Posted by Viridis on August 12, 2003, at 23:46:07
In reply to Clonazepam poop-out, posted by Guy on August 12, 2003, at 22:11:25
I'm curious too -- were you actually taking Klonopin as a sleeping pill, or for anxiety? My pdoc won't prescribe benzos for extended periods for insomnia, for exactly the reasons others have described -- disruption of sleep cycles and rapid tolerance to the sleep-inducing effects, requiring increased dosing.
However, he's quite comfortable with prescribing Klonopin and other benzos for anxiety (with which tolerance is much less likely), and I take K daily, in the morning. I rarely have problems with insomnia now, because my levels of anxiety are much lower. I just don't use it as a sleeping pill. I do take Xanax occasionally if I can't sleep, which is fine with him as long as I don't make it a habit (which I haven't).
He swears by Trazodone, which is supposed to induce drowsiness without affecting sleep architecture or inducing tolerance. I tried it (pre-Klonopin) and didn't like the mild "hangover" feeling in the morning, but apparently it works well for many others and might be worth a try.
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