Posted by smith562 on April 3, 2005, at 22:19:45
In reply to ANY LONG TERM BENZO USERS? 10-20+YEARS, posted by paulbwell on April 3, 2005, at 21:06:46
I have been using klonopin for about 9 years for GAD and severe panic disorder. Oddly, my experience has been the opposite of what is touted in the literature/psychiatric textbooks:
1. I have actually decreased my dose overtime (started at 1.5mgs ... now 0.5 mgs)
2. I can concentrate much better now that the baseline anxiety is lowered
3. It is the only medication that worked for panic ... all antidepressants worsened my panic/anxiety at therapeutic doses and length of trialsSometimes I wonder if the textbooks and pdoc have been brainwashed by the SSRI companies
Hope this helped
Smith
> Please, PB's
> I am looking for reasurance and advice from any long term 15-20+ year Regular anxiety medication users,-benzos, for a multiply diagnosed,(several specialists) sever medical condition, to help form part of treatment for this condition.
>
> I'm Sick of hearing the benzo 'horror stories'.of withdrawal hell etc..
> do benzos continue to be usefull over many years?,
> or have you found they exhasabate the problem.
>
> We are talking about a sever life-effecting condition, GAD, others, since late teens.If withdrawal from anxiety medication was acheived, what would be the point?, if the condition persists and interfers with QOL
>
> Any feed back from revelant persons greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks to all.
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