Posted by Kon on February 11, 2004, at 21:08:07
In reply to Re: Klonopin for SP » Brad323, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 11, 2004, at 17:42:27
> It may sound absurd to you, but taking a drug such as an SSRI, Serzone, or Remeron which doesn't work as well as a benzo does will allow you to more easily develop non-med coping skills. It's a fact that people who go on antidepressants for anxiety disorders have a decent chance of having significantly reduced anxiety when they go off of them whereas people on benzos almost always have a return of their original anxiety _on top of_ the post-acute withdrawl symptoms which may last for months.
Can you provide any references for this? I would be very interested in reading this because I have never come across this argument in any of the literature I've looked at. Almost all the literature I've looked at suggests a return of anxiety and/or withdrawl upon stopping the drug, whether that drug is an SSRI or benzo. In fact, the one study that suggested continued benefit after discontinuing the drug was a benzo (clonazepam). I can provide the reference if interested.
Also data from the UK and other European countries suggest problems with withdrawl are worst with SSRIs than with benzos. I can provide links if you're interested. Is this your own personel experience or is it based on any literature that I may not have come across?
Thanks.
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