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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 9 10:34pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
I have never been happier to answer a post than I am to answer this post.
I have taken Klonopin/ Clonazepam 1mg in the morning and 1mg a bedtime for over 30 years as part of my drug regimen for over that same 30 years. I have actually cut my Sertraline/ Zoloft from 100 mg to 50 mg.
Ever since the medical community was duped by the manufacturers of opioids that they are not addictive they have overreacted to such an extent that many young doctors are afraid to prescribe any Benzodiazepines because yes they are addictive. They also are a tremendous help to many people dealing with crippling anxiety.
Yes they are addictive but unlike opioids which cause thousands of deaths in this country and can lead people to take heroin because it is actually cheaper and easier to get I have never heard of a black market for benzodiazepines.
Once again it is a case of government overreach.
Listen to your PCP and if he or she doesn’t have a problem prescribing them then go right ahead and use them. If there is a problem she will handle it.
Also stay off the internet or Dr Google.
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May I ask what your levels of anxiety and depression are? II have extreme anxiety and mild depression that comes and go. I take .75mg of Ativan every other night and Ambien the other nights. I love the Ativan because it carries over into the next day and it’s the only time I can be anxiety free or have just mild anxiety which I can push through. My psych does not like Ativan and I’ve been on 75mg Zoloft for a few weeks but it’s too soon to tell if this dose will be effective. 50mg didn’t do anything. I wonder if I should ask him if I can switch to Klonopin or at least try it. I’m 73 and didn’t have any anxiety until I had a major medical incident a year and a half ago and my anxiety just keeps getting worse. I was wondering what you thought. Thanks
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The government has misled the people about opiates too. The fact is most people who take them for legitimate reasons do not become addicts. Most of the opioid deaths are not nor were they from prescriptions but from cartel supplies or mixing them with other drugs, they don't tell you that. They've intimidated Drs into prescribing what are dangerous drugs that cause what is really irreversible brain damage! You can bet sooner or later the lawsuits will be over the permanent damage caused by antipsychotics and Gabapentin prescribed for pain, exhaustion and other things they were never meant to treat! All it takes is just 12 days of use to cause brain damage. It's despicable! People did well on opiates and benzos, they were able to live their lives, the government has decided we no longer have the right to quality of life. We all need to contact law makers and let them know how cruel, inhumane they've made getting healthcare in this country! And it needs to stop! I do regularly. Patients should research for themselves what they're taking and take responsibility in how they take it! What's next regulating what foods we get based on weight? It will be if we don't start standing up and fighting back.