Posted by gilbert on March 3, 2002, at 14:28:00
In reply to Re: anti-anxiety meds and how they affect feelings, posted by Michael D on March 1, 2002, at 16:20:33
Michael,
I agree with Alan you will lose the drowsiness and the depressive reaction to the benzo if you stay on it long enough. I do think klonopin exerts some sertonic activity more reason to give it about six weeks. I cannot take benzos due to my addictive nature...past doper and drunk....yet they are the only meds truly effective for panic and moderate to severe anxiety. By the way the neurontin isn't as clean as you think. You can feel very foggy on it and it takes a long time to come to a effective dosing schedule. I would try xanax or klonopin ahead of neurontin. I am currently trying the neurontin and it is not near as smooth as klonopin, also I have heard that tolerance occurs in neurontin use so for a long run med I hope it works but not sure. I am combining it with a low dose beta blocker.
Good luck,
Gil
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