Jacob,
I used to be on Klonopin to help me sleep through the night. I now =
am using xanax, also a powerful sleep inducer. The biggest point I =
want to make is the anxiety factor, which I know contributes greatly to =
bringing on my PD symptoms. I treat PD partly as post-traumatic stress =
disorder, which leads to panic attacks. By doing counseling to get at =
the sources of stress in my life (many of which I did not recognize as =
such) and learn constructive ways to express my anger, my PD symptoms =
are much less even though I was diagnosed in 1988. I am now 54. I =
truly believe it is the external stressors that aggravate the PD and not =
the PD that is causing most of the anxiety -- at least for me. When I =
feel anxious and can't talk it out, xanax does truly relieve the anxiety =
and the symptoms; I just feel draggy and often more depressed. =20
Good luck. =20
Rich Morelli
