Question:
My wife is currently dealing with the effects of panic disorder. She has
been seeing a psychiatrist who has just prescribed Prozac. She is
currently taking Elavil and Xanax to treat her disorder but, still
complains of anxiety during her menstral cycles. The doctor suggested
trying Prozac during these times to arrest the symptoms. Is there
anyone who has any experience or knowledge regarding this treatment?
Answer:
Probably the best use of this net resource is done by recounting carefully
all your symptomatologies, when in your life they occurred, what you
thought about them, what you felt then and now, all emotions and all
symptoms, and then let people who have the closest presentations to that
description speak to you about their experiences and what worked and what
didn't. Some medicos are acting like panic disorder is all one thing lately,
in their glee that their new pharmacopoeia actually does something, but whom
do you know that has ever had a complete remission, and whom do you know that
has found the "perfect" drug combo or dosage, or therapy/treatment!!!???
There's a damned good chance, since we don't know everything, that this is
a multiplicity of diseases with different manifestations in different
I am currently taking Prozac. I've taken it for about, oh, 6 years. It
helps me tremendously. I have an anxiety disorder too. Does your wife
have a specific diagonosis? i.e. A name for her anxiety disorder?
