Posted by tensor on September 24, 2006, at 19:21:37
In reply to Re: CLONAZEPAM, posted by blueberry on September 24, 2006, at 18:40:30
Hi guys,
> Xanax
> Diazepam (valium)
> Lorazepam (ativan)
> All of them are good for anxiety and social functioning, though they all have their own particular characteristics that vary from person to person.
I added clonazepam to help anxiety but specifically social phobia, i have tried most of the common benzos and i found clon to be superior in that aspect. Another benefit in the long run is that clon produces none or very little euphoria, it feels very clean.>Tough question--are you satisfied with the nortriptyline--it potentiates the clon and increases the sedative effect--is it the clon increases clinical depression or are you struggling with sedation (somnolence. flatness, etc)--if you decide it is the clon have you considered lyrica (off label) rather than lamictal--why lamictal--sorry for questions rather than answers--maybe later
No, i'm not satisfied with nortrip right now, when it works it's ok, when i started with nortrip i did fine with 75mg, now five relapses later i take 175mg and no sign of improvement of mood. It feels like i take the extra 100mg to counteract the negative sides of clon.
It's clinical depression i'm talking about, i'm not going to work tomorrow. It's the endless relapses and the dose escalation that is the problem, and it worries me. The question is if it is clon that triggers the relapses.
No, i have not thought of lyrica, though it looks interesting, do you have any experiences to share? When we realized almost two years ago that my depression is treatment resistant and recurring, two candidates for mood stabilizing and hence prevent relapses were discussed. It was either lithium or lamictal, we opted lithium, which after a half year of dose raising and blood tests was abandoned./Mattias
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