I was diagnosed in late 2009 with Social Anxiety and was prescribed Xanax for daily use, but eventually felt like I needed a change since xanax doesn't last long in your system long at all. About a year ago I made the switch to Klonopin because of the longer half life, and it seemed like it was doing well but since I've made the switch its been rough overall.
-Everytime I have an interview for a job I end up not going at the last minute.
-going out to social events with my family/ children is extremely hard.
- physical side effects (racing heart, flushed face, sweating, avoiding social interaction, losing friends, fear of seeing someone i know from the past, etc)
-even when I up the dose with my klonopin it doesn't make a difference.. still the same sides.
I always thought benzos were benzos, period.. and that klonopin would benefit me more than xanax because of the longer half life, but after doing some research on here it seems like certain people benefit from certain benzos depending on your personal circumstances. I'm contemplating on trying Valium, or just going back to xanax. I'm also tempted to add a beta blocker for the physical sides..either that or add pregabalin.
What are your thoughts? I plan on getting off of benzos for good with a slow taper, but my familys in debt and I need to get everything stable financially before i start the taper.
-Everytime I have an interview for a job I end up not going at the last minute.
-going out to social events with my family/ children is extremely hard.
- physical side effects (racing heart, flushed face, sweating, avoiding social interaction, losing friends, fear of seeing someone i know from the past, etc)
-even when I up the dose with my klonopin it doesn't make a difference.. still the same sides.
I always thought benzos were benzos, period.. and that klonopin would benefit me more than xanax because of the longer half life, but after doing some research on here it seems like certain people benefit from certain benzos depending on your personal circumstances. I'm contemplating on trying Valium, or just going back to xanax. I'm also tempted to add a beta blocker for the physical sides..either that or add pregabalin.
What are your thoughts? I plan on getting off of benzos for good with a slow taper, but my familys in debt and I need to get everything stable financially before i start the taper.