Posted by FredPotter on April 5, 2005, at 0:32:06
In reply to Re: Hi Fred, posted by paulbwell on April 4, 2005, at 18:32:11
Hi Paul there's something atypical about my anxiety in that it's very deep and emotional rather than jittery. So I don't suppose benzos ever really did much. All the ADs were tried and may have helped. I'm not convinced. Therapy didn't help much. I'm now washed up on the shores of late middle age with whatever was last prescribed for me. They may help or as I suspect may not. Viz Xanax, Celexa, Lithium and Imovane for sleep. I take L-Tyrosine to give me some energy, which may help, but the most energising thing for me is hard work and feeling part of a community. I think it's taken 58 years for me to grow up. A couple of key attitudes about really basic human things have done most good for me I think. And they weren't taught me by therapy either. Osmosis I think.
I used alcohol as an anxiolytic for decades and I think unfortunately it was the only drug that ever worked, for it eventually caused damage to me and my life and I had to give it up. That's done me a lot of good though, although it's a bit sensible and boring sometimes.
Yes they've tried to persuade me about the evils of benzos and when I went to hospital with alcohol poisoning they decided that was the time to force me off Xanax. Pretty dumb. I had a seizure and went unconscious for a couple of days. They found me outside in the hospital grounds in the rain with hypotension and hypothermia. I have a memory of the onset of the seizure but the rest is like a dream.
Sorry not to be more positive about drugs. I don't believe any of my present well-being has been caused by them. But neither do I feel any compulsion to stop them. I don't remember any memory loss (ha!)
All the best Paul - good thread Fred
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