I lasted 115 hours

Medications
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I just took 1 mg Ativan. I went 115 hours without it. Im going to try to take it once a week from now on.

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Why did you finally take it again?

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My uncle is coming over and I felt anxious.

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Ok, I understand.

For me, anxiety can really feel like I’m about to lose it.

Do you get social anxiety when people come over? Or is it something else?

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Yes I do.

I’m scared of having a panic attack infront of my family and embarassing myself. Or even worse, have a panic attack infront of my uncle and him thinking i’m on drugs, then kicking me out.

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So you suffer from panic attacks? So do I.

Have you done CBT for your panic disorder?

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When my psychiatrist (at the time) took me completely off Haldol for 4 months, she was impressed that I took almost none of the Benzos that she prescribed me for emergencies. I only took them very, very, occasionally, as I recall, when a relative told me to take them. I didn’t want to upset my relative, either. My relative showed her MD the bottle, in front of me, and said something like :“He thinks that could become addictive!” The doctor said something like “That is slow acting Ativan.” The relative said something like: Oh…

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Yeah I get panic attacks. They suck.

I’ve never done CBT for it.

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I feel calm now. I guess its a positive that a low dose like 1 mg is enough to do the trick.

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I also have 1 mg of Ativan available to me. I don’t like to take it, but sometimes it’s necessary

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I hear you. It really does a great job of calming me down. The possibility of physical dependence to it sucks though :-1:

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Good job, now do it again! :slight_smile:

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Im going to try to take it once a week.

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Good to hear. You are on the right path. :shrimp::shrimp::shrimp:

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It’s been 104 hours since my last clonazapam. Nice to know I’m not the only one who counts.

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