Posted by med_empowered on September 1, 2005, at 5:52:59
In reply to Re: You should be fine, posted by TheMagicPill on September 1, 2005, at 2:07:37
Klonopin is high potency...until recently, it was mostly used for epilepsy, and as an add-on mood stabilizer in bipolar and for behavioral "issues" in some schizophrenic episodes. Anyway, the big problem I had with it was the emotional flattening...basically, at 4mgs/day, I had low-grade, drug-induced depression from the Klonopin. It sucks that Ativan didn't do much for you, since it is pretty good stuff...I like Librium myself, although it can be tough to get the "right" dose when you're doing it PRN....too little and you're still panicky, too much and I felt like a sloppy (but *HAPPY*) drunk. I've heard that Limbitrol, the Elavil+Libtrium combo, is good stuff, but that isn't terribly popular anymore, and tricyclics are kinda rough on a lot of people. As for your dosage...its good to keep all meds, including benzos, as low as you can, but you need to keep it high enough to function well. So...if you cogntive-behavioral type work, you might find yourself able to lower or eliminate the Klonopin and still function nicely. If the Klonopin is greatly impairing you right now, you should talk to your doc...you may want to lower the dose, add/substitute another anxiolytic, increase your stimulant, or...tough it out, at least short-term. Benzos are pretty nice to your body overall, so as long as you don't have any major problems (elevated liver enzymes, daytime sedation, cognitive impairment), you should be able to play with dosage w/o fear of major problems. Good luck!
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