[confusedgurl08]

The new psychiatrist i saw Tuesday told me for a fact that i have borderline, bipolar rapid cycling, social anxiety and GAD. These had been in my health records but i never truly believed them. She spent 2 hours with me. So she started me on Klonopin. She told me to start out with 1 mg, and see how it works, then just, "experiment between 1mg, 1 1/2 mg and 2 mg." I took 1mg the first night and it really did help my anxiety a little, but not enough. So last night I took 2mg. I feel like a completely different person today. Oh my gosh my mind is so much more relaxed than ever before. More relaxed than even when i was a young child. (I have always had the social anxiety) I am able to think straight, pay attention because i don't have so many thoughts in my head. Today I even went,(with my husband, I'm not at the point yet where i can go alone) to the store, I payed the cashier (this may seem small to a lot of people but to me it was a big step), and even laughed when she made a joke, instead of thinking she was somehow making fun of me. I didn't take ANYTHING the wrong way today. It was a great day.

[lavendersteph]

i'm soooooooo happy for you klonipon is great next week i'll hopfully be taking mine again but what were your symptoms i'm curious because i can not go anywhere without panicking i see tons of ppl walking around me and i panic and feel really light headed like i will pass out and then i worry of getting vertigo at the store huhn i'm rambling u can tell i'm a mess lol

[splitimage]

That's great I'm glad it helped you. I'm on it too, and find it really helps.

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[Brian37]

Klonopin made my anxiety much much better....

[confusedgurl08]

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i'm soooooooo happy for you klonipon is great next week i'll hopfully be taking mine again but what were your symptoms i'm curious because i can not go anywhere without panicking i see tons of ppl walking around me and i panic and feel really light headed like i will pass out and then i worry of getting vertigo at the store huhn i'm rambling u can tell i'm a mess lol

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Thank you lavendersteph, as well as everyone who replied


When I go into public i constantly think EVERYONE is looking at me, talking about me, and critizising me, so my heart starts to raise and my face turns hot, I get red blotches all over my neck, and I have an anxiety attack, most of the time I don't have a full panic attack, but if someone tries to talk to me(even a hello, how are you) then I start to have a a full panic attack (heart raising faster, CAN'T BREATH, lightheaded, feel like i am going to faint hyperventilating, crying, chest hurts, shaking) If you have ever had a panic attack i am sure you know what I am describing. I usually just avoid the situation and leave, because if i stay there the symptoms will just get worse, because I am embarrassed of what is happening and worried because people don't understand. Then when I am in my car or somewhere, where I think no one can see me I try to relax and calm down it takes me about 10-15 minutes, sometimes longer. hopefully the Klonipon with help with the panic attacks to, I haven't had an anxiety attack in about 3 days, and I haven't had a panic attack in 8 days!!!! yayyyyyy

[lavendersteph]

congrats strange i use to feel like that in school and now as a adult too i always feel ppl are watching me and critizing me or if i see a man staring at me maybe checking me out what ever the reason i got nervous and panicking i'm fine in my home or in the car the minute i know i have to go inside some store i instanly get panicky and light headed to the point that i'm convinced that i will pass out in there with a few steps i take also odd but when i go walk my dogs there is a lake near my house but if i see my neighbors with there dogs or kids i got nervous and i feel sick i know they will talk to me and i really don't want to socialize and when i do i talk fast and act weird near ppl lol i feel like they think i'm weird but w//e

[BalishBun]

sounds great! good to have some positive feedback.