Posted by Billski99 on October 26, 2003, at 16:56:39
During my first meeting with my new shrink last week, he outright prescribed Provigil, Lexapro, and Wellbutrin, but then offered me a choice between 10 mg diazepam 3x-day and an unspecified dose of Xanax.
Years ago I abused Xanax terribly, stopped abruptly, and experienced a full-blown psychosis for five days which made any of my many acid trips child's play by comparison.The diazepam is making me groggy but not alleviating my panic attacks. I read that there is a new time-release form of Xanax - has anybody here used it yet? And I don't know anything about Klonopin, although I've heard good things about it from other anxious/panicky folk.
Will anyone please venture recommending one of these benzos over another, and hopefully explain why? I'm not after a buzz, but I am after a subjectively distinct impact (as opposed to "I think I might possibly feel somewhat less nervous" - which is all I got from the daily 3,600 mg of Neurontin I've been taking!)
My new shrink *seems* pretty open to reasonable suggestions, so I don't think that'll be a problem. Frankly, I'm curious about Klonopin, but what's a perceptibly effective dose? (I notice they now range from .125 mg to 2 mg - that's quite a span, no?) If he's willing to write for 10 mg of Valium, what dose of Klonopin could I reasonably suggest?
Sorry I've blathered so long. Any and all help, advice, suggestions, and/or warnings will be much appreciated. Thanks.
Bill
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