Posted by thefan on June 2, 2012, at 18:06:17
Hi
I have been on benzos now for about two months. Yes i know this is not a long time, but from my initial dose of rivatril which was about 1,5mg a day, im now approximately at 3, and its not really helping either . I dont know why, but always when i use benzos longer, for periods of more then 2 weeks they dont work aswel even if i up the dose. My breathing goes to havoc and causes me even more anxiety/panic.
Anyway. Im gonna stop using rivatril, as the dosage is upping all the time, and i am thinking of strategies to do this. BEcause i only used it for two months, i believe will just QUIT taking it. I know this seems silly for some people but if i start cutting the dose the process will take even longer . I think after about 4 weeks after total discontinuing i should know if i still have anxiety symptoms/ what thay are.
Anyway i need some medication to help me with it. Im currently on lyrica 600mg, and 7,5mg of remeron.
Lyrica is helping some obviously, but its not really tackling all the panic that discontinuation will cause me.
Medicine i have heard helpfull are.
catapresan (clonidine) (i dont know about dosage but i know it cannot be too much). Im wondering if remeron will affect it somehow because i have heard its antagonization of the α2-adrenergic sensor. catapresan agonises this same receptor.But the dosage of lyrica is really small, i think it may be even 5mg, so do these affect eachother?
anafranil slow dose might help me sleep better?
If i would take off some lyrica and use tegretol instead do you think it could help me with anxiety because it seems to make you pretty drowsy?
baclofen idea on this one?
Any help is greatly appreciated and please answer fasr im seeing my psych doc regarding the matters on tuesday ;(.
poster:thefan
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