Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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codymama
codymama
I go back and forth with this. I have been on Klonipin,Paxil and cymbalta, I am on a low dose of klonipin 0.5mg up to 3 times a day. In the past I have been on a lot more and I have been on it for a long time and it still works. In the past I would only try to take the klonipin once a day and struggle with the anxiety the rest of the day. I have never had a problem lowering the dose. I am much better in the evening so if I can make it to 5:00 I am usually better. My question is do I give in and take a klonipin or sit there and be anxious? If I distract myself by reading or watching T.V. sometimes it gets better. I don't really have anxiety attacks, it usually is geralized don't know feeling of uneasines. Any suggestions?
Becky
redvelvetcake
redvelvetcake
I have felt like that too (regarding xanax), do I take it or do I wait? I also have Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I am currently on Celexa and Buspar with xanax as needed. Well, the answer is sometimes I wait sometimes I take it. I take it if I start to panic because I will spiral out after that. I have waited and it has gone away, other times I take it because I just don't feel like panicking. I think the best answer is to take the meds as prescribed by the doctor then when the symptoms get better you can ask about removing one or lowering the dose. The general uneasiness is very unpleasant as well as the panic attacks. I would take the medication so you can feel better, and if you can do without some days (if the doctor is ok with it) then go ahead and go without.

I have found that by stopping on my own, makes my anxiety worse. I did do that once when on Buspar but the doctor got mad at me but did agree to take me off (this was 3 years ago). Now, I try to stay in contact with him fairly often to discuss the medications, and I go in once or twice a year (or as needed) to discuss meds.