clinic Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) I take clozapine 200mg paroxetine cr 37.5mg clobazam 10mg(benzo) All other SSRI/SNRIs worsen my anxiety and panic attacks. My benzo helps me go places alone and doesnt cause panic attacks. But my memory is totally effected by this benzo, i cant even recall 50-70% of the stuff in my head. If i attend a college lecture, i wont be able to recall most of the stuff the professor said. I feel like i have dropped major IQ points on this benzo. I believe my anxiety is worsened by my AP(clozapine) Have 3 options Take benzo and fix anxiety but get poor memory Don’t take benzo and have bad anxiety but good memory Hospitalize myself under supervision of a shrink and change all of my meds completely. Edited August 28, 2019 by clinic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, clinic said: Have 3 options Take benzo and fix anxiety but get poor memory Don’t take benzo and have bad anxiety but good memory Hospitalize myself under supervision of a shrink and change all of my meds completely. There is a 4th option. Talk with your doctor, let them know the memory loss symptoms you've been experiencing, and see what the doc has to say or recommend.. Edited August 28, 2019 by CrazyRedhead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinic Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 8:13 PM, CrazyRedhead said: There is a 4th option. Talk with your doctor, let them know the memory loss symptoms you've been experiencing, and see what the doc has to say or recommend.. He tells me to do CBT since he does not know how to fix my anxiety anymore. We have tried all antidepressants. Clozapine is the cause of my severe anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 3 hours ago, clinic said: He tells me to do CBT since he does not know how to fix my anxiety anymore. We have tried all antidepressants. Clozapine is the cause of my severe anxiety. CBT can help with anxiety.....Worth a try, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterflykisses Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Paxil CR made my anxiety worse, but regular Paxil has helped a lot. Have you tried the regular formula? - Also, have you had your clozapine levels checked? If so, were you in the normal range? If you haven't had it checked, maybe you should...you may need an increase or decrease... I am right in the middle of the normal range on 300mg... Edited September 1, 2019 by Butterflykisses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the maze runner Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Anxiety is a tough nut to crack. I used to have much more severe anxiety than I have now.I have suffered from severe anxiety to the point I couldn't sit at my desk. Now I am way better. The major change for me came when I switched from olanzapine to clozapine as clozapine totally obliterated my paranoia. Edited September 2, 2019 by the maze runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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