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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 2, 2023 | Replies (547)

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@hopeful33250

Hello @imabamagal

Since you were "on the fence" about taking antidepressants I thought you might find this post interesting. It was written by a pharmacist at Mayo Clinic:

"The goal to be “addiction-free” is admirable! I commend your motivation to improve.
Taking antidepressants for MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) shouldn’t be considered “addictions.” Antidepressants aren’t addictive, but missing doses or stopping abruptly can cause withdrawal-like symptoms including sudden worsening of depression. MDD and GAD are often chronic diseases that can require lifelong treatment. Sometimes people feel so much better with treatment they think they don’t need treatment any more. Your clinician can help you try to taper off safely. Communication with your healthcare provider is important in providing a personalized taper and options for resuming therapy, if needed.
Extra care should be taken regarding tapering from clonazepam. It will be important for you to get tapering instructions from your psychiatrist. Withdrawal from benzodiazepines like clonazepam can be serious and may include tremors, anxiety, sweating, psychosis and seizures. The onset and severity of withdrawal depends on the which drug was used, for how long and other patient specific factors. If needed, you could ask about less addictive anti-anxiety medications."

@imabamagal, Will you let me know if this information is helpful to you?

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This was very helpful. I think I am headed in the right direction, we will see how it goes. This morning I do not have any anxiety and I am down .25 on my Klonpin. I think the next step once the buspar kicks in, is to lower to.25 on the Klonpin and take 1/2 tablet on the buspar. What I understand the buspar will be continually raised. I think the highest dose is 60 mg, but he did not feel like I would need that much. Also, I started with 25 mg on the trazadone and it will be raised to 50 mg