Posted by floatingbridge on January 18, 2010, at 15:39:43
In reply to benzodiazepines and depression?, posted by Roslynn on January 18, 2010, at 11:58:49
> Does anyone know if benzodiazepines such as Ativan really make depression worse over the long term?
monotherapy of xanax worsened my condition--that's what I was taking when I had my first major episode
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> If so, what are you supposed to do if benzos are the only things that lessen unbearable anxiety for you?I'm still trying to figure this out. I take xanax xr daily w/ adjunct regular xanax as needed. Took some an hour ago in fact :)
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> Does the fact that you need to use a benzodiazepine mean your other meds need to be adjusted, or that your other meds are not doing the job?If I find anything out next week at my consult, I'll pass it on to you.
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> Thank you for any insight on this.
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> Roslynn
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Best to you Roslynn,fb
I concur w/ Phillipa. Klonopin, while it delivered excellent prophylactic anxiety control, for me, it was a depressant.
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