DOES KLONOPIN REALLY HELP WITH agoraphobia?!


Question: I HAVE agoraphobia MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED KLONOPIN IM SCARED TO TAKE MEDS AND OF DOING ALOT OF THING I WAS NEVER THIS WAY 2YRS AGO I WAS OUTGOING I JUST WANT TO BE THE OLD ME SO DOES THIS MEDICATION REALLY WORK FOR THIS DISORDER?PLEASE HELP THANKS IN ADCANCE?


Answers: I HAVE agoraphobia MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED KLONOPIN IM SCARED TO TAKE MEDS AND OF DOING ALOT OF THING I WAS NEVER THIS WAY 2YRS AGO I WAS OUTGOING I JUST WANT TO BE THE OLD ME SO DOES THIS MEDICATION REALLY WORK FOR THIS DISORDER?PLEASE HELP THANKS IN ADCANCE?

yes it will help.
I have the same story.
started to become agoraphobic about 2 years ago and at one point i hardly ever even left my house. i paniced all the time and was always tense when i did have to do something.

klonopin will help with the anxiety but its not going to FIX your agoraphobia. you need to do desensitization therapy in conjunction with the medication, you can do this on your own by going to places that make you anxious or worry. and staying for as long as you can without panicing. when you start to feel panicked then you leave and come back again until you stop feeling that way. I think its better to do this with a therapist.

there is no pill that cures agoraphobia. only your strength and will to get better will truly fix your problem. the klonopin will help your anxiety so that you can do the things youre freaking out about doing it. (i take it right now and have for the past year).

also, im scared of taking new pills all the time too because im sensitive to side effects of pills, but as long as you take it as prescribed and dont stop suddenly taking it youll be fine. if you stop suddenly you'll probably feel sort of headachey like you have a hangover. when you first start taking it youll just sleep really good and feel tired, but after a little while of taking it youll feel good.

I am agoraphobic. I have been for 8 years. It was progressively getting worse. I now take Paxil. Klonopin did not work for me. I also take Xanax if I am out & start to freak. I use to be like you about taking meds but then I decided that I'd rather die on medication then to live this way. The reason I say die on medication is because that's what I thought it would do to me. I just knew that the pills would kill me. Email me if you want, I've been through it all. OCD, GAD, SAD & Agorophobia & I am also bipolar. I'm a recovering nutcase, lol.
Good Luck





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