Posted by Vincent_QC on August 21, 2012, at 20:44:39
In reply to Re: Anxiety symptoms and fears of dying..., posted by jono_in_adelaide on August 21, 2012, at 20:18:13
> Hi Vincent, I'm quessing that you have had all these symptoms checked by a cardiologist and thatt his has come to nothing, and the assumption is that they are psychogenic?
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> I'd suggest the folowing:
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> 1. Start seeing a psychologist regularly
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> 2. Take an antidepressant (SSRI, Effexor or Remeron) every day to reduce anxiety
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> 3. Take a short course to benzodiazepine (Valium, Ativan, Xanax) to block anxiety and prove to your self that these symptoms can be controlled. If need be, you might even neet to take a benzodiazepine long term, but this shouldnt be the first choice
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>Hi,
Thanks for your answer.First I start seeing a Psychologist last week, will see him every 2 weeks cause I dont work and its expensive.
I already take a benzo, I have built a strong tolerance to them and im now on 7.5mg day of Klonopin. I have a diagnostic of benzo dependance...They dont work anymore, and even worse they can be a main anxiety factor for me now cause of the psychological addiction and physical addiction. My Doc decrease the dose slowly, will be a long process, maybe 2 years...
For the AD, im med sensitive now, was used to high dose of AD before but now a small 1mg of Paxil will make my anxiety even higher and the side effecfts will not fade away like in the past.
I try all of them, older like Nardil to newer ones and the Paxil is the only one who is effective for the panic and social phobia. The plan will be to work on the side effects and how to dont fears them, will do that with the help of the Psychologist cause I will not fight that severe anxiety without an AD for sure. Its a family problem, lot of peoples take an AD and for life...dression mostly and anxiety as well.
I was asking about why the anxiety symptoms affect always a part of the body that I fear like the heart... I was used to panic attacks and never fear them but now its like I live a non stop panic attack all the time...
Anyway thanks for your advises -;)
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