Posted by Sad Panda on January 20, 2004, at 0:57:28
In reply to Do SSRI's Klonopin/Xanax attack SA differently?, 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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 receivingIt's a bit of an oversimplflication, but, Benzos aim to treat the symptoms of anxiety, Antidepressants aim to treat the cause.
Cheers,
Panda.
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