Stress Center Peer Support

Blynbee - Congratulations on getting the part time job!! You really have come a long way. That is wonderful. Remind yourself of that. YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY! I'm pretty sure you will not go back. Your mind and body may feel like there is nowhere to go but to the "anxious place" but that's because ...

Hi AliButtons. I just read your post. How is it going? I'm glad you contacted your doctor because you should always be under their supervision, preferably, when you start to taper down. Klonopin has the opposite effect on me. It zones me out. I was up to 4mg a day and my cognitive skills really suff...

Iwillbebetter- Thank you so much. I did go through, "What will people think if I write this"? I was scared of putting it out there but I'm kind of glad I did. You advice has been really helpful and I want to thank you. NeverQuit - I get mad too because sometimes I just think, how much more am I goin...

Nervousfoot. First of all, Good for you for reaching out! You know you don't have to go through this alone. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GO CRAZY and you will not end up in a mental hospital. You have been very, very stressed. Realize that your feelings are coming from the stress. It seems you have anticapa...

I know what you mean about pharmacists. I never thought to ask about the anti - anxiety and anti - depressant drugs. I'm so glad I did. He made me feel so much better when my doctor couldn't. Good luck!

I'm not a doctor but I weaned down with the advice of one. I'll tell you what we did. He wanted me to go down .5 mg each week. 4mg to 3.5mg, 3.5mg to 2mgs, and so on. I took longer than that. I needed more time than a week for each step. I started in Nov. and my last pill was in March. I didn't like...

connielyn - I just went through this with klonopin. I wish I had written about it. Is there another doctor you can go to to get a script? My psych died in Sept and I am now seeing a new doctor who does not like klonopin so I was weaning down. I finally stopped the pill in the beginning of March (I w...

1254smit - Believe or not it does work. If you have to practice it at home, where you are comfortable do so. You breathe in through your nose to the count of 4 and out of your mouth to the count of 4 or 5. I read this somewhere today---When you are breathing in say the word Calm to yourself and when...

Thank you so much for replying NeverQuit and Iwillbebetter. I was nervous no one would respond and that I was really bonkers. Your responses are great. I did pull out the book today and the other day I listened to the tape on Obsessive, Scary thoughts. The reading today did help. I can't stand this ...

Hi. I read many of the posts and I finally got up the nerve to write because I even think this is an odd thought and it scares me. Let me start my by saying I'm on pristique, lamictal and klonopin.I started having panic attacks at 23, out of the blue, of course, I'm now 39. They and I have been trea...