Posted by djmmm on May 27, 2003, at 9:39:05
In reply to Re: Xanax is Different--Might have AD effect » djmmm, posted by Squiggles on May 26, 2003, at 20:00:57
> Sorry, i can't find the site; also one
> more question - are you suggesting that
> i have an underlying epileptic condition?
> Because the klonopin was given to me after
> the bipolar diagnosis - quite a few years
> after; and it was not given in conjunction
> with bipolar (as the Popoppoulos pair would
> associate epilepsy with bipolar) but for
> some anxiety at work. Therefore, i never
> had any signs of epilepsy, as far as i know.
>
> Squiggles
>
> tx - sorry to be a pestyou aren't a pest :) ... I was suggesting that you should consider looking into epileptic conditions, Your psychiatrist should have ruled out epilepsy even before meds. It is my understanding that all "organic" conditions should be definitively ruled out before treating the problem as "psychiatric"
You mention, serotonin syndrome, Klonopin and lithium have been known to contribute to serotonin syndrome, but having a seizure as a result of serotonin syndrome is rare.
Klonopin has caused, and can exacerbate seizures in people who have epilepsy, and seizures as a result of discontinuation of Klonopin typically only occurs in those who take Klonopin as an anti-epileptic.
You may just be one of the few people who experience the "rare/uncommon" side-effects of benzo withdraw/discontinuation.
here is the section on this site about epilepsy
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/isse.html
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