Posted by becksA on December 17, 2006, at 0:02:16
In reply to This about me? lol, posted by becksA on December 16, 2006, at 23:26:41
basically for the longest time we thought i had simply severe social anxiety disorder. nothing worked. i tried every SSRI, then other stuff, everything possible before moving into benzos. i tried just about every single one...each one to extremely high levels but they did not have any effect whatsoever on my anxiety. putting 14mg or whatever it was of xanax into your body a day HAS to do something, thats why when it finally took up to 14mg of klonopin to finally be able to function, we began to look at other possibilities. do i have cyclothemia with mild anxiety? We're not quite sure but I made the decision myself, even though it helps, to come off that much klonopin. i noticed the bad was beginning to outweigh the bad. i started becoming way too impulsive, spending way too much money, doing things i wouldnt normally do. that's why im coming off it and we're trying a low dose of lithium to help stablize the mood.
i always noticed that my anxiety was never that bad in serious or professional situations. any time though that involved a simple joke, such as casual conversations, (which is nearly impossible to avoid), my anxiety would skyrocket. i never had the general anxiety. only "happy anxiety" scared to be happy...is what it felt like. thats why we think something else is going on, not just social anxiety. it's been a long haul. hope this helps in some way.
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