| nihil |
| (Journeyman) |
| 09/26/03 08:53 AM |
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 Re: Lorazepam (Ativan) for Social Anxiety?
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Are you treated by a psyciatrist or a general physician?
I'm treated by a psychiatrist and/or the clinician at the psychiatric place I go to. But if they continue giving me SSRI's then I'll take neonsign's advice and just go to another psychiatrist. Since they put me in a "med group" I've been growing more and more weary of that place. Considering that they know I have social anxiety I have no idea why the hell they put me there. Having me sit in a cramped room with 10-12 people and having my appointment in front of them all doesn't exactly do me any good.
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I know a few people who have had good luck with Remeron, but personally I think it is too insanely sedating.
They recently gave me remeron and you're definitely right about it being insanely sedating. Once I woke up from a 8+ hour sleep, took 15mg of remeron, and then within 15 minutes felt as though I hadn't slept for about a day. I had to keep walking in order not to fall asleep but eventually I gave in. When I woke up about 6 hours later, I wasn't tired initially. But then after about an hour I started getting tired again.
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Effexor XR in the AM and Rivotril/Clonazepam/Klonopin in the evening are a very effective combination for me. Don't think Effexor without the Klonopin would be effective, as Effexor can wind you up pretty tight.
I used to take Effexor. Out of all the SSRI's I ever took it was the best (even though technically Effexor is not a SSRI but a SNRI). It slightly-moderately chipped away at my anxiety every time I increased the dose (and then stop working). But eventually it stopped working completely for me. That's when I tried to go off of it and went through one of the worst withdrawals of my life (and I was tapering, mind you). I've had more pleasant opiate withdrawals...
