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Suggest Treatment For Panic Attack And Generize Anxiety Despite Taking Ativan

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Posted on Mon, 3 Feb 2014
Question: HI I am a mother of three and with my last son a suffered post potu. now I been on this med celxa for 4 years. I reel no longer depressed but now i have major pannic attack and generize anxiety. She gave me some ativan for the attack but the are not helping. I no xanax has working for me in the past, I told that to her. but non the less, she gave ativan. should I insist on xanax
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (59 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Both are same class of drugs Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. I understand that celexa is no more working for you. Nor is the ativan. Xanax is also a benzodiazepines like ativan and both drugs if at all will help you, it will only be symtomatic. They will not heal you. If celexa is not working then you should ideally be switching to venlafaxine or mirtazapine. Also try augmenting your drug therapy with cognitive brhavioural therapy. This therapy involves. 20 min weekly sessions for 6 -8 sessions trying to change the way you think. Regarding your questions proper, yes as of now you can insist for xanax instead of ativan and there is no reason why your pwychiatrist should refuse you for the same. This may help you. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Suggest Treatment For Panic Attack And Generize Anxiety Despite Taking Ativan

Brief Answer: Both are same class of drugs Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. I understand that celexa is no more working for you. Nor is the ativan. Xanax is also a benzodiazepines like ativan and both drugs if at all will help you, it will only be symtomatic. They will not heal you. If celexa is not working then you should ideally be switching to venlafaxine or mirtazapine. Also try augmenting your drug therapy with cognitive brhavioural therapy. This therapy involves. 20 min weekly sessions for 6 -8 sessions trying to change the way you think. Regarding your questions proper, yes as of now you can insist for xanax instead of ativan and there is no reason why your pwychiatrist should refuse you for the same. This may help you. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.