Posted by Squiggles on July 31, 2003, at 21:50:08
In reply to Re: Can we talk about Klonopin? » Squiggles, posted by cubbybear on July 31, 2003, at 21:39:30
Hi cubbybear,
I did not succeed in getting off Rivotril.
During the last chunks, things got harder
and harder (though the rate was ever so
slow) - hyperthermia, blood pressure swings,
psychological disturbances, severe anxiety,
insomnia, diarrhea, electric sensations in
the head, gastro problems, and other stuff
i cannot recall.During the last phase of 0.125 mg Klonopin
(Rivotril), things got worse and worse.
Whether the lithium had gone up, or the
hottest summer dehydrated me with the diarrhea,
or whether it was just withdrawal itself,
i had a very disturbing head damage incident -
an aneurysm, or a stroke, or a seizure - not
sure which - maybe even neuroleptic syndrome.I was very sick for a month and under my
husband's advice i reinstated the whole dose.
This stopped the freaking out stage near
the end, where i was very anxious and
losing it. However, the sudden "fire in the
head with an axe like hit in the back"
may have been independent - don't know if
the reinstating helped that but i did recover
in about 30 days. It was the worse headache
i had in my entire life - daily.So, if the end stage of withdrawal is
the problem i would recommend a m-u-c-h
slower taper at that stage. But as i said
it could have been the heat or lithium going
toxic due to diarrhea caused by withdrawal.Isn't medicine fun;
Good luck and remember i was taking K for
about 16 yrs. which makes a difference.Squiggles
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