Posted by 4WD on January 9, 2006, at 21:49:01
In reply to Re: When are benzos justified? - 4WD, posted by valene on January 9, 2006, at 10:20:11
Hi Valene,
I had the anxiety before I started the Klonopin. That's why I started it. It started when I went off Effexor. First switched to Paxil and had to go on Xanax for a couple of weeks. Gave up on Paxil, and quit the Xanax. Back to Effexor and was okay again. Tried again with Paxil and the same thing happened. Tried Cymbalta and the same thing happened. I couldn't go back to Effexor because it wasn't working at all for depression and I had to have an AD that would work.
Anyway, the anxiety/terror started BEFORE the benzos. So it's not withdrawal. I've been through benzo withdrawal before (15 years ago with Ativan) and this is different. I hadn't taken a benzo since 1986 when this panic started out of the blue.
Marsha
> I totally empathize with your statement below. May I ask if you had this severe fear and anxiety *before* you ever took Klonopin, or did you try to cut back on it and thus had the awful fear? I am trying myself to get off the xanax but it is so very difficult and I am riddled with fear and obsessive, dark thoughts and feelings. I did not feel this way before I ever went on the benzos. Not nearly as bad.
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> Valene
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> > Benzos are justified for me for the simple reason that they are keeping me out of a psych ward. When I was not taking Klonopin, I was crawling in the floor, crying and screaming at God to please make the fear stop. Now I just am scared.
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> > Marsha
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