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newby is here...please help
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
newby is here...please help
by IKAP, Aug 07, 2003 12:00AM
Hi everyone!
I am new to this site ... and wonder if you can answer
couple of questions for me. Is anyone in Los Angeles
know a good psychiatrist specializing in anxiety and
panic disorders? My doc gave me an option of taking
Paxil or Laxapro... from your experience, which one
has less side effects and more helpful? Have you heard
of the treatment program called MAP-3 to treat panic
disorders? Have anyone tried acupuncture to treat conditions listed above?
Thank you so much! I appreciate the opportunity
chatting with you guys...
Ginal
I am new to this site ... and wonder if you can answer
couple of questions for me. Is anyone in Los Angeles
know a good psychiatrist specializing in anxiety and
panic disorders? My doc gave me an option of taking
Paxil or Laxapro... from your experience, which one
has less side effects and more helpful? Have you heard
of the treatment program called MAP-3 to treat panic
disorders? Have anyone tried acupuncture to treat conditions listed above?
Thank you so much! I appreciate the opportunity
chatting with you guys...
Ginal
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Aug 08, 2003 12:00AM
, Aug 08, 2003 12:00AM
I would recommend the ucla anxiety and panic clinic at the neurpsychiatric institute in westwood. Many years ago I was the head of the outpatient department there, and since then they have continued to be a leader in this area.
Both of those medications are equally useful, but counseling and a specialized assessment at ucla could lead to other treatment.
Both of those medications are equally useful, but counseling and a specialized assessment at ucla could lead to other treatment.
Thanks again,
GinaL