Posted by viridis on October 10, 2002, at 23:33:43
In reply to Klonopin and Depression, posted by patc on October 10, 2002, at 17:45:35
I think it depends on the cause of your depression. I have anxiety problems, and episodes of severe anxiety seem to cause a tailspin into major depression for me. Before K, this was a regular pattern. Klonopin helped tremendously with the anxiety and knocked out the worst of my depression in the process. The mild depression that was left was mostly alleviated by low-dose Adderall (added for mild ADD, but it also turned out to be great for depression).
But apparently, for some people, K can induce depression -- so, their chemical imbalances are probably different than mine. There's some evidence that Xanax (also great for relieving anxiety, but feared by many doctors because it's sometimes considered "addictive") is less likely to induce depression than Klonopin. It really seems to depend on the individual and the underlying cause(s) of depression, which appear to be diverse.
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