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CCK - Panic Disorder -

Tim Tillman tillman at ithink.net
Fri Jan 15 18:39:35 EST 1999


I am a microbiologist.  I also suffer panic disorder.  Unfortunately, I went
improperly diagnosed for a number of years, and began to develop
agoraphobia.  I switched doctors, and after taking a long and thorough
history, he diagnosed PD.  I now take 100 mg Zoloft during or just before
breakfast.  I also keep Xanax on hand, just in case.

Why is this post entitled CCK?  Well, in addition to the PD, I also had
terrible acid reflux especially in the evenings and during sleep.  I was
self medicating with 75 - 100 mg Zantac OTC.  While I did experience the
usual suite of side effects from the Zoloft, I also had a pleasant surprise.
I noticed that I no longer had acid reflux.

Now being trained in biology, I began to investigate my correctly diagnosed
condition and its potential relationship with acid reflux.   I came across
the Panic Disorders Institute.  The PDI is under the direction of Stuart
Shipko, M. D..   Dr. Shipko is a psychologist and neurologist.  He has been
exploring the links between CCK, PD, acid reflux, and serotonin.  He can be
found at this URL:

http://www.algy.com/pdi/research.html






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