I too have been on alot of meds for depression and anxiety and the only thing that has helped me is Klonopin!!! I hope that you find something soon and feel better--I know its an awful feeling!!
Good Luck

I use Citalopram which is an anti-depressant which is also used to treat anxiety. It has been great for me. You usually start on a small dose, in case you have any side effects, and increase if you need to
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so you find citalopram useful? what dose are you on now? i took it a few years ago and it didnt seem to help but now im back on it with a new doctor to try it again. i found efexor venlaxafine was quite good for anxiety.

I have depression/anxiety and my GP gave me Paroxatine first, which I found EVIL. Then he switched me to Venlafxine(Effexor) and that worked for me but my BP was too high so had to come off it. Then he put me on prozac. That did sod all to be fair. Then I started seeing a psychiatrist and she put me on Citalopram. I started on 20mg, then it's been gradually increased. I'm on 40 at the moment and still haven't noticed any benefits. I don't want to encourage what i'm about to say, but i'm going through a rough patch just lately and they've starting giving me diazepam(valium), which is just a very short term thing. I find that so handy. I wouldn't advise it unless you really are completely cracking up, it's addictive and kinda hard to get hold of from GPs etc. Good Luck though :o)

Reply to Tom - my citalopram is 20mg daily at the moment, I've only been taking it for 4 months so far (longer in the past) and they usually increase it when you have been on it for a bit longer. Have you taken it before? It works for some people, but not so much for others from what I've heard and read, for me its that little extra thing that stops you from getting *quite* so low as you usually would.

Combined with regular counselling it seems to do the job for me (most of the time lol).

Diazepam worked for me but you can only take it short term cos its highly addictive. My anxiety isnt always there and something has to set it off so I dont have it all the time. I really do think that the best way to deal with anxiety is to tavkle the problem head on. Find whats causing it cos when you confront it will be the time that you can get it under control :)

I take zoloft daily but I also take xanax for anxiety as needed. Sometimes I can go a couple of weeks without taking the xanax but I have it handy when I need it.

yeah i took it before a few years ago 20mg but it did nothing that i could notice. just started on it again and seemed worse first few days. i think i preferred efexor when i was on that but my new doctor doesnt seem to wanna give me that atm - in fact they seem like the sort who has no comprehension of what its like to suffer depression and anxiety.

seems like only 60% or so report any improvement and even that could be small yet citalopram is the one the doctors all seem to think is best. guess ill stick at it, prozac didnt do much either when i was on that ages ago.

I have been taking Klonopin daily for about 8 years, it helps alot with my anxiety. Exercise helps alot to. Good Luck to you. Lisa

I use cymbalta, temazepam and xanax. This is the best combination of drugs for depression and anxiety I have been on. I been taking meds for 20 years.