Posted by mJim on September 3, 2000, at 7:05:07
In reply to Re: mood disorders/klonopin,depakote,neurontin etc...., posted by nancy on July 22, 1999, at 16:42:06
Hi,
I'm living with a wonderful girl who has been
taking klonopin for a couple of years now. I'm
real concerned with the amount of substances she
consumes each day, she starts the morning with a
coke to get going, often skipping breakfast. Throughout
the day she has several cokes, often skipping lunch too.
She ends her day at bedtime with 1-2mg of klonopin to knock
herself out. Also she smokes pot every day and more so on the
weekends. It saddens me to see her this way, and angers me that
the doctors prescribes these "quick fixes". She takes klonopin
mainly for occasional panic attacks which are usually due to
reactions to real external stressful circumstances at work
(a hospital). Also she takes Zoloft for depression, she lost her husband
to a car wreck a few years ago. It just seems to me that the collection
of substances she's consuming are just keeping her on a roller
coaster. I'm having a hard time watching her do this daily
ride and believe there must be some way to stop this routine.
I've attended an Al-Anon meeting but their approach is to "let
go and let God" I've read many of your postings and have seen
some success stories. I just think she needs a change of environment
away from work and stress for a while so she can break the pattern
but how do I convince her and others involved that the problem requires it?
Am I wrong to be this concerned?
Thanks,
Jim
poster:mJim
thread:1356
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