Posted by blueberry1 on January 12, 2007, at 6:32:59
In reply to Benzo alternatives for anxiety/panic?, posted by halcyondaze on January 11, 2007, at 18:16:46
I don't think it makes any sense at all to pay someone to create a traumatic experience on top of your existing problems. The doctor sounds more mentally ill than the rest of us here. Is he being paid to be a babysitter or a doctor? Sounds to me like he is looking out for his malpractice insurance more than he is looking out for your state of mind.
Suggestions:
Taurine. 500mg 1 to 3 times per day, some people have used up to 3000mg a day. It is a calming natural amino acid available at the health food store or the drug store. I found it helped my mood too. It has other bodily benefits and brain benefits.
The herb skullcap. It is kind of subtle but worked good for me. It seemed to work a little bit the first day I tried it, no big deal, but the next day was unusually calm. I read somewhere that it has been used to help people wean off opiates, so it does have some respectable power. It is supposedly good for insomnia but wasn't all that powerful to me. It's overall calming was significant.
I hate to suggest antipsychotics. Hate it. But if, and only if, that is where you want to go, then zyprexa. Keep the dose at 2.5mg twice a day or 5mg once a day or less.
Get another doctor! One that will give you what you need/want. One that will provide a service to the paying customer! You don't need to pay someone that much to be a professional babysitter. If you want a benzo, you should be able to get one. After all, who the paying customer? If the store/service/catalog/whatever doesn't deliver what you pay for, then why shop there? I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I do not pay someone my hard earned money for them to tell me what I can and cannot do.
Picamilon was mentioned. I tried it and got opposite results. It wired me. Same thing with theanine.
Parnate itself may be part of the problem. I am not familiar with it, but many people here have said it is stimulating. Nardil is generally considered more calming and relaxing, probably because it affects GABA.
For something you can try right now without any hesitation and real cheap, taurine.
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