Posted by Else on July 18, 2001, at 19:16:49
In reply to Re: Advice needed from Klonopin/Wellbutrin users » Joe Schmoe, posted by Janelle on July 16, 2001, at 21:39:53
1.5 mg Klonopin a day is still a relatively low dose. You can always stay on the Wellbutrin and up your Klonopin dosage. I used to take both drugs at the same time. They work great but I took about 2.5-3.0 mg Klonopin back then and found Wellbutrin helped with the drowsiness. I had to drop the Wellbutrin because it gave ma some kind of neck twitch (a very unusual reaction, don't worry). But I found the two drugs complemented each other quite nicely.
> I can give you my experience as a long-time Klonopin taker (varies from 0.5 mg/day to 1.5 mg/day, sometimes a bit more, depending on circumstances).
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> I started out taking 1.0 mg of Klonpin in the morning (with Paxil) and that worked just fine for YEARS. However, at certain times if my anxiety kicked up, the doc had me increase the Klonopin to 1 mg twice a day (morning, late afternoon) and one time things were so bad she had me take 1 mg every few hours!
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> Then just recently major life changes/huge stresses and diagnosis of possible BipolarII/hypomania caused the Paxil to poop out, but Klonopin is still helping (though not as much as in past situations).
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> For what it's worth, I agree with your modification of dosing schedule for taking the Klonopin, and knowing how Wellbutrin can indeed cause more anxiety and can be agitating, it could very well be counter-acting the Klonopin (esp. since Klonopin is one of the slower acting benzo's).
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> If you can, just wait it out and hope the Wellbutrin anxiety effects subside after a few weeks. If they don't, I'd suggest getting off the Wellbutrin rather than off Klonopin.
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> Of course, all of this is JMHO (Just My Humble Opinion). Good luck and keep us updated - I'm curious to see how you fare with this combo.
> -Janelle
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