Posted by tony_sa on November 22, 2003, at 3:39:59
In reply to Re: social anxiety suffering... looking for some help! » jparsell82, posted by zeugma on November 21, 2003, at 19:14:12
> Starting third week of Klonopin, definite decrease in anxiety, as I noted previously others' facial expressions appear a lot less 'threatening' (leading me to think my SA was actually affecting my organs of perception- rather disquieting...)
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> My pdoc grilled me about Klonopin side effects, particularly the kinds of things mentioned here (cognitive impairment and the like). He noted that one of my major complaints has been lack of arousal or activation (I have severe inattentive ADD), and he wondered what effect a 'tranquillizer' could have on that. I told him that my anxiety has itself caused some attentional impairment, by making me avoid necessary tasks because they're so anxiety-provoking. The only side effects I've noted so far are sleep disruptions (hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations) that I believe are narcolepsy-related. I'm continuing on the same dose of Klonopin (0.25 mg around 6 am) because that dosage and timing minimizes the sleep disruption.
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> I do know, regarding the issue of cognitive impairment, that much of my mental energy went into agonizing over my dealings with others, and if the Klonopin keeps working like this my higher-order functioning will get a massive boost.
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>yeah klonopin seems to offer a lto for anxiety. i totally can relate to facial expressions. amazing how powerfully detrimental they can be, especially, when were trying to use eye to eye contact (which most of the time i fail at) . well, i forgot are you taking anything to supplemenat any cognitive delay?
also - your very right at how anxiety can already cause cognitive delay. i mean if i or you are constantly fixated on anxiety, especially social interaction, how could we ever pay attention and really stay intuned to anything else? maybe the trade off is worth it?
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