Posted by myname20098002 on January 24, 2009, at 10:48:42
In reply to Re: Anti-Anxiety Medicine for Alcoholics » myname20098002, posted by softheprairie on January 24, 2009, at 4:41:17
Thank you. But now I am a little nervous about trying it. I think I'll just cut off a slice of one pill and see if it sits right.
> > My doctor gave me this RX today after discussing all this with him called Metoprolol 50mg tablet (generic Lopressor 50mg tablet).
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> Cool! I was going to mention beta blockers. I am on one and find it helpful for anxiety, whereas I (oddly) didn't notice any anxiety improvement from generic Ativan (lorazepam) (0.5 mg tried up to 3 times a day, if I recall correctly), I just got its sedation, which I didn't want.
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> > He seemed upset that I wouldn't just take a .5mg of ativan once or twice a year when the anxiety attack hit.
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> Weird that he'd be peeved at you not taking a benzo. I'm glad he let you have an Rx for something compatible with your sobriety plan, even if he was sort of grumbly about it.
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