Old 07-14-2002, 01:01 PM
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Ann
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Good topic MG

I, too, was having anxiety attacks daily or more than daily. My doctor put me on Paxil, and when I had too many side effects, she tried Wellbutran (Spelling?), and that one was better but dragged me out. So she gave me a different prescription to use on a "as needed" basis called Apo-lorazopam and that one worked fine. The prescription was for 60 tablets and I have taken about 30 in a 10 month period.

During this same time I have been working my program and got to a place where I am not as stressed or depressed, and I also have started taking hormones for menopause, and I think that those factors helped me more than the prescription.

I think that the most important thing here is to be honest with your doctor and to communicate any effects, good or bad.

It is a personal thing, and each of us knows when the anxiety/depression becomes too much to handle, or when they become a frequent thing, not just an occasional problem.

But I would recommend to anyone who has either of these to talk to your doctor.
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