Gamereign555
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Oh right I forgot to mention. Following the incident of acute hyperventilation syndrome, I was explained that they had to keep me on Ativan to treat sudden panic attacks that were way out of control. In the meantime they were switching me around from SSRI to SSRI a couple of weeks at a time to determine which one would have an effect.
They did not put me on Klonapin or Xanax at that time because they needed to know if any of the SSRI’s would work.
I did find one that worked. After that they could take me off lorazepam and put me on klonapin instead as it was more appropriate to treat constant anxiety and panic. However, they can’t determine an appropriate dose of that medication while still trying to figure out which SSRI is going to work. It is not a pleasant experience.
And they had to keep me on a low dose of lorazepam also because of the nature of it, It is easy to just pop them over and over to completely numb out the intense discomfort.
This totally derails what they were trying to do for me. I hated Ativan. Diazepam was actually a lot more appropriate later on to help treat the crushing chest sensation.
That whole process took about three months. It was very harsh experience and I didn’t actually come off of the benzodiazepines for several years after that. It took me about five years to get my panic attacks under control almost completely. I have never been able to recognize anxiety very well.
By the time I can feel anxiety I’m at risk of a panic attack followed by the chest pain and squeezing . So that’s kind of been my road to recovery there.
Dealing with my anxiety and panic issues has significantly lessened all of the other garbage that comes with this condition, dp, dr, nightmares and sleep disturbances, inability to eat, agoraphobia, etc.
They did not put me on Klonapin or Xanax at that time because they needed to know if any of the SSRI’s would work.
I did find one that worked. After that they could take me off lorazepam and put me on klonapin instead as it was more appropriate to treat constant anxiety and panic. However, they can’t determine an appropriate dose of that medication while still trying to figure out which SSRI is going to work. It is not a pleasant experience.
And they had to keep me on a low dose of lorazepam also because of the nature of it, It is easy to just pop them over and over to completely numb out the intense discomfort.
This totally derails what they were trying to do for me. I hated Ativan. Diazepam was actually a lot more appropriate later on to help treat the crushing chest sensation.
That whole process took about three months. It was very harsh experience and I didn’t actually come off of the benzodiazepines for several years after that. It took me about five years to get my panic attacks under control almost completely. I have never been able to recognize anxiety very well.
By the time I can feel anxiety I’m at risk of a panic attack followed by the chest pain and squeezing . So that’s kind of been my road to recovery there.
Dealing with my anxiety and panic issues has significantly lessened all of the other garbage that comes with this condition, dp, dr, nightmares and sleep disturbances, inability to eat, agoraphobia, etc.
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