Posted by Alan on November 5, 2001, at 18:04:11
In reply to Alan - THANK YOU!!!, posted by dannyboy on November 4, 2001, at 23:01:45
> Alan -
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> The article to which you referred me was TOTALLY revelatory. I read it top to bottom in one sitting and felt my mystification at my condition totally evaporate... The symptoms of PD as elucidated in the literature correlate perfectly to what I have been experiencing over the last several years. It has clarified why I had SUCH a negative reaction to Celexa when I tried it.
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> As I mentioned, I began taking 1 mg. of Xanax daily yesterday, and have felt relief from anxiety for the first time in a month. I can focus, my ruminating on the "what-ifs" has all but ceased... I even walked around with a buddy of mine in LA and enjoyed myself - didn't get that "I gotta get outta here" feeling in my mind & legs.
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> I wonder if 1 mg. of Xanax is ideal... I'm 27 y.o., 5'10", 180# (fairly big guy). I'd say I feel about 75% relief. Do you recommend going up to 1 1/2 mg., or even 2 mg/day? Also, you mentioned that Klonopin is absorbed more slowly... should I request a switch? I'd love to hear from you and your experiences.
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> BTW screw the SSRI's (at least for me)... I really don't think that they do anything to address my condition. I just wish my pdoc would quit with the "well, Paxil made you a porker, Celexa made you a disfunctional agoraphobe, so let's try Zoloft, then Luvox..." (no I'm not exaggerating!) Any depression that I may have been feeling has totally disappeared with the hope that the benzo solution may be the answer to my prayers.
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> I really can't thank you enough...
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> Daniel
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