Re: Struggling (w/response)

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Hi Nick,

You said:

<<

Was on Lyrica and Avenza for 5 months. Have been taking clonapin and Atavan for

three months. The Atavan seems to take the edge off the anxeity and the clonapin

does help the sleeplessness some nights. The anxeity is the hardest to deal

with.>>

** Thanks. If you'd like me to make some suggestions for you to consider

I'll need you to try to give me all the details you can. For instance, you say

you take about " 4-5 Ativan " and Klonopin daily. This doesn't help me because it

doesn't really tell me how much you take. These pills come in various doses.

Also, please describe the anxiety. What is it like? When is it worse When is

it better? Anything you can think of is helpful. There is no such thing as too

many details.

Regards,

Subject: Struggling (w/response)

To: Withdrawal_and_Recovery

Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 8:41 PM

 

<<I was addicted to percocet for two years taking up to 10 per day. Went to pain

management which took me off Percocet and put me on avenza twice per day and

lyrica three times per day. I quit cold turkey which was not the best thing to

do but i made it thru it. I was clean for three months but miserable. I now take

atavan daily up to four or five per day for anxeity as well as clonapin to help

me sleep at night. I suffer from the folowing symtoms

moody

depressed

severe anxiety

headaches

constantly stressed

just overall very miserable. Went to Dr. of course all they want to do is put me

on more prescriptions. Went to therapist who told me to try and imagine im on a

beach.

Where do i turn next? I am so down. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated

Grunt>>

** Your problems are from discontinuing the drugs the way you did - so abruptly,

but was precipitated by the switch they of drugs they suggested for you. Though

cold turkey is the worst thing a person can do, it would have been better to do

this with the percocet than with anything else. Also, it would have been better

than taking these other drugs they gave you.

How long did you take Avenza and Lyrica?

You believe you made it through but your symptoms tell me otherwise. The pills

you now take don't help you so why do you take them? How long have you been

taking them?

Regards,