Posted by hiba on October 23, 2002, at 0:26:44
In reply to Re: HELP please DESPAIR ?? to Julia » hiba, posted by Julia on October 22, 2002, at 5:39:12
Dear Julia,
Untill you are being stabilized, there will be enough mood swings. From agitation to depression. From anxiety to tranquillity. Good day will be followed by a very bad day, and if there is a bad day the next day will be much brighter. And there is nothing to worry over this if you won't catastrophize.
Meanwhile what was the problem that led you to take diazepam ?
Once I have been given zoloft (Lustral in U.K) to treat me off depression. An additional benzo (Klonopin) was given to counteract the agitation of zoloft. I felt nauseous, and tired of the sexual side effects of zoloft and consequently stopped it and kept on taking klonopin 0.5 mg twice daily. Surprisingly it kicked very well and I was on the same dosage for over a year without any complication. Klonopin effectively stabilized my mood and kept depression away. I still regret, I left that medication because of the fear of being dependent on it. Dependence was acceptable because it was helping me tremendously without any side effects at all.
So don't write off all benzos because you had a bad experience with one benzo. There are more than a dozen benzos in European market and almost all of them have their own unique properties. Adinazolam and alprazolam have unique antidepressant properties. Clonazepam and clorazepate have anti-convulsant and mood stabilizing properties. Diazepam is a very old benzo which is only of little clinical indication now. Unfortunately you tried the wrong one for your condition. It doesn't mean that all benzos should be dumped along with diazepam. There will be benzos which can help. Really help.
HIBA
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