Posted by Dinah on January 27, 2003, at 23:24:09
In reply to psychotherapy/medication, posted by falconman on January 27, 2003, at 20:06:24
First of all, yes I did experience the hypersensitivity when going off Klonopin. I didn't taper. But I also went off Depakote and Luvox at the same time. Hard to tell what caused what. In addition to the extreme sensitivity (a light breeze hurt my arms), I also experienced some odd perceptual distortions.
I'm back on the Klonopin and Depakote. I don't think I want to go back to a life full of anxiety and I have to acknowledge the physiological basis of my anxiety and agitation.
You might want to watch the presentation of our guest at Psychological Babble (see the top of the page for links). He discusses a study done of the outcomes of cognitive behavior therapy versus medications. The results are quite interesting. Here is a link.
http://psychiatry.uchicago.edu/grounds/030120/
My own personal belief is that medication can help therapy to work better by giving a stable base to work from. Although CBT alone has a pretty good track record for certain anxiety disorders. But that's just my belief. What does your pdoc and therapist think?
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