Suggest medication for depression, chronic anxiety and panic attacks
Patient: I moved from Arkansas to IL. but the only phycritrist is at Blessing Hospital. I was being treated for depression and chronic anxiety with panic attacks. So far off my reg. meds I was on for 14 yrs. because the Doc here doesn t like what I was on. He doesn t know me. He is treating me for Bipolar and not really treating me for anxiety and panic attacks. My electroshock, shaking and can t calm my brain down to one idea is getting the best of me. I ve been here 5 mos. and nothing is working to my advanage of having a full life. I was on Trazadone 300mg. at night/ klonapam 2mg at night, if needed 1mg during the day. Now Trazadone 200mg, mirtazapine 15mg, Lorazepam .5mg. I need another doc that cares to read my other docs reports. He says now that I have an addictive behavior because I told him I need a higher mg of Lorazepam or please put me back on Klonapam that I haven t been able to take since May. What is a patient to do when the only Phycritrist available in town treats you like a lier or addict. I m 56 yrs. old and would like to beable to do the things I used to do before I moved to IL. Doctor: Hii can understand your concern.Anxiety and panic can part of depression and treatment of depression will improve anxiety.Lorazepam and klonapam both are sedative and anxiolytic which will help to reduce anxiety and improve sleep.Dose adjustment require according to need. 5 mg lorazepam is ideal dose. so no need to raise it further.But Higher dose may indicate tolerance or dependance. So It this case need to change drug if dependance occur.Trazadone is very good molecule for anxiety and depression.so do follow his advise because excessive requirement may indicate addiction and also may cause harm to your body.You can take opinion of another psychiatrist in near by town.Feel free to ask me.Thank you.Get well soon.