Suggest Medication For Anxiety With Less Side Effects
Drugs like Topiramate, Baclofen, Propranolol can help in your case
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I can understand your concern. You are trying to get off from Clonazepam and have PTSD, Anixety and Depression. Gabapentin helped to get off from Alprazolam but this caused binge eating and weight gain. Lamotrigine was added as mood stabiliser but caused rashes. It is very common to have side effects of rashes with Lamotrigine. You are also taking Zoloft for anxiety in low doses.
If we consider right mood stabiliser that can help you in mood then drugs like Topiramate can be used. Topiramate is a good mood stabiliser drug that doesn't cause weight gain but instead helps to loose weight. In some studies it has been found to be useful in detox programs also so it can also help to reduce the craving of clonazepam and have added advantage in Clonazepam addiction. You can discuss about this drug with your psychiatrist.
Sertraline is a good anti-anxiety drug. The drug cause weight gain but that is not a very significant weight gain. You have mentioned that you are taking low doses of the drug. In my opinion if doses can be increased then that can help you in anxiety. In addition to this drugs like Propranolol can be used on SOS basis for symptoms aggravation of anxiety. The drug is not an addicting drug and it also doesnt cause weight gain. Discuss with your psychiatrist about this drug.
For drug craving and to get off from clonazepam drugs like Baclofen can also help. The drug is known to reduce craving and it eases the withdrawal. In various studies it has been found useful in benzodiazepines or Clonazepam addiction. This drug also doesn't cause weight gain.
So just to sum up-
Mood stabiliser drug Topiramate can help you. The drug will help in mood stabilisation, in getting off from Clonazepam and will also help in loose weight. The drug is relatively safe drug. Anti-anxiety drugs like Propranolol can be used on SOS basis. Please visit your psychiatrist for detailed prescription of the drugs I have mentioned.
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Antipsychotics in low doses can help in good sleep
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Hello again and thanks for asking a follow up again
Topiramate is a good drug that causes sedation also and this can help you in sleep. For sleep you have been taking Clonazepam and other benzodiazepines which proved helpful. Other drugs like second generation antipsychotics in low doses especially Quetiapine can help in sleep. The drug would help in sleep as well as well as will help in good mood stabilisation. Though the drug is known to cause weight gain but in low doses its not significant. You can discuss with your doctor for prescription of this drug. The drug is also free of serious side effects.
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