Posted by galkeepinon on July 14, 2003, at 16:45:41
In reply to Re: Klonopin ? Please anyone reply if possible........ » galkeepinon, posted by wingedcat on July 8, 2003, at 6:22:11
hi wingedcat sorry it's taken me a while to respond. I haven't tried just taking 1mg of Klonopin at night for a while. It seems like every other day I take 100mg Topamax then I'll take 200mg Topamax etc. But I am ALWAYS consistent with that Klonopin. I'm glad that Wellbutrin works well for your depression-that is really wonderful! No side effects at first? I always wondered about that med-I was on it for about 3 days once but my doc took me off.
I have a had a hard time getting into proper rhythms and schedules also-really bad-I need to work on that-it is so very important for us all. I have a friend who is really good at that-I admire her.
In my opinion, I think you could go on an "as needed" dosage with the Klonopin if I'm not mistaken? I've heard of people doing that. My doc has done that with me before-it worked well, especially when we are in school. We do not need to be dumbed out! LOL
I hope you are doing well, and yes, Klonopin does have its down sides as well as does all these meds, but we can deal if we just work with them. Hope to hear from ya soon! Let me know how you are doing k?Take care, Gal
> I've never been on the other medications you mentioned you are on, so I don't know if how you are feeling may be reactions to that. They all sound like they could have a cumulative sedative effect. It's weird that these effects are happening all of a sudden for you. Do you feel ok when you take 1 mg at night instead of 2 mg? Sometimes if I try to take less than needed I feel a little physically ill :/
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> I am on 300 mg/day Wellbutrin SR and 1.25 mg/day Klonopin. I've taken Wellbutrin for about 3 years and it's worked well for me for depression. I've taken Klonopin for 6 months. In December I had tried to stop taking the Wellbutrin and switched jobs and I had a depression/panic rebound. Klonopin helped control the panic attacks, and I think it helps control my moods to some extent. But I am sleeping way too much, even on this low dose of Klonopin. Part of it is my own fault, not getting into proper rhythms and schedules.
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> The main reason I'd like to stop is that I am going to live at a university next year to finish my degree, and Klonopin definitely dumbs me down and makes it harder to concentrate. I've talked about it with my therapist but not yet with my doctor. I'd like to go to an "as needed" dosage with anxiety medicine while I am going to school, but I don't know if Klonopin is the kind of medication that you can take "as needed" because it lasts so long. My therapist said that anything involving changing the Klonopin dose should be done slowly, that there is no need to rush things unless it's posing a serious problem.
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> Thanks for replying to me. Thanks for posting, it's nice to hear I'm not alone with feeling this way, although I hope you are feeling better soon. Klonopin definitely has helped but it has its down sides as well.
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