Archive for the ‘Klonopin’ Category
Benzo-Tainted OTC Sleep Aid
Posted by: HSP Woman on: July 20, 2007
I just wanted to share this health advisory, especially with my Canadian friends! Can you believe it? Advisory July 18, 2007 For immediate release Sleep supplement found to contain habit-forming drug OTTAWA – Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the sleep supplement product Optimum Health Care Sleep Easy, because it contains the undeclared [...]
My Love-Hate Relationship with an Anxious Brain
Posted by: HSP Woman on: June 1, 2007
From the history of panic timetable I posted earlier, it’s apparent many people believe the cause of a particular mental disorder can be elucidated if a drug eliminates symptoms. I have to admit, I also was seduced by this concept. In the late eighties, while in college, I had dreams of being the scientist who [...]
Xanax: How (and Why) I Quit
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 23, 2007
A post dedicated to anyone who takes multiple doses of benzodiazepines daily and wants to stop. I’m now convinced that crossing over to Valium was the only way I could successfully get off Xanax. Too bad I didn’t do the same with Klonopin. I made the mistake of tapering off Klonopin by dry cutting (using [...]
HSPs and Instant Arousal-Stopping Medication
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 29, 2007
People frequently ask me “What is a highly sensitive person (HSP)?” This is an excellent question, and, considering the theme of this blog, one that deserves further discussion. Here is a quiz from Dr. Elaine Aron’s web site identifying traits she believes represent HSPs. See how many statements are true or somewhat true for you. [...]
I Remember…
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 14, 2007
- In: agoraphobia | anxiety | anxiety attacks | benzodiazepine withdrawal | benzodiazepines | depression | detox | Effexor | Klonopin | mental health | panic attacks | panic disorder | psychiatry | rehab | withdrawal | Xanax
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Memories of Detox… I remember listening to horror stories told by other patients. There was one man who had served in the Persian Gulf during the first war, Desert Storm. He’d sit around the smoking tables and brag about killing Iraqis in cold blood. He told us about flying jets drunk. Luckily, he informed us, [...]
Coming Clean
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 10, 2007
- In: anxiety | depression | Klonopin | psychiatric medication | psychiatry | Valium | Xanax
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I’ve been trying to recall all the medications I have been prescribed for anxiety and depression. (I’m sure I’ve forgotten some…) Today, 18 years later, I take only one medication, Valium, and I am nearly off of it. Funny thing is that I never had any symptom relief (other than complete numbing) while being poly-drugged. [...]
Help! My Third Chakra is Suffocating!
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 8, 2007
- In: agoraphobia | anxiety | benzodiazepine withdrawal | Klonopin | panic attacks | Valium | Xanax
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This weekend has been challenging. I intended to write about my experience in hell detox, but it’s just too painful. Before I started this blog, I had pretty much filed the whole experience away under “T for TRAUMA.” Pulling it to the surface has set off all sorts of triggers for me. I know I [...]
Two Months, One Day, and Four Hours Later
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 5, 2007
- In: agoraphobia | anxiety | benzodiazepines | Klonopin | panic attacks | psychiatric medication | psychiatry | Xanax
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Graduation Day: One week out of graduate school I found myself with a lot of free time on my hands. I had finished my oral exams, taken my finals, written all my papers, and successfully had jumped through all the hoops required to graduate with honors. Brava! I was ready to face the Real World. [...]
121 Goodbyes: Flushing the Xanax
Posted by: HSP Woman on: March 30, 2007
Yesterday, I flushed 121 “just-in-case-I-panic” Xanax pills. I’d been hoarding them for months. You know, popping a pill (mainly) as needed, but refilling the prescription anyway. I could not even entertain the idea of not having them readily available, even though I hadn’t taken one in over four months. The thought of flushing my Xanax… [...]
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