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What Causes Persistent Anxiety Despite Taking Lorazepam?

I was on Xanax 0.2 for many years to help with my anxiety from age 25 until age 48. the doctor increased my medication too 0.5. in result of after two immediate deaths in the family which one was my mother committing suicide and I was the one who found her. I started having nervous breakdowns which would lead into minor seizures. In result I had epilepsy after a bad head injury from a motorcycle accident and breaking of a complex femur in one of my leg s. a phyciatrist put me on Klonopin. t I moved to southern Missouri and they have me on Lorazepam 0,5. I am still having bad anxiety attacks. after being on this
Fri, 27 May 2016
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it will be better if you can manage withoutndrug.change your life style. take regular exorcise and morning walk.epilepsy post traumatic is different can take MRI and consult neurologist.can have EEG and show the report to neurologist.separate medication is required for epilepsy. some do and don't are to be followed
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What Causes Persistent Anxiety Despite Taking Lorazepam?

it will be better if you can manage withoutndrug.change your life style. take regular exorcise and morning walk.epilepsy post traumatic is different can take MRI and consult neurologist.can have EEG and show the report to neurologist.separate medication is required for epilepsy. some do and don t are to be followed