Posted by Kon on February 15, 2005, at 11:19:57
In reply to Newly on(and ?s)about Zoloft and Klonopin, posted by aphexonset on February 15, 2005, at 4:21:07
I've used both. Zoloft gave me headaches,no relief from anxiety (a slight increase) and GI problems. I stopped it after about 6 weeks. Klonopin is the best med I've used so far. Valium was also good...but I haven't used it for years. I've used klonopin for 2.5 years, PRN since my anxiety is primarily situational (but quite a few situations). Wrt PRN use, the disadvantage over say ativan, xanax is it takes a little time (~2 hours) to reach maximum effect but if you can anticipate them, it's perfectly fine to use it PRN. Not many use klonopin for PRN but I prefer it over ativan because to get the same relief from anxiety, I find ativan mentally impairs me more. Another problem for me with klonopin is trying to match dose with situation which is why I do use ativan occassionally as an add-on (keep it close by) in situations where I underestimate the klonopin dose since ativan is faster acting. I'm suspecting some tolerance to ativan..but not sure.
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