Posted by femlite on October 25, 2003, at 9:05:56
In reply to Re: Can Klonopin act as a mood brightener?, posted by nickm on October 22, 2003, at 7:35:02
Hi Nickm,
I have read some of your earlier post about your wife and my heart goes out to you.
At the risk of poking at wounds, i would like to ask you a question.
Is there any other possibilities as to why your wifes depression got worse (beside the benzo I mean).
I know they have a physical dependency potentital. But Im not sure how I could get by right now with out them.
Drugs causing physical dependecy and drugs causing rebound are two equally frustrating, but different issues.
I guess Im more afraid of the rebound.
warmest regards
> Hi, about all I can say is that I took Klonopin, 0.25 mg, for sleeping restless leg, and it worked for about a year. After that, it had no effect on me. I switched to Xanax to sleep. I take 0.25 mg three nights, then rest one so as not to get addicted. My wife is now dependent on Klonopin, and the doctor recently had to up her dose to 4-5 mg a day for anxiety.
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> Be aware though: Klonopin is a depressor of the Central Nervous System, and it will come back to bite you. Like Xanax, Ativan, and the other benzodiazepines, is highly addictive, and most research papers you find on it through www.google.com or other search engines, will tell you that it shouldn't be used for more than 2-4 weeks, or certainly a few months. It's relief should be a temporary tool, not a permanent one.
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> All benzodiazepines are ticking bombs, accidents waiting to happen.
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> I would advise you to be very careful how you use it, and for long.
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> In my wife it eventually aggravated her depression.
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> Nickm
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