Help With Anxiety Versus Depression

[jenny45365]

I have been experiencing severe anxiety r/t a whole world of change and I'm anxious by nature normally.  Doctor so far has tried Klonopin and Ativan but I only feel sad when I take them.  I'm already on a good antidepressant, I just need additional help with the anxiety.  I now feel like I'm not helpable.  Is this normal.  Will the sadness go away and eventually relieve anxiety?

[andrewm88]

it could be from taking them too often, if the klonopin is making your anxiety worse you should look into switching to another type of benzo, i am not a doctor and i would encourage you to be upfront with your doctor and tell him everything, if you find that he is just not understanding you or not taking your concerns into account get a new one, i cycled through 3 doctors before i found one who actually took the time to understand me and take my concerns into account rather than just stick me on an antidepressant and benzo combination that comes to the top of his head. i havnt taken a benzo in 3 weeks and im proud of myself, i have been trying the natural route. i was on zoloft a while ago and all it did was make me gain wieght and go emotionally numb. i always keep a my clonazepam on me just incase, i had my first panic attack today in 3 weeks but i prayed and also busied myself until it eventually wore down. i have been on a homeopathic medicine called Anxiovita for 2 weeks which seems to be helping, im also taking 100 mg of b complex a day, 225mg of l-theanine daily, omega-3 fishoil capsules, and my doc (naturopath) just put me on 5-HTP (2x 50mg caps daily) i havnt seen any difference from that yet but i was told itl take a week or so to kick in. all we can do is stay healthy and pray for the best, i hope this helped in some way, i always feel good when i know there is hope out there, and i know when anxiety is at its worst you feel like there is no hope in the world but there is :)

[jenny45365]

So do you think the sadness, hopelessness could be coming from taking them too often.  When I went to see the Dr. it was after Klonopin made anxiety worse.  I also hadn't slept in 48 hours so he told me to take 2 (1mg) at bedtime to make sure I sleep again soon.  After that, I felt better until I took another one.  That's kind of when it started a rollercoaster.  I would go awhile without taking one, but as soon as I do, I start crying uncontrollable and I'm ready to quit school.  He told me to titer the dose and call him on Monday with what amount seems to be doing the trick.  I don't know what to say.  If this one don't work, I doubt he'll try another one but I would have to lie and say I feel better when it's not the case.  No relief of anxiety soon and I will quit school, leave my marraige.  When the going gets tough, I usually run.

[andrewm88]

hi, i know what you are going through, anxiety and depression are generally co-morbid i have days where i fluctuate between the anxiety and depression, benzodiapines like klonopin and ativan are known to cause depression in some cases, but they are take when needed drugs so you should not take them regularly like you take your antidepressants UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE BY YOUR DOCTOR. it will get better :) also make sure you getting alot of vitamin b and omega 3 fishoils :)