Posted by zeugma on November 21, 2003, at 19:14:12
In reply to Re: social anxiety suffering... looking for some help!, posted by jparsell82 on November 21, 2003, at 17:31:11
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...)
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.
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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