Posted by morganator on April 8, 2010, at 23:41:31
In reply to Re: Adjusting to lithium??? » morganator, posted by Roslynn on April 8, 2010, at 19:34:11
Sorry, just curious, have you ever tried going without the Ativan? That is one powerful highly addictive benzo. I personally am not a fan of benzo usage. I believe that if an SSRI is going to be used, the person should try to tough it out for a few months and see if the SSRI alone relieves anxiety to a manageable levels. When you start a benzo and an SSRI at the same time, not only to you become dependent on the benzo, but you never find out if the SSRI would have been enough to relieve anxiety symptoms.
I also think that benzos can be destabilizing in the long run, especially very powerful ones with such short half-lives.
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