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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 81812" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I took some klonipin because my jaw was clenching SO tightly. I tried to do without them because husband said I was an addict. I talked to psychiatrist about that and I tell him my concerns. I have tried other medications, Xanax, Ativan - they don't work. I have to trust my doctor and my body to know what is right...</div></div></p><p></p><p>Take the Klonopin (or the generic, if you can get it - it's cheaper). Sounds like you need it. Don't know what your doctor is telling you, but Klonopin works different than Xanax or Atavan. From what my doctor tells me, the last two help beat down an anxiety attack <strong>after</strong> it's already started, where Klonopin actually raises your body's threshold for stress so that it takes more to trigger the anxiety attack in the first place.</p><p></p><p>Again, everybody is different. But the treatment regimen I'm familiar with is to get on Klonopin (or Clonazipam - generic), and <strong>stay on it</strong>. Keep the Atavan, Xanax, or whatever handy for those situations where the stress is so bad that you still have an attack despite the Klonopin. Just a suggestion, but ask your doctor about it.</p><p></p><p>Also, again from my doctor, Xanax and Atavan have a really bad "rebound" potential because (a) they don't last very long in your system, and (b) because of what they do - beat down an anxiety response. You'd have to take a lot of the stuff, all day, to keep your anxiety under control. But you then become dependent on it because the rebound once you stop taking it is much worse than if you'd never taken it at all. Klonopin has the same problem, but you gradually reduce the dosage to let your body adjust to the lower stress threshold.</p><p></p><p>I am not a doctor! But I can tell you that I've heard the above from two different doctors now, so you may want to ask yours about it as well.</p><p></p><p>Think about it. But I can tell you from firsthand experience, it's better to not have an anxiety attack than to have one and then have to take a "beatdown" medication to get it under control (my doctor's term, but I like it).</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps. Again, though, I AM NOT A DOCTOR, so check with your own.</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 81812, member: 3579"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I took some klonipin because my jaw was clenching SO tightly. I tried to do without them because husband said I was an addict. I talked to psychiatrist about that and I tell him my concerns. I have tried other medications, Xanax, Ativan - they don't work. I have to trust my doctor and my body to know what is right...</div></div> Take the Klonopin (or the generic, if you can get it - it's cheaper). Sounds like you need it. Don't know what your doctor is telling you, but Klonopin works different than Xanax or Atavan. From what my doctor tells me, the last two help beat down an anxiety attack [b]after[/b] it's already started, where Klonopin actually raises your body's threshold for stress so that it takes more to trigger the anxiety attack in the first place. Again, everybody is different. But the treatment regimen I'm familiar with is to get on Klonopin (or Clonazipam - generic), and [b]stay on it[/b]. Keep the Atavan, Xanax, or whatever handy for those situations where the stress is so bad that you still have an attack despite the Klonopin. Just a suggestion, but ask your doctor about it. Also, again from my doctor, Xanax and Atavan have a really bad "rebound" potential because (a) they don't last very long in your system, and (b) because of what they do - beat down an anxiety response. You'd have to take a lot of the stuff, all day, to keep your anxiety under control. But you then become dependent on it because the rebound once you stop taking it is much worse than if you'd never taken it at all. Klonopin has the same problem, but you gradually reduce the dosage to let your body adjust to the lower stress threshold. I am not a doctor! But I can tell you that I've heard the above from two different doctors now, so you may want to ask yours about it as well. Think about it. But I can tell you from firsthand experience, it's better to not have an anxiety attack than to have one and then have to take a "beatdown" medication to get it under control (my doctor's term, but I like it). Hope that helps. Again, though, I AM NOT A DOCTOR, so check with your own. Mikey [/QUOTE]
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