Anxiety Disorders

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do any of you have one?

what meds do you take and do you find them effective?

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I don't have one, but taking Clonazepam for fun is reaaaaaaaaaaaallllly nice (from what I hear)

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I have a prescription of it for sleep... it makes you feel really nice. However, if you don't get enough sleep you're a major hazard on the road the next morning.

It's also really awesome to mix any benzos (including clonazepam) with alcohol. You can wind up in a coma or dead.

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i don't really have an anxiety disorder (i don't think) but i don't really go to psychiatrists / therapists or whatever. beer, painkillers, benzos or weed all seem to help. obviously none of those things are good for your brain though, especially as you get into your mid-20's, your body doesn't bounce back as easily from that crap.

[DK47]

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thanks for the 2 useful responses so far. im interested in what yr thoughts were like before you started taking medicine/self-medicating. also, how has the medicine affected your brain's ability to function clearly? - partically if youre in school - has medicine postitively or negative affected your ability to perform scholastically?
lets have some more OOT - i know you some of you guys must have an anxiety disorder.

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Clonazepam helped me focus in class a lot, it can make you pretty drowsy though, and a little bit dopey for your first week/two on it. Kind of like being 2/3 beers deep.

I haven't had any negative side effects on effexor. I did clench my jaw pretty good for the first two weeks of being on it, but nothing a little gum can't solve. For the most part it takes care of my anxiety, but I still have a bottle of Clonies around if it gets really bad.

And to those who say Clonazepam + Alcohol are very fun... You're very right. You can get amazingly wasted and feel pretty bullet proof. You're pretty prone to blacking out though. Enjoy!

[doubLe a tom]

benzos fry your brain. they are fun to take recreationally once in a while, but they will turn you into a [censored] zombie if you take them everyday.

[DK47]

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benzos fry your brain. they are fun to take recreationally once in a while, but they will turn you into a [censored] zombie if you take them everyday.

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I was only on them everyday for a... a month? three weeks maybe? It was when I was first diagnosed, but my doctor made it clear that she wanted me off these things ASAP, and that she was only giving me enough to get me through exams, then we were gonna re-evaluate.

[Mr.JR]

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