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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: 402Camaro]
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Pretty much everything you said in those posts is what you want to tell your doctor. Only be completely honest if he seems cool, and you should know right away. They're views on drugs are usually easy to read. No, don't expect to get any kind of Benzodiazepine right away, those can be worse than the SSRI's and crap as far as making you retarded. I've taken lots of that crap and while it can help it usually doesn't. With SSRI's it's a guessing game, it might take you trying a few different ones before you find one that helps. If not, they'll go up the scale finding something a little stronger until your good... but this can be a very long and expensive process.

Oh yeah, i'm assuming this is a psychiatrist so he will most likely ask questions, throw drugs at you, and send you out the door. Literally, that's how they do. So it's also important to be firm if you have to, they may have all the degree's and shit but when it comes down to it you don't have to agree with them and you don't have to take anything they suggest. So if your really against something, hold your ground and give good reasons and you should be ok. You can ask for specific things as well, but not right away and again, you need a good reason.

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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: ImperialCactus]
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As far as I know its not a psychiatrist. Me and my g/f moved in together about 6 months ago and she saw the way I avoid everything all the time. Before we moved in together I would always make up excuses about being to busy to go do stuff. Now she knows better and shockingly she has stayed with me and been very supportive. Anyway, she talked to my mom about everything and my mom had a talk with me about it then set up the appointment. The Doc is one that she's been going to for years for her anxiety problems. She takes Valiums but before the talk we had I always assumed she stole them from work. I didn't know she actually had a prescription for them. She has already written the Doc a letter explaining my childhood "or what she knows of it" and is going with me to talk to him. I think she already suspected something was wrong because I always avoid getting together with family. I hadn't left the house other than with my g/f or spoken to anyone for about 3 months before we had this talk. I hardly ever see any of my family and I really don't feel very comfortable around them either.

I suppose I'll go along with whatever he recommends for a while but I really hate the thought of SSRI's. It seems to me that they might make me feel better but I don't think I have a problem with feeling sad or depressed. I'm really worried about the long term effects of screwing with the serotonin levels. I guess I'll try it for a few months if that is what he recommends though.


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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: 402Camaro]
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My "friend" suffers from terrible anxiety, and is phobic of doctors.

Srsly sucks.

Doctors in Canada usually try to push anti-depression meds on anyone seeking treatment for anxiety or insomnia. Hopefully you'll have a better experience.

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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: SheerTerror]
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I just got back from the doctor. He prescribed me two things. Clonazepam 0.5mg and Citalopram HBR 20mg. I have to call him in two weeks and talk to him about it and I'm supposed to talk to a therapist. Talking to the Doc was bad enough. I don't see why I need an antidepressant but I suppose I'll go along with it.


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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: 402Camaro]
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:congrats: I left you a rating!!

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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: SheerTerror]
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klonopins eh?
that qualifies as an anti-anxiety med.
its also an anticonvulsant they give to epileptics.

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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: SheerTerror]
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The anxiety meds seem really weak to me. I really can't feel anything at all with the dose he recommended. Are Klonopins crap or is .5mg just a really small dose? He told me to take half ".25mg" and if I can't feel anything start taking the whole .5mg. I can't even feel anything with .5mg. I realize that those are not recreational doses but I figured I would be able to feel something. Oh well,I'll write back in a couple weeks and let you guys know how it goes.


SheerTerror said:
:congrats: I left you a rating!!


Cool, thanks.


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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: 402Camaro]
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I think you're really only supposed to feel the lack of anxiety?  :shrug:










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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: Learyfan]
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I think you're really only supposed to feel the lack of anxiety?  :shrug:



Exactly. 0.25-0.5mg Clonazepam really ought to take the edge off your anxiety somewhat. Feeling high would be a side effect.


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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: 402Camaro]
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402Camaro said:
The anxiety meds seem really weak to me. I really can't feel anything at all with the dose he recommended. Are Klonopins crap or is .5mg just a really small dose? He told me to take half ".25mg" and if I can't feel anything start taking the whole .5mg. I can't even feel anything with .5mg. I realize that those are not recreational doses but I figured I would be able to feel something. Oh well,I'll write back in a couple weeks and let you guys know how it goes.


SheerTerror said:
:congrats: I left you a rating!!


Cool, thanks.

Klonopins are an awesome anti-anxiety med, it you dont want them send them this way;)

no seriously if your taking them for anxiety you should take a small dose like the doctor said but if your trying to get high on them (shame on you;)) take 2mg...youll feel like ya ate a xanax bar

im supposed to take .25mg when i have a panic attack (used to be a junkie) i like taking my xanax the way im supposed to, i cant stand taking to much of any benzo

Edited by weiliiiiiii (12/23/08 01:20 PM)

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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: weiliiiiiii]
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I'm not going to abuse them. I just said that because the doc told me "take a half and if you don't feel anything start taking the whole .5mg" so I figured I would at least feel something from taking the whole .5mg. I don't want to waste them getting high. I plan to follow his orders and see if it actually works.


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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: 402Camaro]
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Well it has been about a week and for the most part I've taken then as prescribed. Like a couple of you said, there is no "high" from the prescribed dose. I can't feel anything from it. More noticeable is what I don't feel. I feel much more calm and my mind isn't constantly racing thinking about every possible negative outcome. I have noticed that it does away with my antsy "nervous jitters" that I have most of the time so I suppose it is working. That said .5mg takes the edge off of the anxiety but it really doesn't kill it. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have anything that helps but do you guys think it would be advisable to ask the doc if I could take a higher dose when going out in public?

For example I went to the mall the other day on .5mg and I still did not feel comfortable whatsoever. I ended up leaving without doing the shopping we had planned on. I guess you could say I abused them this one time but I went to a football game with my g/f on 2mg and that really killed the anxiety. I still didn't feel high or anything. Just comfortable without any worries. Most of the time I can't enjoy myself for all the worries that are going threw my head but 2mg really killed the negative thoughts/anxiety.

As far as the SSRI goes, it made me feel like shit for the first few days. I had stomach pains and constantly felt like I was going to puke. It has completely killed my appetite and I now have a hard time reaching orgasm. I'm not real sure what I'm supposed to feel when it gets in my system but so far it has had nothing but negative side effects.


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Re: Anxiety-Doctors Appointment soon [Re: 402Camaro]
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Be VERY careful with klonopins. Tolerance, addiction, and dependency all kick in VERY fast if you use it frequently, and it's one of the hardest substances to withdrawal from. You should be okay if you only take 0.5mg every now and then, but I would never recommend taking any amount every day. If you think you have bad anxiety now, wait until you try to come off of that stuff.

That being said, I'm not a doctor, and I don't know your situation, so do what you have to do. Best of luck to ya! :smile2:

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