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@daveshaw , @wmbcat
Dave makes a good point. I take a very low dose of clonazepam 0.25mg once or twice a day as needed to calm my anxiety. This BENZO works instantly and I’m not willing to take SSRI or SNRI for weeks waiting for them to work. And if they don’t, weening of them is also extremely painful.
I’ve been taking the Benzo for 6 weeks and don’t have any noticable bad side effects. However I am concerned about all the horror stories about physical dependency. But if you have any medical condition and you take medication for it, you effectively are dependent on it.
BTW, I have a very strange story. My 68 yr sister-in-law took .5mg twice a day or 18 years. She stopped cold turkey about a year ago because her anxiety disappeared (an event too unusual to describe here). No withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. Bizarre, I know.
Maybe @wmbcat was given too high of a dosage or her body just couldn’t take it.
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@meingan Thanks for reading my post.
Unfortunately SSRI’s do take up to six weeks to get in your system.
You might want to try Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Buspar. I have had great luck with them over many years. I do believe Zoloft might be most popular SSRI and is well tolerated by many people.
By the way people are addicted to caffeine and alcohol. I find alcohol to be very destructive to many families.
You are right that taking almost anything can become addictive.
Good luck to you.
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@meingan - While I agree with most of what you are saying, no, your body is not dependent on most drugs you take. I only take atorvastatin now and if I stop, no side effects or withdrawal symptoms. For many when they stop benzo's they have withdrawal symptoms, that shows you are dependent, no different than with illegal drugs. Thats why they recommend long term reduction of the benzo's. But it works for many so thats good until its not! Best to you.