Posted by dove on November 21, 2000, at 15:16:30
In reply to Re: Adding Klonopin to the mix and therapy, posted by stjames on November 17, 2000, at 15:12:01
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>how about asking this psychologist to confer with your p-doc? I guess, for myself, I would want to know that this therapy wasn't going to make me choose between two helpful treatment modalities.
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>Does the psychologist have a problem with you being on meds for bi polar?
>I spoke with my regular p-doc yesterday, and he spoke to the "specialist", and they're both on the same line with regard to my meds, keeping them I mean. The p-doc did state that he believes my panic and anxiety disorder has a definitive biological and somatic base, and the specialist concurs, for now at least.
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>I assume you know about the Panic Disorders board located at:
http://www.algy.com/pdi/BBS/index.html
>No, I hadn't seen this site yet, and thank you for the link. I have been reading through all the information and following links, and will hopefully have a better understanding of the different approaches of therapy.
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>When all is said and done, and the dust has settled, it wouldn't surprise me at all if your cocktail ended up being something like Klonopin + Adderall + small dose Zyprexa or Risperdal, with none of the other current meds. If a fourth med were included, my guess based simply on the chart >would be either Lithium or Depakote.
>The Klonopin is definitely doing something, and so far that something hasn't been negative in any way. I've been breaking the 0.05 mgs in half. So, instead of taking 1.5 mgs per day I'm taking 0.75 mgs per day, is that amount too low to really work? My p-doc says that 1.5 mgs per day is a very low dose. Even the 0.75 dosage makes me feel a little drowsy, but that was expected anyway.
However, it is *really* dampening the daily bipolar cycling, I mean REALLY!!! I still don't know how much time should pass between dosing though. I asked my p-doc and he told me that it's pretty "fool-proof", just space them throughout the day?! Before bed, early evening, noon, what, and when?
On another note, my Mom was just dxed with Lymphoma, and will be starting chemo and radiation Dec. 4th, my birthday is Dec 7th, my old best friend of 15 years is getting married Dec 10th and she wants me to fly out to Denver on the 7th, as I'm her personal assistant--after turning down her request to stand up for her in the wedding itself--and the babysitter (my beautiful Mother) for my five (5) children is unavailable, as she will be starting chemo, and I'm petrified of flying, especially since my panic attacks seem to be heating up quite significantly!
I will be meeting with the panic/anxiety specialist this evening, I only hope I don't break down into a bundle of tears and blubbering! Thank each and every one of you for responding, I cannot express how thankful I am for the warmth and concern shown by so many of you. Sometimes I think about how much energy is put into each other, how much thought, and I'm completely blown away! All of you are truly unique and magnificent individuals and I am so glad to have you for my "team-mates"!!!
Bless you all :-)
dove
P.S. And a big warm hello to Janice, haven't seen you around for a bit and am glad, as always to see you!!!
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