Posted by jay on August 17, 2002, at 21:00:44
In reply to Fellow panic /agoraphobia sufferers-Pls HELP!!, posted by LLL on August 17, 2002, at 12:33:52
> Yes, sorry - it's me again! I posted a request earlier for alternatives to AD's since I've had miserable luck with them. Although I am still considering the use of Klonopin daily (advice given to me from that last question) I haven't quite given up the notion of using an AD.
> My question is this - if I experienced increased panic/anxiety (a nightmare experience for me which set me back in my recovery for months and years)on Prozac, Paxil, Effexor. Is there any hope I would respond differently to Celexa????? My doc seems to think that combining that with Klonopin to help me get through the early increased anxiety days would help. Not only am I VERY fearful of the increased panic and general "I'm losing my mind" feeling, I don't like feeling sedated. My recent round with Parnate did just that to me. It was a VERY weird feeling and I just ended up becoming very anxious over that and stopped. I'm still reverberating over that recent experience and am in a highly sensitized state with my disorder as a result.
> Sorry to be so long winded but would like to hear from ANYONE, who has had similar experiences but found help on Celexa - that is for panic disorder and agoraphobia - not depression.
>
> Thanks,
> LisaHi Lisa:
No need to be sorry! The Klonipin (at a good dose...what dose are you on?) + Celexa *should* (no guarantees of course...but likely..) do a fair to good job for your panic and agoraphobia. When thinking of 'sedation', and if I ever worry about it (I don't, exactly, because my anxiety is so bad...I welcome it), I think of what I have read about meditation, Yoga, and even Buddhism. A Buddhist therapist once said that the idea of 'forgetting' is a valuable tool, and in meditation, you learn to block out many things. That's why I think benzo's work "so" well. Of course it is no way to lead your life everyday, but our Western society forces us into constantly remembering every little detail of our day with such intense focus. No wonder we are so *burnt* out! Our neurons are firing at a massively rapid rate, like a overloaded computer, jumping from subject to subject.
Anyhow...sorry for the 'lecture'...I just think you might want to try and become a bit more accustomed to allowing the tranquility of a bit of sedation into your daily routine. If you can use both your medication and direct your thoughts *with* the medication to this state, it may help your overall healing and peace of mind.
Best wishes,
Jay
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