Posted by AJsmommy on October 7, 2004, at 3:02:45
OK I was "diagnosed" by many different pschatrists with many different problems. I was on Paxil, hated it, and do not want to be on an SSRIs ever again. I have , according to my various drs, manic depression, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, sever panic attacks (and they sure are severe...), anger problems, and most recently post partum depression/ anxiety. Who the heck knows what I have at this point... Any way my question is: they are currently giving me .5 mg of kolonopin to take as needed for my anxiety. To me as needed is all the time... I have always self medicated before, getting drugs from family friends and the street so I am not sure what I should be taking. I would still be doing that but I now live on an island on a military base where there is access to NOTHING! The kolonopin are for anxiety I know that but I have very very bad panic attacks. I also have a problem controlling myself when I get upset, most recently I broke every glass in my cabinet(was that fun to clean...) and sliced my arm up with a steak knife. Now, I can see that is completely crazy at the present moment, but at the time it felt like the thing to do. I haven't had one of those outbursts yet since I started the kolonopin, but I don't think .5mg of kolonopin is going to do the trick... I have done some crazy things when i get worked up like breaking my poor husbands nose not to mention putting a ciggarette out in his eye... I am just worried becasue I have a 7 week old adorable baby. I am going to see a pschiatrist on the 25th (the earlist they can get me in). The dr that gave me kolonopin was just the family dr. DOes any one have any idea what type of meds the psch might perscribe, just so I can have some sort of idea. And does anyone else experience syptoms like me and if so what are you currently taking? I am embaressed even to say the things I just did, but I am at the end of my rope here. Please, some advice...
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