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WCDT: 2796-2800 (22-26 September 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
hedgie:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2014, 15:27 ---Marten and Claire don't seem to regard anything in their medical histories as an elephant in the room. It's entirely their place to decide.
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There *is* something about Claire's medical history that may be of relevance here, and it isn't the one that people have been screeching about. Girl takes Ativan. That's not the kind of medication that responsible doctors hand out lightly, due to the fact that benzos are highly addictive, and can be rather dangerous. Her anxiety issues might be enough that in a few strips, she'll be running whilst screaming from Marten, and not because of anything he's done. Or that they otherwise torpedo the potential boat here.
And if anyone wants to fuck with me for saying that dating people with anxiety issues may be difficult, I say bring it. I have those kind of issues personally, and take several drugs, including Clonazepam for them. I may not know much about trans* issues, but I know a lot about anxiety, and how if it's not fully managed, it can destroy relationships or even prevent good ones from happening in the first place.
Orkboy:
--- Quote from: hedgie on 27 Sep 2014, 04:39 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 26 Sep 2014, 15:27 ---Marten and Claire don't seem to regard anything in their medical histories as an elephant in the room. It's entirely their place to decide.
--- End quote ---
There *is* something about Claire's medical history that may be of relevance here, and it isn't the one that people have been screeching about. Girl takes Ativan. That's not the kind of medication that responsible doctors hand out lightly, due to the fact that benzos are highly addictive, and can be rather dangerous. Her anxiety issues might be enough that in a few strips, she'll be running whilst screaming from Marten, and not because of anything he's done. Or that they otherwise torpedo the potential boat here.
And if anyone wants to fuck with me for saying that dating people with anxiety issues may be difficult, I say bring it. I have those kind of issues personally, and take several drugs, including Clonazepam for them. I may not know much about trans* issues, but I know a lot about anxiety, and how if it's not fully managed, it can destroy relationships or even prevent good ones from happening in the first place.
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I got the impression from the time she mentioned it that it wasn't a regular thing, and she only took it when she really needed it. Is Ativan an "as needed" medication?
hedgie:
Yes. It's highly addictive, so people who aren't drug-seekers, and doctors who aren't catering to such are *very* careful to make sure that it isn't taken unless needed, as in going into major freak-out mode without it. I'm on a drug in the same class, and whilst due to the severity of my anxiety issues, I *do* tend to take it most days, it's still an as needed thing, or something I take before going into situations where I know I'd have a major freak-out without it.
Edit:
I actually got switched to Klonopin(Clonazepam) from Ativan(Lorazepam) because the former has a much longer half-life, and since I do need to take it rather frequently, it's better to take a drug that I only have to take once a day than one I have to take 3x/day, due to the possibility of it causing dependency.
ankhtahr:
Which is why I'm quite happy to not have been given Lorazepam (Ativan) for my panic attacks, but Opipramol, a tricyclic antidepressant with immediate effect, on a per need base. I am extremely scared of anything that could make me addicted.
hedgie:
As am I, which is one of the reasons I got switched to a *stronger* benzo, which is less addictive due to its much longer half life. Then again, if we were going to scale anxiety on a scale from "normal" to "Hanners", with Claire somewhere in the middle, I'm much closer to "Hanners" in severity.
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