Posted by mattdds on February 2, 2004, at 10:27:57
In reply to oh God, is this Parnate poopout?, posted by cubbybear on February 2, 2004, at 0:20:12
Hey,
I really believe this is due to the Klonopin taper, especially since you mentioned that your main symptom is anxiety.
Also, it is widely known that the "tail end", as you described it, of benzo taper is by far the toughest! Actually, I've heard of many people ramping down fairly quicklyand easily, until reaching only a miniscule dose (like 0.125 mg) and then *really* getting the withdrawal symptoms.
Just out of curiosity, why are you so worried about being on Klonopin?
What about an experiment? You could temporarily raise the dose of Klonopin back to 0.25 mg or even 0.5 if necessary and see if your Parnate response comes back. This would pretty much pinpoint whether or not your "poop out" is due to the Klonopin taper. If this doesn't work, then you could explore other options.
20 years of Parnate success? I doubt it would just suddenly poop after this long. Just way out of the realm of likelihood.
Best of luck,
Matt
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