An anti anxiety med w/ less side effects ? Posted: 05-29-07 08:27am
Suffer from anxiety, especially cannot
sleep. Doctor had me on Welbutrin 100 mg
and Seroquel 50 mg -hs-Stopped the
Welbutrin 6 weeks ago when Dr away for I
felt so nauseous, not knowing of enlarged
gallbladder, and thinking it could be the
pills. Can you advise an anti anxiety med
with less side effects--I am afraid of the
Seoquel --possible link to Cateracts and
hi blood suger.--Do not like the
addictiveness of Lorazepam and even with 1
mg still sleep fitfully but get back to
sleep at times. Am also trying Melatonin
at bedtime--3 pills under tongue.
Most anti anxiety drugs can be addictive
or have side effects. The most common
class of anti anxiety drugs are the
benzodiazepines. Benzopiazepines include
oxazepam, prazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam,
chlordiazepoxide and diazepam. There are
other anti anxiety drugs such as
meprobamate, buspirone, hydroxizine and
doxepin. These second class of drugs are
useful for treating anxiety in the short
term during crisis situations. After
consulting a psychiatrist, you might
consider trying alprazolam (Xanax) as a
medication doctors recommend.
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