Posted by zeugma on November 10, 2003, at 22:32:13
In reply to Re: strange sleep disturbances, and Klon startup » zeugma, posted by Elle2021 on November 10, 2003, at 6:51:09
Hi, thanks for that interesting Cataplexy link. Yes, I'd describe it as one of the most horrifying symptoms ever. Feeling completely aware yet unable to move and feeling shocks course violently through your body. I wonder why Klonopin would have triggered it; maybe it relates to a lowering of norepinephrine by it GABAergic effect? On my pdoc's advice I am only taking .25 mg first thing in the morning, and last night I got to sleep without incident. I feel certain that narcolepsy/cataplexy is part of my deep symptomalogy, and I'm glad that the NE reuptake inhibitors (and buspirone) help to control it.
What puzzles me is that GHB would be an optimal treatment for narcolepsy, and yet it appears to have a similar effect to Klonopin on GABA. My pdoc commented to me on the phone that it appears to be a "very delicate balance" inside my brain and that he's going to proceed gingerly with the Klonopin even if this low dosage only partially relieves my SP. By the way, it DOES seem to have an effect already. People's faces look less threatening than before I took the med, leading me to suspect that my SP is really a disorder of perception, and that I absolutely need something to keep my perceptions from undue distortion.
And thanks again to utopizen for the diagnosis.z
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