Posted by tina on December 5, 2001, at 8:59:51
In reply to Re: Is this part of the anxiety? » hrtlm, posted by nightlight on December 3, 2001, at 21:08:20
nightlight
Doesn't taking a stimulant AND klonopin sort of cancel eachother out?
It's always great to read your posts. You seem to have exactly the same symptoms and disorders that I have. It's good to know that someone believes you and you are having a good experience with treatment. I wish i could find that.
be well
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> I've been this way for a while-always had heightened olfactory sense. As a kid, I could sometimes tell my mother from what store she had bought new clothes! Freaked her out.
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> What is your overall diagnosis? Mine is still in progress, but, ADD is definitely in there (along w/anxiety/depression). Heightened sensory sensitivity is often a strong trait in ADD'ers. My husband loves to listen to rock music while shaving and showering. I like rock, and he has good taste, but around the age of 20 I began to realize most all music except classical made me edgy & anxious. I couldn't think clearly with music on, too much background noise-general life noise included affected me that way too, at times.
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> I had an unplanned child 5 yrs. ago. She is the love of my life, but...quiet, serene solitude is practically banished from my life, for the time being, anyway. It used to comprise the majority of my non-work time, even when married. And my nerves stay pretty raw.
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> I can't have a conversation with the tv on in the same room, heavy fragrances send immediate sharp pain thru my forehead, I visisbly startle at a door slamming and consistently gasp/curse or both when something unexpected happens (good or bad).
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> Yeah, the 'sensitivity' is connected somehow, to our mental state, and is greatly exacerbated by stress, depression, anxiety. But, there may have been a predisposition there, waiting for the vulnerable moment.
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> I know I am feeling much better when I can listen to a cd without it making me want to jump outta my skin.
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> 2mgs. klonopin daily helps, as does a stimulant, which helps me concentrate on what *I* want to, at least for a while.
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> > Recently, I've become very sensitive to (highly annoyed by) sounds and smells in my apartment complex. I literally feel like I'll come out of my skin the next time someone shuts a door loudly. And the smells that leak into my apartment from the wall I share with someone else. I can hardly stand it anymore. Is this heightened anxiety?
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