Posted by Glydin on August 3, 2006, at 17:37:02
In reply to Re: » Glydin, posted by johnnyj on August 3, 2006, at 16:46:26
Hi johnnyj.
I'm very sorry to hear of the problems you've had and are having.
My Background and Story: I'm a unipolar depression with a BIG dose of anxiety struggler. I struggled untreated but remained functional (kinda) for probably the better part of 10 years. Four years ago, the mess hit the fan for me and I began having panic attacks that led to agoraphobia. When initially seeking help, I tried several SSRI's and didn't stick with any of them long enough to know of their effects as my med phobia and anxiety was crippling. I then went on Klonopin as monotherapy and I did well. I also did CBT - which I did find helpful. Klonopin kept it's promises and treated my anxiety great. The CBT skills were good to aquire. However, that plan didn't treat the whole of me and contentment, motivation, drive, and just plain "okayness" of life was missing. I denied it for quite a while. I ran out of denial. I went on Lexapro in March of '05. It was decided to give an SSRI another try as I honestly could not say I was a med failure on them. The first few weeks were rough. Klonopin helped with the startup. I did have one dose increase at 6 months in due to having some pain issues that worked emotionally on me. I've been really doing well ever since. Fortunately, I've not had the longer term SE findings that some experience on SSRI's - at least not at this point. It's just made my life and functioning better than I expected.
That's my story, sorry so long. I do hope you find a good plan for yourself. When it works - it's so worth it.
Best,
Glydin
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