Posted by sar on July 19, 2001, at 20:51:55
In reply to Re: is it the klonopin? » Janelle, posted by v on July 19, 2001, at 19:15:52
Dear v,
Klonopin was unusual for me because it became effective in just a few days (rather than 6 weeks, as w/ my Prozac).
I think it takes awhile to adjust to any drug. i tend to be rather high-strung and anxious as well, and was prescribed .5 mg twice daily. The first couple of weeks or so--jeez, it was scary, I was afraid that I'd lost all mental capacity. I could not do the simplest of tasks, yet I felt drowsy and somewhat affectinate--which *to me* was prferable to feeling high-strung and anxious.
Klonopin still makes me tired, but I've been on it, what, a month or so? Its positive qualities outweigh the negative to me. I don't feel quite so stupid anymore, yet I'm even more relaxed.
I don't want to sound like a stick-in-the-mud, as I've both bought and sold prescription drugs to and from friends (vicodin, valium, etc), but your doc will know best how much you need and if this is even an appropriate drug for you, and how much you should start on.
also...one more thing to consider...the placebo effect. The second AD I ever tried was Effexor, and--well, I read some weird shit about it and began to think some really weird shit about it, so I quit it.
Go see yr doc, V!
best wishes,
sar
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