owlcitygirl

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1. Anxiety and Ativan

   owlcitygirl replied to owlcitygirl's topic in Stress 101

   How will that help with my social anxiety? I need more confidence and be more assertive with my patients. My preceptor even told me so.

2. Anxiety and Ativan

   owlcitygirl replied to owlcitygirl's topic in Stress 101

   No...I'm at my dream job and want to.work here forever.

3. Anxiety and Ativan

   owlcitygirl replied to owlcitygirl's topic in Stress 101

   Thanks. It's so bad that I can't make friends with my coworkers. I have a constant fear of rejection so I tend to not be involved in their discussions. I want to support my patients the way I want to without that anxiety and fear. I took klonopon for...

4. Anxiety and Ativan

   owlcitygirl replied to owlcitygirl's topic in Stress 101

   Yes I've tried a ton of SSRIs and klonopon as my only other benzo. I got prescribed another SSRI for night time for my obsessive thinking and then ativan prn in the day to help with my social, general and panic anxiety. I wish I could manage without ...

5. Anxiety and Ativan

   owlcitygirl replied to owlcitygirl's topic in Stress 101

   I have a few days off work here and will see how the med affects me. I took one today and didn't get a sedative effect from it. I was on klonopin which is similar in effect and never made me tired or feel impaired. My anxiety has always been a pro...

6. Anxiety and Ativan

   owlcitygirl replied to owlcitygirl's topic in Stress 101

   She is an advanced practice nurse and yes she knows I'm a nurse. She also knows the source of my anxiety. It is quite debilitating.

7. Anxiety and Ativan

   owlcitygirl posted a topic in Stress 101

   I'm currently still on orientation at my job. I'm about to go off orientation. I suffer from anxiety so bad it interferes with my ability to communicate with my patients better. It interferes with my ability to make friends with coworkers. I have con...