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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
paxil-zoloft vs beta blockers
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.
paxil-zoloft vs beta blockers
by buddy1, Jan 17, 2002 12:00AM
i am having a relapse of severe anxiety and panic attackes. i had been on paxil in the past , it helped , but when i came off i had severe withdrawals and swore i would never take it again.
i am cosidering a beta blocker instead.does anyone have experience with both of these drugs? can the beta blocker help alleviate the panic, or is my only hope the paxil/zoloft.
i need to do something fast. please, any =input would greatly appreciated
rae
i am cosidering a beta blocker instead.does anyone have experience with both of these drugs? can the beta blocker help alleviate the panic, or is my only hope the paxil/zoloft.
i need to do something fast. please, any =input would greatly appreciated
rae
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jan 17, 2002 12:00AM
, Jan 17, 2002 12:00AM
Member Comments (4)
by all names taken, Jan 17, 2002 12:00AM
beta blockers can be used for depression? I too will never take an antidepressant ever again, but feel depressed most of the time now. How do the beta blockers work in treating depression?
by brad20, Jan 27, 2002 12:00AM
beta blockers, like inderal (propranolol) are used in anxiety and panic related disorders, not for depression.
by maty, Jan 28, 2002 12:00AM
Just a question, my psychiatrist told me that beta blockers, some of them not all could actually make panic attacks worse. I had been on one when mine started but he said that that the one i was taking was not a common one. Just wondering.
