Posted by Rick on August 17, 2001, at 21:35:38
In reply to Celexa and Klonopin, posted by Teri on August 17, 2001, at 0:32:53
> Hi I'm weaning off of Effexor XR because it made me too sick for two months. I had increaed it to 75mg and the side effects just got worse. I was taking Xanax to take the withdrawal edge off and went to a new pdoc yesterday who wanted me to take 1mg of Klonopin in the morning and then 2 at night, plus take 10mg of Celexa to help with the withdrawals of the Effexor XR. Has anyone had this combination of Celexa and Klonopin? I'm going to cut back the dose of the Klonopin tomorrow since the level I was at knocked me out so bad today. I'm not sure if I'll stay on the Celexa after this withdrawal period, especially if it causes more anxiety and insomnia. I have Chronic Fatigue and can't handle that stress on my body anymore. Does this combo work if I choose to stay on them? Don't want to be floating in a fog everyday. Thanks Teri
Celexa plus Klonopin didn't work out well for me, but I know others have had a lot of success with this combo. I found it caused me to feel anywhere from apathetic to outright sedated.
Are you taking a stimulating med to offset drug-induced (or spontaneously occuring) sedation? (Excuse me if my ignorance about CFS is showing!) I'm a big fan of Provigil, which is a fairly new, low-addiction-potential, gentler, low-side-effect psycho-stimulant. It's in the same U.S. controlled-substance class as Klonopin, meaning it is much less restricted than Ritalin or amphetamine-realted stims. I can't say it's never happened, but I haven't heard of anyone becoming addicted to Provigil or having trouble getting off of it. Besides reducing fatigue, it's also been shown to increase the effectiveness of AD's and increase confidence and enthusiasm (and not just in me!). Doing a little searching through the newsgroups, I see everything from glowing praise to "hated it!" from CFS sufferers using Provigil. I use it as part of a cocktail for non-depressive Social Phobia. I originally added it just to counter med-induced fatigue, but was pleasantly surprised to experience other, unexpected benefits as well.
But again, getting back to you original question (now that I've given my third Provigil plug for the day), Celexa+Klonopin has been successful for many people.
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