Does anyone take anti-anxiety meds as part of their daily regime?
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March 15th, 2009
For example Klonopin or Xanax. I’ve always been prescribed to take and have always taken them “as needed” (AKA when I feel anxious).
Does anyone here take them, say at morning and at night, regardless of consciously realizing anxiety, but possibly in anticipation?
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I take Ativan daily. For right now, the anxiety attacks have been so severe that my doctors thinks it’s best if I just fend them off from happening.
I do, Celexa, 20mg, but I’ll be going back to 10mg soon.
I have Xanax in case of a panic attack rearing up on me, but I’ve only used them twice in three months. And that was in the beginning, so things are looking cheery. :)
I used to take Xanax, I liked it better than Ativan. It helped me quicker. I was prescribed it for four times a day, then it got down to “as needed”. That was over two years ago. I stopped all medication while pregnant and haven’t looke back.
I had Klonopin when I was first diagnosed. I took a whole pill, which put me right out. Then a half. Finally a quarter was what I could handle without falling asleep at the wheel. After I stabilized, I stopped using them. In fact, I just gave some away to a friend who is a very anxious kind of person.
Supposedly, the more you use it, the less effective it is, and the higher a dose you have to take. I’d stay on an as-needed basis, rather than going prophylactic, if I could.
Funny thing—I could have used some today.
I take Effexor XR every day, and have Xanax for ‘as needed’. For a time I took Xanax 3 times a day (during a very stressful time or two). These days, I rarely take one.
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