Benzos make it worse

Posted by doorman @doorman, Oct 3, 2019

Does anyone here have this reaction to benzos? At first, they helped. But after a while, they now make me feel worse. I’m talking about Klonopin. I’m chalking it up to a paradoxical reaction, but it’s disconcerting because it means I have no back-up med. Really weird.

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of course everything does stop eventually 🙂 but, if it were me, and it is because im just a few weeks behind you, i would take it slow, dont sacrifice the work youve put in with effexor by doing a hard benzo stop now, work with your doctor and take it slow. remind yourself a year from now you are going to be off the benzos if that is what you really want, but it is something that has to be done in a supervised slow manner even if you were only taking them on as needed basis

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@njp1013

of course everything does stop eventually 🙂 but, if it were me, and it is because im just a few weeks behind you, i would take it slow, dont sacrifice the work youve put in with effexor by doing a hard benzo stop now, work with your doctor and take it slow. remind yourself a year from now you are going to be off the benzos if that is what you really want, but it is something that has to be done in a supervised slow manner even if you were only taking them on as needed basis

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Thanks for your perspective. I come here for just that. I’ll go back to my GP. See what he says.

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awesome..and if you can ask for a referral to a psych doc thats even better. GPs dont always understand that you cant just come off of benzos right away, a psychiatrist in trained in how to help you stop. in the meantime dont stop on your own.

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@njp1013

awesome..and if you can ask for a referral to a psych doc thats even better. GPs dont always understand that you cant just come off of benzos right away, a psychiatrist in trained in how to help you stop. in the meantime dont stop on your own.

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Wednesday’s appt. is with a Psychiatrist.

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@doorman

Wednesday’s appt. is with a Psychiatrist.

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NOT my GP... I forgot.

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great, good luck, i have my psych appt tomorrow, im actually starting a benzo and hopefully going up on my effexor

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@njp1013

great, good luck, i have my psych appt tomorrow, im actually starting a benzo and hopefully going up on my effexor

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Sound like a plan! Good luck.

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@doorman

Sound like a plan! Good luck.

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I was taking klonopin at a high dose and had to taper off super slowly. Very difficult to get off that. Buspar is a low level anti anxiety med that works for me, is safe and I don't get side effects. But I have to take it daily. Anxiety meds for me work better at a low dose daily .I do take prozac with it with good results.

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@njp1013

great, good luck, i have my psych appt tomorrow, im actually starting a benzo and hopefully going up on my effexor

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Do post an update on what your psychiatrist says, @njp1013.

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@lisalucier yes i will do that, im nervous about the appointment today 🙁 , my wife is going with me so that will help

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