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#1
Dec 15, 2016, 06:18 PM
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I've noticed that anxiety seems to be a common comorbidity with BP.
Do you have an anxiety disorder, like maybe GAD, Social Anxiety Disorder, or OCD? What do you take for your anxiety? I have GAD and I take Klonopin for it. I used to take Ativan, but in low doses it does nothing for me and higher doses make me feel drunk. What about you? Do you find non-benzos more useful than benzos? Last edited by Anonymous35014; Dec 15, 2016 at 06:34 PM. |
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#2
Dec 15, 2016, 06:22 PM
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I have an anxiety disorder. Hypochondria. But I don't take any meds and over the years it got a lot better.
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Dec 15, 2016, 06:25 PM
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I have panic disorder and take gabapentin and Ativan prn.
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#4
Dec 15, 2016, 06:35 PM
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Nothing. No scripts for any. I used to take Ativan but it's not very effective after several years.
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#5
Dec 15, 2016, 06:50 PM
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I cant be trusted with benzos, I just take the whole bottle. gabapentin has worked well for anxiety for me.
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#6
Dec 15, 2016, 06:59 PM
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I can't be trusted with benzos either I get Busbar.....morning noon and night
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#7
Dec 15, 2016, 07:12 PM
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Anxiolytics.
It's psychological even if it's based on psychoticism/psychosis and you should learn to live with it while solving any underlying problems (not anxiety, which is more like circular; you may need meds for those underlying problems). Edit: Or at least you shouldn't (have to) rely on them. Of course the psychological, living-with-it part you don't have to do alone.
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#8
Dec 15, 2016, 07:34 PM
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Hi. Nice thread. I have GAD. Prozac helps with my GAD. No benzodiazepines here as I'm a recovering addict.
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#9
Dec 15, 2016, 07:36 PM
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Along with BP1 i have Social Anxiety Disorder, I take klonopin which is not very useful unless I take double dose before I go out
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Dec 15, 2016, 08:17 PM
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I take klonopin at night for GAD when I'm spinning. I've never tried taking it during the day.
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#11
Dec 15, 2016, 09:12 PM
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When I was hospitalized a few weeks ago the pdoc I was seeing documented GAD in my chart. This is not a surprise to me.
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#12
Dec 15, 2016, 09:23 PM
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I have anxiety NOS. I take gabapentin and propranolol. Benzos worked better.
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#13
Dec 15, 2016, 09:28 PM
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I have anxiety but they associate it with the bp not a separate dx. My pnurse is surprised I only have one dx.
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Dec 16, 2016, 04:03 AM
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My other diagnosis is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, an anxiety disorder. I take Clonazepam for it but do have a truckload of techniques that I use to control it without meds. Unfortunately, I still need the meds at this point but hope to one day be able to get off them.
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#15
Dec 16, 2016, 06:18 AM
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I have GAD, social and specific phobias also. I take Klonopin when it's really bad and take a blood pressure med twice a day which has a little impact on anxiety (Propanalol)
I take my benzos only when in crisis and use other soothing techniques. Maybe these are famous last words but I don't worry about a benzo addiction anymore. I just don't see it happening because I use it sparingly. |
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#16
Dec 16, 2016, 02:16 PM
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I've noticed this too, to the extent that I think very often they go hand in hand.
I've never asked my pdoc, but I'm sure I'd qualify for GAD. I take 1mg of klonopin every morning and get an extra 10 every month to take PRN (I always have some left at the end of the month; I try and take them very judiciously, but there are times when I'm so anxious that I'm just paralyzed and can't get up to do anything). I also take propranolol PRN. Per pdoc, this helps with the physical manifestations of anxiety, and it has. I get really anxious at work, especially during the first couple of hours before I really settle in and I used to shake. I take propranolol in the morning on workdays and it's helped with this enormously. I forgot to take it once, and had a piece of paper in my hand and realized it was shaking. Then I went to see a patient and realized that my legs were shaking. Both Klonopin and Propranolol play their different roles and both are very helpful to me. Anxiety truly can totally disable me, so I'm all for throwing whatever is necessary at it. I know I should try alternative methods to help with it (i.e. meditation, which I tried for a while, but have since let it fall by the wayside...). |
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Dec 16, 2016, 02:46 PM
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I have OCD and it's complete hell. The treatment for OCD is high dose SSRIs... instant mania for me. I basically only have therapy, and even then only when the bipolar is stable enough for that. I'm trying out a new med right now - modafinil - and it's making my OCD even worse. So frustrating!
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Dec 16, 2016, 03:48 PM
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Yes, I take propranolol for it.
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