I recently went to the doctor because I thought my heart was acting weird. Turns out the doc said I have stress and anxiety. I think hes full of shit but he put me on Zoloft and klonopin, it makes me feel like a relaxed psychotic. anyone else have experience/ opinions on these meds?

Btw the edible luggage is a reference to The State, the classic sketch comedy from the '90s. Ive been watching it while enjoying ice cold vodka and vaping.


Edit: im not suicidal, it was a poor wording.

Dude, this type of shit isn't funny.

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I wasn't trying to be. Im honesty wondering if anyone has experience concerning these meds.

Don't take Klonopin on an empty stomach.

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So you have never been on meds for depression or anxiety before and your doctor's opening advice was Klonopin?

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Yes.Your making ne nervous friend, whats wrong with his decision?

The vaping part is kind of funny.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

get a weed hook up. stay off the pfizer/lilly/roche drug train:

http://www.benzo.org.uk/nicks.htm

Agree. Best to stay away from benzos. Vodka and vaping sounds like enough to me.

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They'd only (hopefully) prescribe you Zoloft if you expressed some sort of depression to the doc. I'm honestly not a fan of SSRs unless you truly have a chemical imbalance. I hope they didn't just prescribe you that because of potential side effects for Klonopin. K-pins are wicked. That's the only way I can think to describe them. They simultaneously treat anxiety and loosen arteries for better blood flow. They make you feel so relaxed. The side effects are scary man. Like real bad. Highly addictive, and can actually hurt your heart if you try to stop cold turkey. Also, DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE on k-pins. Fucking deadly. I've had some good times partying on k-pins with no scrip, but the irritability and chest pains the day after aren't worth it for me.

Just be careful my friend. Those are two scrips that need to be managed properly for you to feel better. I hope it works, and your heart can be happy again. I had a major issue with my heart like 8 years ago when I was 24, and I made things better with a cleaner diet and exercise. Next to your brain, your heart is most important. Good luck.

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I truly appreciate your reply but im disappointed by the missing jiff! I deliver medical equipment for hospice patents for a living so I hope I can keep my shit together and function. I do feel better on the meds but I think dealing with terminally ill people every day has a lot to do with my condition.

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Awesome jbills. thanks

seacrest why should I be concerned?

yeah isn't klonopin some sort of an extended play version of xanax? IIRC they're both "benzos" and taking a few of either will chill/space you out, so make sure you don't drink with that stuff kicking in otherwise you're liable for a bit of a keanu style "whoa" but not necessarily in a good way, but more of an "i don't remember doing/saying that" way.

TLDR = as others have said here: tread carefully and be sure to respect the drug/s. idk shit about zoloft but if it's a SSRI then yeah dude, that stuff ain't fucking around; you shouldn't be either.

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You thanked jbills without even reading what he posted.

Read it now.

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I thanked him for the jiff, I read his response. I appreciate you guys answering my question.

Ask C Howwit Fealz about the tiny, edible luggage.

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They interact with each other. Did the Dr have you take an inventory like MADRS? Rx'ing those two drugs together or an SSRI/SNRI indivually shouldn't really occur.

And don't stop the Klonopin cold turkey.

What type of doctor, your physician or a psychiatrist?

You need to see a different doctor. This is the kind of stuff that second or even third opinions are for.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Real men don't take pills for anything

Unless it is a simple Xanax to take once in a while, the primary care should not be prescribing this stuff.

Thanks for all your input. I think ill just take the Zoloft and keep the klonopin on the shelf. I assumed it was some serious stuff because I noticed I was feeling like a zombie, kind of like a mindless human just going through the motions. The script says 2 a day, I must have went to a pill mill.

I lost a good friend
Christmas time when folks go off the deep end
His woman took the kids and he took klonipin
Enough to kill a man of twice his size

-Jason Isbell from the song "Relatively Easy"

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I don't know what a MADRS is but they did a CKG. Said everything checked out.

Im a man, just not a real man. I put this visit off for years because I didn't want to see a Dr.. I knew he wasn't gonna say your fine, go home and don't worry about it,

You'll be fine, Linderman. Don't listen to these armchair pharmacists.

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Me, you and the good Dr. agree. Have you read all his work? The man was a beacon in the storm of wallflowers of society.

My advice is sound.

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The drugs do work. I really should take them more because I have debilitating social anxiety and anxiety in general.

I've got loads of both, but I rarely take them because I do not want to get addicted.

I've had some problems with booze before, but what really scares me is that I took a few different anti-depressants and I wasn't addicted but had to go through discontinuation syndrome, which is hell. I don't think benzos work that way, but I don't want to risk it. Not going through that again--I went psycho. (It wasn't Zoloft, but make sure to taper when you do quit that. Some people can go cold turkey; most can't. Paxil and Effexor are really bad; Zoloft not always.)

Anyway....everyone reacts differently.

I've turned to exercise instead for anxiety.

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