I am prescribed Klonopin for anxiety problems. I do not take them very often so that I don't have to worry so much about potential addiction problems -- it's prescribed .5mg/day for 30 days -- I find myself taking it once a week.
I have been having chronic stomach pains that feel like severe indigestion or what I imagine an ulcer would feel like -- and have been treating those with OTC like Prilosec without much success. I get these if not daily then every other day, every two or three days tops -- in other words, not constantly but still very often.
Today when I experienced these pains, after suffering through them for a few hours, I took a Klonopin and noticed that, within minutes, the pain subsided.
Can anxiety manifest itself in this way, and if so, is this the right way to be treating it? This doesn't seem like a panic attack in the traditional sense to me, so is this what I should be taking to remedy it? Is all the stomach problems really just a sign of being super-anxious?
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Bet22
9 Nov 2013
Dear aenigmatica, I have had severe anxiety disorder for over 30 years. I've had many traumatic events in my life. The thing that shoved my stomachs into great pain and a feeling of ( trillions if butterfly's) was our baby we had been adopting was taken away after almost two tears and given back to the birth mother. The agony was so great I didn't think I could live with the physical pain let alone the mental. My doctor prescribed klonopin. It did help pretty quickly. It's stopped the twisting and churning in my gut. The other symptom I have ( I beleive from stress) is when I eat , I can get terrible pain in my upper stomach as if someone's fist is shoved in there. My doctor prescribed Bentyl. I beleive it relaxes the intestines that are knotted up. It really works. I only use it as needed. As for klonopin , check with your doctor about side effects. I've been on it off and on for 12 years.
It does have problems with some people when you try to stop after so long. I'm new to this. I really hope this helps. I know the pain that creates what you may be feeling. I will think of you often. I'm not sure which or if either of these matches what you describe but yes ( lol) anxiety can hurt bad but so can irritable bowel ( what bentyl is for) good luck
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Bleuidcowgirl
9 Nov 2013
Sounds like your stressing yourself into anxiety attacks. If it's ulcer type then Prilosec should work. Just try out the meds and don't worry about addiction. Like the others have said addiction is in the brain. It sounds like you need to get your stress and anxiety under control before you even remotely think of getting addicted to your meds..
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kaismama
9 Nov 2013
You need to take your medicine and stop worrying about addiction. The media has demonized very effectual medications with their using the word addiction all the time. They have no idea what addiction is. Addiction is a pathological condition in which you take more then prescribed for an effect other then the intended purpose, regardless of the consequences. What you would get with it is dependence. This is a physiological condition that everyone faces with some medications. This is not addiction. So take your medicine as its prescribed and maybe you'll feel better.
