Posted by BarbaraCat on April 22, 2002, at 16:00:13
Hi Folks,
Hope you can help me with this one. My usual dose is .5 klonopin 1-2 times a day as needed to help with anxiety. Went away this weekend which disrupted my schedule, so I didn't get much sleep last night. I also had quite a large luscious Cadillac Margarita with dinner (yeah, yeah, depression-alcohol, I know. But oh God, it tasted soooo good). Woke up this morning feeling off, blah, impending depression, tired and jangly. So, wanting to feel nice and dreamy and hopefully get a nap in, I took 3 tablets within 3 hours. Instead of calm relaxation, I feel like I downed 3 espressos with a shot of chloroform. Not my intended response. This is not the first time it's happened either.Why would a benzo cause this jangling edginess? Is klonopin of a different breed than, say, Valium which I know would knock me out.
There were some prior posts about too much Zyprexa causing akathisia, but Klonopin??
Are there any 'relaxation' meds out there that cause a calm, limp, rested state? And no, I don't think I'd be able to talk my pdoc into a script for heroin.
I suspect that the alcohol and sugar in the 'rita contributed to the singed nerve ending feeling, but why won't a common benzo soothe me instead of making the restlessness worse? Any help appreciated. - Barbara
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