Posted by RobertDavid on May 16, 2006, at 21:30:01
In reply to Re: Help! Extreme Anxiety... seeing a new pdoc soon., posted by jealibeanz on May 16, 2006, at 21:06:32
Wow, 400mgs Provigil. I could only take 50, 100mgs max! Klonopin will blend with provigil even at the high dose. EMSAM by far was the best blend with klonopin, it "woke me up" and is probably giving me additional social anxiety relief. All I know is I feel great, it's probably the blend. If you take klonopin long enough a lot of the tiredness, sedation should go away.
Even if a little remains it's better than living a life of hell. I think the key is to find something to offset the sedation you don't like. I think if you find the right dose, it will work for you. Did you try taking it the full dose at night? That helps
15 years ago I could harldy leave the house. Things like standing in lines at a bank, grocery store or going to a restaurant were hell. Without alcohol I couldn't go to a party. I left high paying jobs because I couldn't sit in the meetings, when the door closed I started to panic.
But when I landed on klonopin I opened a mortgage company and now have 25 people working for me. It's soley due to klonopin or I'd still be at home.
Once I wanted off klonopin so I tapered off. But all the old anxiety returned. I FORGOT how bad it felt, how disabling it was. So I went back on it and got relief. My doctor just told me to keep taking it and I probably will the rest of my life unless EMSAM or something else comes along that can replace it. Either way life is incredibly better for me.
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