Nefazodone and Panic Attacks: What Users Say

• Tia...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 24, 2021

Nefazodone for Depression "I was crippled by panic attacks that didn’t subside completely for about 2 years. I couldn’t drive by myself, I lost too much weight, & it turned into agoraphobia. The doctor put me on Serzone & I got my life back! I had no side effects & had a yearly blood labs taken to ensure there were no issues with my liver. After being on nefazodone for 26 years (while living a full life) this drug has been discontinued. I’ve been tapering off but the side effects are debilitating. I have irregular heart beat, hot or extreme cold in my extremities, I feel like I have the flu, body aches & pains, headaches (which I normally never get), extreme hunger, nausea, my moods are all over & manic, and of course my panic attacks have returned with a vengeance! I wish they would continue to make this medicine again as my life has slipped back into the prison of my life prior to nefazodone. I would even fly to another country to get scripts if there was a supply elsewhere."

• PW_...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 15, 2019

Nefazodone "I started experiencing anxiety and panic attacks in graduate school at age 22 and was diagnosed with hypochondriasis and agoraphobia a few years later. For 20+ years thereafter, I tried more than two dozen medications, including benzodiazepines, tricyclics, MAOIs, and SSRIs, all with no success. At age 48, my new psychiatrist recommended that I try Serzone (nefazodone) along with a small dose (1 mg at bedtime) of Klonopin (clonazepam). This combination worked tremendously. I have taken both medications continuously for 25 years (I'm 67 now), and I haven't suffered a panic attack or from hypochondriasis or agoraphobia since 1995. I take 200 mg of nefazodone per day (at bedtime)."

• Bir...
• August 9, 2021

For Panic Disorder "They need to figure something out. Hey, Teva, there are people suffering badly. The withdrawals are horrible. Been on nefazodone 20 years, what a lifesaver, now back to severe anxiety and panic. Bring back nefazodone."

• AZ ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 7, 2021

For Anxiety "I see there are lots of reviews praising this drug - OK. I was given a prescription for Serzone years ago, and I was told it was okay to drink on it. One night, I had been drinking, also smoked a little weed, and was taking some OTC diet pills that contained guarana to perk me up. I ended up having a MAJOR meltdown, a huge panic attack. That was in '97, and I have not been right since with low-grade anxiety 24/7, with some anxiety attacks fairly often. Sure, it may have been the combo, but my PCP knew that I was drinking and smoking on this. His fault? MY fault? No matter... I have been permanently damaged, Serzone was part of that."