Posted by Adam33 on January 19, 2004, at 15:33:12
This question spawns from some great responses I got to a question I asked above.
The way I understand benzo's (like Klonopin) to work against performance anxiety is that they dull your feelings anxiety, thus making you less worried about how you are being percieved.
On the other hand, I thought maybe SSRI's worked by, in a sense, "re-wiring" your brain so that you don't get that initial rush of anxiety because you don't sense or percieve that fear of being negatively percieved.
Is this an entirely specious distinction? Do these drugs in fact work on SA in different ways (that is, with regard to how you FEEL the effect).
This ostensible distinction I drew was the reason I was going to try and combine Klonopin & Lexapro for my severe performance anxiety (along with occassional propranolol). Plus, I have mild OCD, so I thought the Lexapro couldnt hurt on that either.
Oh, and one last question, will SSRI's dumb me down like a heavy dose of Xanax does? That is in part why I also though the SSRI would help...cause I could use a lower dosage of benzos.
As always, thanks for all the wonderful help. I really wish I had found this forum five years ago, and hopefully in the near future I will be able to give as much advice as I am now receiving
poster:Adam33
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