Posted by tensor on March 2, 2013, at 6:07:31
In reply to Re: Meds for anxiety prn » tensor, posted by SLS on March 1, 2013, at 4:57:54
> I once suggested to someone that they try taking Trileptal at a constant dosage during the clonazepam withdrawal period. He reported that it worked very well. I later found that my idea was not unique.
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18821451
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> You could try taking a low dosage of Trileptal first; perhaps 200 - 400 mg/day. However, you may need 600 mg/day or more. You might want to begin Trileptal treatment before tapering the clonazepam. Clonazepam seems to be a particularly difficult BZD to discontinue. I'm not sure why. It may have something to do with its unique serotonergic properties. There is, of course, the strategy of crossing-over to Valium and tapering the dosage from there. I would be curious to see how Neurontin works.
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> - ScottDoes oxcarbazepine work on anxiety too? You don't happen to have the full article?
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