If you agree to manage your condition with medication, your health-care professional will provide an antidepressant, which is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Citalopram, Fluvoxamine, Escitalopram, and Paroxetine belong to this group of drugs. If SSRIs are not effective or suitable for you, they may offer Clomipramine or Imipramine. These medications belong to the group of tricyclic antidepressants.
Antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and sedative antihistamines are not recommended to treat panic disorder.
When your health-care professionals offer a medication, they should talk about its action and potential adverse effects. Antidepressants are not addictive substances in the manner cigarettes or alcohol can be. However, you might feel discontinuation (withdrawal) symptoms, which can be uncomfortable, when you decrease, miss, or stop having the dose. It is better to contact the health-care professional, if you feel discontinuation symptoms.
Whenever you start a new kind of medication, you should meet the health-care professional 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 12th weeks after beginning the medication. Then, both of you can decide whether to carry on the same management or think about another option.
Related Links:
What Is Panic Disorder?
Planning the Management of Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder: Psychological Management
Panic Disorder: Self-help
What Happens If a Treatment for Panic Disorder Doesn’t Work?
Panic Disorder: Information for Carers and Patient’s Questions
What Is Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
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