Posted by Donna Louise on May 13, 2006, at 7:18:02
In reply to Re: Everyone PLEASE share your EMSAM updates?, posted by ZeitGuest on May 13, 2006, at 1:51:36
> I guess what I'm suggesting is if EMSAM alone doesn't turn out to be the total answer for you and the social aspect of your anxiety, perhaps you might reconsider blending it with a benzo like klonopin.
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> > Just a thought. Rob
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> Thanks Rob.
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> I'm hoping that EMSAM alone will help me with the social anxiety, but if it doesn't pan out, I definitely will look into adjunct meds. (That's one of the reasons why I've been very interested to read your posts here.)
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> I have never tried a benzo, but I'm a bit worried about the mental cloudiness that some users have reported -- memory troubles and the like. I write for a living and simply can't afford to have my gray matter underperforming.
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I agree with Rob on the klonopin. I do not find it dulling on the low dose I take. I do find the anxiety without klonopin a definate interference with clear thinking. I can tell you that taking a prescribed dose of klonopin for me is thought clarifying rather than mind blurring. I have to remember too that when I try something new (don't even ask me how many times that has been..) that I am not marrying the med, if I don't like it after a fair trial, I can quit it. No paper work involved. Just a sorry it didn't work out. And on to the next one..Donna
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