Posted by Chris O on December 19, 2015, at 20:48:21
In reply to Re: How flotation tanks treat anxiety, depression » Chris O, posted by Hugh on December 18, 2015, at 17:56:15
Hi, Hugh:
Yes, I did the right side 4-5 times, I think. It seemed somewhat better, but that was at the end (like, the 30th-35th treatment) of what my health insurance would fund. I think any reaction I had to rTMS, both sides, was likely placebo or a "novel feeling" thing, where the newness of the experience combines with expectation to produce something that's not there.
Sorry to hear of your woes, but glad you were able to get off of Ativan and that the withdrawals subsided. I took Klonapin for a year back in maybe, 2009-ish and did not have withdrawals. Weren't/Aren't you taking multiple meds, and didn't you have a positive experience with Brintillex, as well?
My last foray into the world of psychotropics was a brief trial of Shire's Adderall XR. I have not dabbled in the amphetamine class of drugs at all (because I believe my main issue to be anxiety/panic), but surprisingly, Adderall did have some positive effects on my anxiety--easier to talk to people + less rumination about the past. However, even in my brief, one week trial, the negatives of Adderall outweighed the positives for me--incredible thirst, very strong anxiety when the medication wore off, racing heart, and a destruction of sexual functioning. In fact, two months out of this brief trial, I still feel like this drug has done something to my ability to sustain an erection. (Sorry to be graphic here.) This has never been an issue for me before, but I keep telling myself that it is impossible two months out of a one-week trial of Adderall. I don't know.
Anyway, wish you well. Thank you for interacting, as always.
Chris
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