Anxiety all night.

[Eagle12]

My anxiety has been so bad tonight. I can't concentrate to read. I keep doing breathing exercises, sitting on the floor seems to calm me a little, praying, putting it into words is helping a little. Can anyone relate. I am at work for a couple more hours. I just want to go home when I feel this way but that is not an option. I miss being on klonopin. The medication worked so well that at times I felt I didn't have social phobia.

[Catsamaze ADAA Volunteer]

Hi Eagle. Sorry you are going through this. So many of us can relate! May I ask why you are off klonapin if it helps you so much? I need to get off of the 1 mg per day that I’m taking because it doesn’t help me at all. If it did I wouldn’t be in a hurry to do that. At some point you may not need it but right now it sounds like you do. Talk to your doctor about it. You are not alone by any means. If you feel like it let us know how you’re doing moving forward.

[Eagle12 in reply to Catsamaze]

I had to go off the klonopin because it causes early alzheimer's. I take something else now but nothing has ever helped like the klonopin. I have had really bad anxiety the whole 8 eight hours I have been at work tonight. I am exhausted.

[Catsamaze ADAA Volunteer in reply to Eagle12]

I’ve heard that as well about Klonapin. It is definitely a risk/benefit situation. Apart from that I hope you can get the rest you need.

[Hidden in reply to Eagle12]

You should try taking Benadryl 50mg along with L-theanine. This combination not only makes you feel sleepy but calms you down.