Posted by Squiggles on October 20, 2002, at 13:31:00
In reply to Re: My Klonopin (Clonazepam) isnt working Alan » Jefff, posted by Alan on October 20, 2002, at 12:18:15
For what it's worth, my experience with
benzos: Xanax with its short half-life
induced panic attacks and irritability,
phobias, fight or flight responses. I never
knew where these problems came from until
i studied the net.Klonopin (given just as long ago as Xanax
i.e., about 12 yrs.) presented with completely
different effects. I would say that they
were more somatic. After a number of years
of taking it, for example, if i missed one
i experienced something like a stroke, and
temperature fluctuations, as well as orthostatic
hypotension and gastrointestinal problems.I withdrew from X but got a stroke from K.
If i were a doctor and had to choose between
the two, would go with Klonopin. As serious
as the withdrawal is, IF you stay on it indefinitely,
there are far fewer perceptible side effects,
and NO anxiety or panic in between.
BTW:
I have a friend who has a dilemma with AD induced
anxiety, or maybe even endogenous, and it seems
that Serzone is proving to be a good anxiolytic
AD - this drug is post SSRI, so one hopes that
progress in psychiatry is a real possibility.Hope this helps a bit.
Squiggles
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