Posted by Caleb462 on February 18, 2003, at 23:52:35
After a two-month trial on Risperdal, and a raised dose of Effexor, with no decrease in my anxiety level, I decided I needed to be put on a benzo. Klonopin, to be specific. I wasn't going to say this outright, I was hoping I'd be able to slide it in at some point during the appt. The oppurtunity never came, so I just said "I've been reading a lot about Klonopin, and was thinking maybe it would be a good drug for my anxiety."
His response: "Klonopin is an addictive drug. I don't like to prescribe to benzos to anyone, especially not to someone like you, who has used substances in the past."
I had figured this guy to be a reasonable, open-minded doctor, but apparently not. I have been on Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and now Effexor XR and Risperdal. My diagnosis is GAD/OCD/Depression/Mild Social Phobia. The depression is mostly under control, and I'm able to manage the OCD fairly well, but I'm as anxious as I've ever been, if not more. But is he interested in giving me the most effective treatment? No, instead he wants me to take more Risperdal and is giving me a freaking anti-histamine to take "as needed" for anxiety. Blah, whatever, I need a new doc (again).
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