Anxiety - Hello I'm on 60mg of Paroxetine (paxil) once a day, Doest seem to work as well as it once did, what other medications would be suggested to replace 60mg of paxil
Paxil not working as well as it use to, what else can I try?
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- 11 Aug 2010 by famfan
- Updated
- 12 Aug 2010
- Topics
- paxil, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, paroxetine, anxiety and stress
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Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Diazepam (Valium)
Benzodiazepines exert their anxiolytic properties at moderate dosage. At higher dosage hypnotic properties occur.
SSRIs
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs) are a class of compounds typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and some personality disorders. SSRIs are primarily classified as antidepressants and typically higher dosages are required to be effective against anxiety disorders than to be effective against depression but nevertheless most SSRIs have anxiolytic properties.
citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil, Cipram, Dalsan, Recital, Emocal, Sepram, Seropram, Citox)
dapoxetine (Priligy)
escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex, Esertia)
fluoxetine (Prozac, Fontex, Seromex, Seronil, Sarafem, Ladose, Fluctin
fluvoxamine (Luvox, Fevarin, Faverin, Dumyrox, Favoxil, Movox)
Xetanor, Paroxat, Loxamine)
sertraline (Zoloft, Lustral, Serlain)
Azapirones are a class of 5-HT1A receptor agonists. They lack the sedation and the dependence associated with benzodiazepines and cause much less cognitive impairment. They may be less effective than benzodiazepines in patients who have been previously treated with benzodiazepines as they do not provide the sedation that these patients may expect or equate with anxiety relief. Currently approved azapirones include buspirone (Buspar) and tandospirone (Sediel). Gepirone (Ariza, Variza) is also in clinical development.
Talk to your Doctor about which medication would be more suitable for you.-
Take care, and why the angry face?

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