Posted by viridis on December 22, 2002, at 4:29:25
In reply to Clonazepam/Klonopin for life???, posted by Guy on December 22, 2002, at 0:02:29
If clonazepam provides relief from longstanding anxiety and ADs don't, then I'd stick with it unless problems arise. Some people have taken benzos for decades without difficulty, and their long-term safety is well established (much more so than for the newer ADs). People who take benzos for serious anxiety disorders seem to stabilize at a particular dose and stay there (or even reduce the amount voluntarily) over time.
Re: euphoriant effects of benzos: I'd fall asleep before I reached a dose that got me high, so for me at least, there's no incentive for abuse or dose escalation. Klonopin is especially unlikely to induce addictive behavior due to its long half-life, although medical dependency is likely to develop (which means that discontinuation, if necessary, should be done gradually, as is the case with SSRIs etc.).
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