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Thursday, May 29, 2008 Jon Jacobsen asks

Q: Are there medications for anxiety that are not anti-depressants and that work?

I am having anxiety and panick attacks and I was put on Citalopram.  I had only taken one pill and I felt worse than before.  I had extreme diarea, I was shaky, foggy, and couldn't concentrate.  I have been reading about anti-depressants and they scare me to death.  Is there anything else that works?

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6/26/08 2:24pm

Hi Jon,

 

Citalopram is generic for Celexa. You can read more about the medication here including side effects, interactions and other information. Under the side effects section, you can see that the shaky feeling is an unlikely but serious side effect of the medication and you should alert your doctor if you experience this. Citalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-SSRI. It is possible that while Citalopram did not work for you, there is another selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-SSRI that will work. You didn't mention if you were taking any other medications, but even natural herbs and vitamins can affect the way a medication interacts.

 

The best thing to do is to sit with your doctor and look at all the options. If this medication is not working for you, it's possible that another one will work better without the side effects. Online resources are great places to get the information you need to ask all the right questions, but should never take the place of your doctor's solid medical advice.

 

You can read about alternate medications that are regularly prescribed for anxiety and panic attacks here in the drugs database. You can also look at alternative treatments here in the treatments database.

 

I hope this helps! Please stay in touch and let us know how you are doing!

Vicki M

 

 

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8/13/08 9:12am

Plese note I have been taking the gneric form of xanax for many years,little or no side effects,my va dcotor would not give this to me and put me on clozeprazm.i told him the side effect i had with lozeprazm.made me feel like a zombie!! i told them this,but he would give me the exact medication i needed.can you help. e-mail me at clebo1@netzero.net

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12/ 6/08 2:45am

i found a low dose of xanex daily works for me

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