Category Archives: medication

Xanax Rebound Anxiety

Xanax (alprazolam), like other benzodiazepines, is famous for its rebound anxiety – the anxiety that you can get after you stop taking a drug or as the effects of the drug wear off. With Xanax you can get a rebound … Continue reading

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Rebound Anxiety

Rebound Anxiety is anxiety that is caused by stopping taking some form of medication. It is most common to get rebound anxiety from tranquilisers such as benzodiazepines (see Does Xanax Work for Anxiety) and also anti-depressant SSRI’s such as Prozac … Continue reading

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Seredyn for Anxiety

Seredyn is an anxiety treatment that can be obtained without prescription. It includes none of the chemicals you would associate with other anxiety medications such as SSRI’s and Benzodiazepines. But Seredyn does claim to have much the same effects – … Continue reading

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Xanax Anxiety

Xanax, also known by the generic name Alprazolam, has been licensed in the USA to treat anxiety and panic attacks since 1981. It is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, panic disorder and, in some cases, depression. It is … Continue reading

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Medication for Anxiety

There is lots of medication for anxiety available on the market. Almost all of it is only available on prescription from a doctor. Normally, Patients presenting with anxiety are offered Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRI for short). This family of … Continue reading

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Treatment for Panic Attacks

Treatment for Panic Attacks in mainstream medicine revolves around two things: medication and CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy). Medication tends to fall into two categories: SSRI’s and Benzodiazepines. The SSRI’s, like prozac, celexa, zoloft etc have pros and cons. They are … Continue reading

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Avoid weight gain SSRI’s

Lots of people have had weight gain problems with  Celexa (citalopram) and Cipralex/Lexapro (escitalopram). Indeed most psychotropic drugs can potentially cause weight gain. Advice for  avoiding weight gain. Firstly let’s cover the basics: try to eat well, make sure you … Continue reading

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rimonabant – Risks too high

Rimonabant (also known as Acomplia) is a drug which is used to treat obese patients with a risk of developing diabetes. As I blogged about a month or so ago, the drug is considered controversial. There is now evidence to … Continue reading

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Worst SSRI’s for weight gain

In response to the ongoing discussion about weight gain when taking Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) I have added this post as I recently read some information that I found interesting. Many people who take SSRI’s for depression or anxiety … Continue reading

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Slow withdrawal from Citalopram (Cipramil / Celexa) with minimal side effects?

Hi I recently heard advice from doctors on several ways to come of SSRI’s and in particular Citalopram. Many people who suffer from anxiety or depression or both have been put on Citalopram and it has certainly benefited a great … Continue reading

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