Posted by Jaynee on March 13, 2003, at 0:52:52
In reply to Benzo's, no doubt, posted by Jack Smith on March 12, 2003, at 20:37:14
For a quick fix, I agree with the Benzo recommendation. I prefer Ativan, and the only other one I tried was Clonazepam, which was absolutely terrible for me. I don't know why, but it made my anxiety way worse. I had one hell of a panic attack after I took it, and it made me feel even more depressed, which I thought wasn't possible. I couldn't wait to get it out of my system. I will never take that stuff again.
I know people swear by Clonazepam or Klonopin, but I had some weird reaction to it. I think I like ativan, because it gives me a slight euphoric feeling as well as relief from anxiety. The only problem with Ativan, is that when I am really anxious, it doesn't last long enough, and I have to take lots.
But anxiety also has to be attacked through other measures than just medication. In my humble opinion. Exercise, Meditation, CBT, proper eating, no coffee, tea, cola's, etc, no sugar, slowing down, practicing gratitude, and so on. I find that sometimes I need to take the benzo, so I can get to the point of functioning enough to start to practice all the so called natural approaches to attacking or accepting anxiety, so it disappears again. Of course I am talking about "extreme" anxiety.
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