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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: substance on January 20, 2012, 12:30 am
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i may have spelled those wrong.
anyways
so i would consider myself a person that lately has been suffering from GAD General Anxiety Disorder.
for no specific reason really. i just stress about nothing sometimes.
lately ive been taking the herbal supplement called "passion flower" witch seems to work somewhat.
i have used ativan on my rough days from a friend, and they work great.
so today at work my friend walks up and hands me 2 little yellow pills. he tells me theyre clonazapam.
i quickly googled these to make sure they were what they were.
clonazapam 1mg split line on the back.
so after first break i break one in half and pop it in my mouth. (im kinda a lightweight and didnt want to overdo anything at work)
I go to my work area, and i instantly just start feeling strange. uncomfortably strange. my anxiety kicks in.
i felt as if i was coming up on a weird trip at first i just felt the inside of me drop.
so im starting to panic and feel lots of anxiety. im walking back and forth to the drinking fountain trying to get my mind off everything.
telling myself "good thing i took a pill that cures panic attacks" if only itd start working correctly!
I was considering going home to lay in my bed. i just did not want to be at work at this point.
this feeling was pretty uncomfortable. it was as if the high hit my body before it got to my brain.
after about 30-45 mins things started to chill out. i could feel the klonapin working as it should although it still felt a little edgy.
do some people just not go good with this stuff?
its like it did the opposite of what it should.
seems like id never want to take this if i was about to have a panic attack or just having bad anxiety.
although ativan makes all my troubles go away. klonapin is just... idk.
is this normal/have you heard anything like this?
l8er
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it takes about what you said 45 min. what was happening to you was your problem in react mode. people with gad and pinic disorder are a hyperaugmented lot. physically they generate sensations in responce to even something that will eventually help them.....a drug...an unfamiliar drug.
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it takes about what you said 45 min. what was happening to you was your problem in react mode. people with gad and pinic disorder are a hyperaugmented lot. physically they generate sensations in responce to even something that will eventually help them.....a drug...an unfamiliar drug.
Sounds about right... you just freaked yourself out before it even kicked in. What dose of Ativan do you usually take that works? You took .5mg Klonopin which is fine for a lot of people to fight of anxiety, but if you were taking more than 1mg of Ativan at a time, it might take more that .5mg Klonopin to feel similar relief.
If you are experiencing more quickly onset panic attacks than all-day anxiety, you might be best off with a drug like Xanax/Alazopram. It kicks in very quick and doesn't last super long.
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i really appreciate your guys opinions Because for the longest time i didnt even understand what anxiety was until aabout a year ago.
I used to medicate with ganja daily until i had a panic attack on some hard core sativa.
i can still stay under the radar with 1 to 2 hits of some indica hash.
that makes total sense. I started to feel the drug before its ant-anxiety effects kicked in so i started panicking because i was high on something i didnt quite understand, and it wasnt doing what i was expecting.
normally i take .5mg of ativan
one time i got to high on weed and started panicking so i just popped a whole one under my tongue and went for a walk until i felt better
although i only took .5mg of the kpin i still felt kinda "high" if you will.
everyone at work thought i was depressed or "not acting normal" lol
id imagine if i took the whole thing id be incapable of working but i really dont know..
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Please remember, that Benzo withdrawal is HARD CORE! It isn't a joke. It's one of the only withdrawals that can kill you. Horrid anxiety, blood pressure fluctuations, dizziness, fear, insomnia, hallucinations, seizures, even death. I am sooo sorry if me saying this causes any anxiety, I really just want people to know what they could be getting into...Please be careful. Klonapin takes longer to kick in, but last longer...More for generalized anxiety. Xanax & Adivan are more for panic attacks- or short, intense anxiety. Take care, Much Love.
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no worries. i mostly take herbal supplements.
Valerian Root
Passion Flower
witch surprisingly work quite alright.
i dont even have any benzos on me. id like to ask the doc but im not sure if i want that much of a supply.
however i dont mind taking an ativan here and there (once a week tops)
thanks for the info though.