Posted by Elizabeth on August 3, 2001, at 0:15:19
In reply to Re: Can anyone help with a comparison?, posted by grapebubblegum on August 2, 2001, at 16:22:19
> Thanks, Elizabeth. I've taken xanax and I've been given Ativan by injection at a hospital, and they do work, but sometimes a PA can get so bad that it is not a smooth, swift ride down.
I'd guess that IM Ativan would work significantly faster than taking a pill. But anyway, the trick with taking pills is to take them as soon as you start noticing panic symptoms.
> Anyway, you asked about the cognitive aspect. I guess it is similar to what you might feel if someone were driving a nail through your toe and you saw no end in sight: for me it's not a suicidal feeling as much as a feeling that my being alive is some sort of mistake or a feeling that just possibly it might have been better had I not been born.
I understand.
> This is a passing sentiment and a half-formed thought at that; so I consider it to be a reaction to unrelenting (psychic) extreme discomfort.
I have depression-associated panic attacks. The feelings I have aren't so different from what you describe. I also feel very guilty, as if the panic is some sort of punishment.
> In other words, seemingly irrational thoughts and emotional content linked to supposedly irrelevant data in the environment.
That's an interesting one. I'm not sure what to make of it.
> Well, my son took zyprexa and he ate CONSTANTLY until the doctor switched him to geodon and now he is eating normally again.
That's cool. Most antipsychotics cause a lot of appetite stimulation, so if Geodon doesn't, it's a nice step forward.
-elizabeth
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