Posted: 5/8/2009 6:53:25 AM EDT
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For the past 2 years I have been struggling with a "physical" anxiety disorder.
My stomach feels sick and tight alot of the time, my muscles are very sore/tight, I sweat easily over nothing, have some insomnia, have lost weight. A doctor gave me Ativan and it works "pretty good" but it only lasts about 4 hours. Is there anything I can do that is natural or easy to do that will give me a longer effect and not feel so drugged up??? |
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You might want to talk to your doc about trying a beta-blocker instead of just drugging yuorself with Ativan or other benzodiazepines.
Many common cheap generic high-BP meds are Beta blockers. And many physicians can/will Rx them for off-label use as anxiety treatments. Since you're asking to get OFF of a sched IV narcotic, IMO any doc worth his/her salt should be receptive to such a request. |
