off label use for anxiety

[PieceByPiece]

Can somebody tell what the prescription drugs that are used off label for anxiety are?

 

[femaletrouble]

there 2 anti depressants amitripyline an murtazepine both are uesd off lable for anxiety.there a few more to google for

 

[femaletrouble]

oh yes phergan which is a anti hististamine gabapentin and phenibut and that doseant need a perscription

 

[Jadekins]

Hydroxyzine/Vistaril is an antihistamine, and is also prescribed for anxiety.

 

[sleepy]

Pregabalin as well. I find it less sedating than gabapentin. But really, both interfere with your ability to think clearly. They make my brain kind of fuzzy. I take Pregabalin for pain, and I think it helps pain the same way it helps anxiety: I just sort of dampens everything. I won't take it at work, but for social situations, a low dose would probably help. Hydroxyzine does nothing for me at all.

 

[Rybee]

There are literally hundreds of drugs that can be used off license for anxiety.

Some SSRIs/SNRIs/MAOIs/TCAs/Opiates/Anticonvulsants/Antihistamines... the list goes on.

Why not start with a drug that is licensed for anxiety? Or are you just trying to score drugs from your doctor under the veil of 'an anxiety disorder'.

 

[paranoid android]

There are dozens upon dozens of drugs used off label for anxiety. The most popular being different types of anti-depressants such as SSRI's, SNRI's, Tricyclic's,Mirtazapine, and even MAOI's, anti-convulsant drugs used for neuropathic pain such as Gabapentin and Pregabalin (brand name Lyrica), different atypical anti-psychotics such as Quetiapine and Olanzapine and even some Typicals in low doses such as Thorazine aka Largactil, Methotrimeprazine (brand name Nozinan) and Perphenazine are used off label for anxiety. Some other common drugs used off label for anxiety are the sedating anti-histamines such as Diphenhydramine, Dimenhydrinate, Promethazine, Doxylamine, Hydroxyzine, etc as well as the muscle relaxant Baclofen.

All these meds react differently to different people but basically anything that has sedation as a side effect has probably also been tried for the treatment of anxiety. Using SSRI's such as Paroxetine and SNRI's such as Venlafaxine to treat anxiety disorders was/still is the big off label use for these drugs even though there isn't a whole lot saying they work for this purpose. I have found the Tricyclics Trimipramine and Amitriptyline to work great as sleep aids and help anxiety abit as well but they certainly don't work nearly as good as say Clonazepam or any other decent benzo

 

[Ozle]

Anything and everything. Some people even find amphetamines anxiolytic.

 

[P.o.T.u.S]

Gabapentin..which im on right now and feel amazing..no anxiety..or lyrica which is stronger than gabapentin but basically the same

 

[Runtoparadise]

^^Great & informative posts above! OP, why the search for off label anxiolytics? Any additional info would be helpful.

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