Posted by Squiggles on October 20, 2002, at 19:53:02
In reply to Re: My Klonopin (Clonazepam) isnt working » Squiggles, posted by Alan on October 20, 2002, at 19:31:11
Alan,
I appreciate your posts very much. I love
reading them because they are thoughtful,
informed, and caring. I think you are a
nice person. I was only teasing about bedside
manner (chacun a son gout):-).You may be right about some aspects of
the benzo group. There are many people
who have experienced severe withdrawal symptoms
and as I have told you before, just about every
medical text i have read on addiction, puts
the benzos along side (though not as severe)
the barbituates, for withdrawal severity.
Seizures after long use is not uncommon and
can be fatal.As for my case, i admit that i have had my
sceptical moments. I have wondered if perhaps
the lithium was not the culprit. My dr. lowered
my thyroxine med. about 40% and kept the lithium
at the same level about 3 years before this
stroke thing happened. It could have been the
lithium that gave me this cerebral event.
It could have been drug displacement with the
Klonopin coming off and the lithium kicking in.
Or it could have just been the Klonopin withdrawal--at
least that is what my doctor said.So, you are correct in saying that each case is
complex and many other factors come into play.
For example during the summer that happened, we had
the hottest summer on record - maybe it was a heat stroke.But remember, my doctor said it was withdrawal.
Frankly, I don't know. What is really disturbing
is that nobody knows, and nobody checked the inside
of my brain. I am little worried about these issues.As for scaring people off benzos - i really believe
that benzos, if given with adequate supervision can
do a tremendous amount of good. But that can be
said of not just benzos, but any drug, and any
medical treatment. Famous last words!Squiggles
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