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- Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:31 pm
- Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
- Topic: Need advice on starting a new job
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1830
Re: Need advice on starting a new job
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 ...
- Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:15 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
- Topic: Cutting down on Klonopin
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2441
Re: Cutting down on Klonopin
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...
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:44 am
- Forum: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Topic: Anxiety with Scary Obsessive Thought Even For Me
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7648
Re: Anxiety with Scary Obsessive Thought Even For Me
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...
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:25 pm
- Forum: Session 10 - How to Address Obsessive, Scary Thoughts
- Topic: Anxiety Symptoms or what
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4887
Re: Anxiety Symptoms or what
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...
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:39 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
- Topic: Clonazepam
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3162
Re: Clonazepam
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!
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:20 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
- Topic: Clonazepam
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3162
Re: Clonazepam
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...
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:39 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medication Discussion
- Topic: Going off Lorazepam and feel horrible!!!!!!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2027
Re: Going off Lorazepam and feel horrible!!!!!!!
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...
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:25 pm
- Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
- Topic: getting anxious....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3304
Re: getting anxious....
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...
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:03 pm
- Forum: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Topic: Anxiety with Scary Obsessive Thought Even For Me
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7648
Re: Anxiety with Scary Obsessive Thought Even For Me
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 ...
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:38 pm
- Forum: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Topic: Anxiety with Scary Obsessive Thought Even For Me
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7648
Anxiety with Scary Obsessive Thought Even For Me
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...