Posted by Sabina on July 15, 2003, at 22:41:02
In reply to Re: not my business but... » Sabina, posted by Maximus on July 15, 2003, at 18:25:51
> May i know, if you mind, why on earth are you taking an AP for the treatment of anxiety?
The tone of your first question, coupled with your final comment suggested that I was in some way amiss in taking a medication that was given to me by a psychiatrist who has evaluated me thoroughly and is monitoring me carefully. I am not proud for allowing myself to feel put down by this perceived implication and I will try to believe that your intentions toward me were kind and concerned, if perhaps a bit brusque. To expound on the Dx, I suspect that my pdoc harbors an idea that I have (an)other disorder(s), but I originally presented to him with anxiety and fibromyalgia.
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> Did you ever try benzodiazepines? Klonopin, Xanax, etc.?Yes, but they didn't manage me effectively, though good for sleep and flare-up episodes
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> Did you ever try an SSRI? Paxil, Celexa, etc.?Yes, many. They made me quickly and invariably psychotic and suicidal...even Lexapro at 5mg.
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> Did you ever try the combination of the two? Ex: Paxil + KlonopinCan't tolerate SSRI's at all.
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> Did you ever try an anticonvulsant like Neurontin, Depakote or Lamictal?No, it hasn't been mentioned by the doctors I've seen. Also, I've heard such violently differing opinions on them and am nearly at the end of my rope as it is, so I'm quite wary of them.
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> It's astonishing. I'm speechless.Thank you for your comments. If I am guilty of being overly sensitive to your words, then please accept my apologies. I am, admittedly, not in a high functioning state just now.
Kind regards,
Sabina
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