Posted by Ritch on October 25, 2002, at 20:11:44
In reply to Does Klonipin have dopamine effects, posted by linkadge on October 25, 2002, at 19:07:38
> For some reason I am under the impression
> that Klonopin has dopamine raising effects,
>
> Kurt Cobain used this drug (probably abused it)
> in his attempt to withdrawl from Heroin. In him it caused psychosis.
>
> Does anyone have information as to wheather this drug raises dopamine levels.
>
> LinkadgeI do not believe it does. I have heard it has a mild serotonergic effect. It is an anticonvulsant (albeit a benzodiazepine), and they can cause psychotic or "paradoxical" symptoms in a tiny subset of people. Behavioral side effects rank somewhat higher with clonazepam than the usual BZD sfx, from what I remember. Interestingly, the two benzos that have the strongest antimanic efficacy are clonazepam and lorazepam.
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