Posted by Maxime on November 6, 2010, at 14:37:36
In reply to Re: Suffering From Multiple Problems » Maxime, posted by floatingbridge on November 6, 2010, at 1:25:05
> Hi Lamictal,
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> I have add. There is adhd (the h is for hyperactive). Many women have add. It's considered a 'silent' condition in girls because they usually do not act up or act out. Rather, they simply space out.
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> I also suffer from anxiety. Adding a stimulant gives me mental clarity and, because of that, calmness. However, I have never been manic or really hypomanic.
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> You also wrote about adding klonopin. Based on my own personal (therefore
> unique) experience, two observations:
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> Once benzos are started, they can be tough to discontinue--at least for me. No judgment one way or the other. I've taken varying dosed for awhile now. That said, I found klonopin good for my absolute worse anxiety--the all day, evetyday, practically doubled over kind. Cumulatively, it acted as a depressant. During a bad time recently, I dug out my old bottle and took one. I regretted it.
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> Xanax cr or extended release work well for me. In an emergency I take regular xanax, but because it is so quick acting, I could build tolerance easy.
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> Some here have other ways to deal with panic attacks. I think Deneb has a thread going about a med I don't know.
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> Good luck.
Yes, I also became depressed on Klonopin (I was taking 4 mg) but I didn't know that it was from the Klonopin. It was only when someone wrote on PB that it can be depressant that I decided to come off it. Instead of 4 mg I now take .5 mg. I just can't seem to get rid of that .5 mg without suffering from major withdrawal.
Bipolar Type 2, ED-NOS, Self-hatred
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Being happy doesn´t mean the pain is gone. you just bury it deeper.
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