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Teresa, I have a generalized anxiety disorder that runs in my family. The bi-polar and mood disorders are in my husband's family. All my siblings are on some kind of Benzo for it, even my 88 year old dad that still works his farm. But none of us have an addictive nature, we have never took more than our recommended dosage. But I am nervous about the new regulations on benzos and I really do not crave it, I just know if I do not take it, all hell is going to break loose. I have the panic attacks, my heart races so hard, I can feel it in the top of my head and I have been know to hyperventilate if it is a bad episode. I just wish I had never been put on it, I was unaware of what it was doing to me.
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@imabamagal
I understand, just a little, where you are coming from. I have an elderly relative who like you has had a generalized anxiety disorder all of her adult life. Well, at age 90, two years ago, her PCP decided to take her off the benzo that she had been taking for many, many years. It resulted in a real meltdown for her and I had her hospitalized in order to get her meds in order. She was prescribed a small dose of Remeron and Risperdal, just at bedtime. The psychiatrist also allowed her just a smidgen of a benzo that she could take at night if the other two were not helping her sleep.
Have you considered consulting with a psychiatrist regarding the change in meds from the benzos to a different type of med? A good psychiatrist (who is well-versed in meds for anxiety disorders) might be able to help you more than a PCP.
If you are comfortable doing so, please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing.