Posted by Crazy Horse on April 22, 2006, at 18:03:38
In reply to PLEASE - IMPORTANT - job/life on the line, posted by becksA on April 22, 2006, at 15:33:16
> i have been dx'd with ADHD, cyclothemia, and social anxiety (extreme)....although we're not sure if that comes from depression through anxiety, it all kind of seems to tie together.
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> My biggest problem lately is becoming bigger and bigger, and that is of brain fogginess, causing me to become extreme intattentive at work. I'm on a heavy dosage of klonipin, but also depakote. The klonopin (at this dosage) has been the ONLY thing that has helped my severe anxiety, so I don't want to leave it at ALL COSTS. If my anxiety goes back up, so does my depression, i can't make friends, etc. Is it possible the depakote can cause the "brain fogginess"?
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> Please help
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> ThanksDepakotes most common side effects are sedation, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. I know you don't want to hear this, but i think your brain fog is being caused by your high dose Klonopin. How high is your dose? It is a good drug for social phobia but too much can cause drowsiness, also high doses have been reported to cause depression.
Have you ever considered trying an maoi? I've been doing very well on Parnate (an maoi) for over 2 1/2 months. I also have social phobia, but with Parnate my social phobia has disappeared! I've gone from using 8-10 mgs. of Ativan a day (a benzo like klonopin) to only 2 1/2 mgs. I plan to taper off ativan completely in the next month. With Parnate i don't need it anymore. Talk to your doc about MAOI's; Nardil, Parnate and EMSAM...they are the "Gold Standard" meds for social phobia, and are powerful antidepressants. I wish you the best.
-Crazy Horse
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