Question by Scarlett: What is a good medication for panic disorder and social anxiety?
I have severe panic disorder and social anxiety and I was prescribed trileptol and celexa. I’ve been taking them for almost a year now, and I haven’t noticed any change physically or mentally. Is there a different medication I should be taking?
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Answer by Calypso
Hi Victoria -
Sometimes drugs can’t fix anxiety/panic disorders all on their own. Have you tried working with a therapist? Usually a combination of medication and therapy work best. Many times the therapist will co-manage the patient’s care with a psychiatrist (an M.D.) so that both needs are met. The M.D. can prescribe the medications and you and your therapist can work on getting you desensitized to whatever it is that triggers your anxiety and panic attacks.
One word of caution – some people rely on a class of drugs called benzodiazepines to deal with anxiety and panic attacks. Stay away from these – they are highly addictive and they do not actually treat the problems. They simply mask the feelings of anxiety and panic. They also have some heavy side-effects. Some common examples of benzos would be Valium, Xanax or Ativan.
I hope that this information was helpful to you and I really do wish you all the best. I have a lot of personal as well as professional experience in this area (have a family member who has the same disorder) and I know how debilitating the constant anxiety and panic can be.
Feel free to click on my profile and then chose the email link if you want to correspond privately outside of this board. I would be more than happy to talk with you. Hang in there!
Doc Calypso
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