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Old Jan 20, 2009, 07:11 AM
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My doctor put me on lexapro 10mg and he gave me klonopin 0.5mg and the anxiety had started to get better, but this morning i woke up from sleep in fear and i thought that i had heard something so i worked mysef into a panic and couldn't go back to sleep. Last week i had an episode of fearing i was having a heart attack because my left arm went numb and was hurting, but i would rather feel like I was having a heart attack that feel like I am going crazy because the fear of something coming after me is horrible. I have this horrible fear that the devil or something evil is trying to take me. I do not know why I am thinking this. How do I stop these thoughts? And to top it off my doctor wants me to not take the klonopin and just rely on the lexapro, but not sleeping is having a bad effect on my health. I have been taking the klonopin at 0.5mg. He prescribed 1mg, but he wants me to try and not take it all. I dont know what to do. I dont want him to get mad at me if I tell him I need the klonopin. Because I do. I need relief. I dont want to suffer and not sleep. Can someone please help me. I thought about taking the other half of my klonopin this morning, but I was afraid to because my doctor doesnt want me to rely on it because he said the lexapro will take care of the anxiety. And has anyone ever heard of anyone being afraid of being possessed and where this fear might come or what it is called and what to do about it? Thank you for listening. I really dont have anyone else to talk to.

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Old Jan 20, 2009, 07:53 AM
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I would say that in a situation like that taking your klonopin is a good idea. Your doctor probably means that he doesn't want you to take it all the time but for a panic attack I don't think that he will get upset with you. Are you seeing a regular doctor for this? You many need someone that specializes in psych meds, you shouldn't be afraid to tell your doctor what you feel you need.
As for the feeling that you are being possessed by something, I think that a lot of people feel that way when they suffer from anxiety, if it continues I think that you should bring it up with your doctor the next time that you see him just so he is aware of what is going on.
Do you see a T? Therapy may be helpful in your situation.
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Old Jan 20, 2009, 08:07 AM
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AG, yes, therapy is a must if you want to recover from your anxiety. You say that you don't have anyone to talk to - this is how things run away in your head, if you don't have anyone to talk to to get these thoughts outside of yourself where they can be dealt with. You, of course, can talk here........ Getting rid of anxiety is working through all the thoughts that you have that cause the anxiety (and the feelings).
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