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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
aniexty
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
aniexty
by writepooh7, Jan 28, 2001 12:00AM
Hi I have been on klonopin for yrs I am 35 yrs old and I have been on this scence i was 22. I want to come off this med. and evertime i try i feel sick The Dr said if I can get over the fear I will be ok. But what if i still have panic will it help to come off this. i have been diagnosed with post tramatic fear personality disorder So i do not know If the Drs know really what I have. Can you help at all thanks. I have three children to take care of and I want to be the best I can be,
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jan 29, 2001 12:00AM
, Jan 29, 2001 12:00AM
Oftentimes the cause of the original panic syndrome has long gone and you continue the klonopin because it has become a habit and because you are afraid of the symptom return.
If you want to go off the medication now because you feel you have matured and can face the challenges of life more squarely, then I would try slowly diminishing the dose...very slowly. You will have some fear to go through, but it will be manageable. Every time you master the fear and begin to see it as part of the anxiety of everyday life that everybody has ( you may be a bit more sensitive by nature), then lower the dose more and repeat.
It is important that you stay in charge of the dose as you taper off. It is important that you see this as an important growth task...something you want to do, and that you are prepared tosay goodbye to an old friend (klonopin) that has helped you in the past.
If you want to go off the medication now because you feel you have matured and can face the challenges of life more squarely, then I would try slowly diminishing the dose...very slowly. You will have some fear to go through, but it will be manageable. Every time you master the fear and begin to see it as part of the anxiety of everyday life that everybody has ( you may be a bit more sensitive by nature), then lower the dose more and repeat.
It is important that you stay in charge of the dose as you taper off. It is important that you see this as an important growth task...something you want to do, and that you are prepared tosay goodbye to an old friend (klonopin) that has helped you in the past.
Member Comments (3)
by writepooh7, Jan 29, 2001 12:00AM
Thank,s for your help
by David Replogle, Feb 01, 2001 12:00AM
Man they have me on this too and xanax thats about the only thing that makes me feel better so i guess u have been on them longer than me i get sick feeling too and i even throw up and dizzy all the time but they say i have a mental disorder but i am going tommarow for a doctors second opinion because my familiy doctor told me he wont see me any more i dont no what too do anymore???? got any answers my e mail is ***@****
