Posted by Lofwyr on February 23, 2004, at 8:34:32
In reply to Re: New Klonopin user - long time sufferer » Lofwyr, posted by mrgeek on February 23, 2004, at 8:06:12
> > > thanks rianny and Lofwyr for all your info, going to talk to pdoc tomorrow and see if he will go along with it, how do i approach him do ya think? most docs want you to take the SSRI's and after the ones i did try in the past and all i have read on here from people and their side affects and withdrawals, i am truly afraid to try anymore of those.>
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> > My PERSONAL belief is that SSRI's are ineffective for someone who really has SAD. They also have a horrible side effects, don't "work" until 3 months after taking them, and have major withdrawl symptoms (electric shocks through your brain...I've been there).
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> > Klonopin is working for me so well that I feel like I have a whole new beginning in life. It's unbelieveable. I'm doing .75mg in the morning now and trying either .5 or .75 at dinnertime. Effects last from 8 to 9 hours. I've had no problems drinking with the medication either (just on the weekend). In fact, for me it has seemed to ward off hangovers....dunno. I wouldn't use any other sort of drug with it though. I have now stepped my Serzone down to 400mg nightly from 600mg with no side effects. I DO need to go discuss all of this with my pdoc. Will do that within a month. He's so Benzo phobic I expect I'll have to find another one. Am I addicted? YES, I'm addicted to having a life worth living.
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> I couldn't agree with you more. My situation seems to be almost exactly the same as yours. Failed on SSRI's. Now taking .75mg klonopin in the morning and .5mg at night. effects last 8-10 hours. No problems with moderate drinking, and the klonopin does in fact seem to ward off hang-overs. Of course I always skip my nighttime dose of it when I'm drinking...
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> But please, nobody take this as encouragement to mix alcohol and klonopin. For all I know, I could be direly wrong or just extremely lucky. Use caution.
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> /mrgeekI take my .5 mg "maintanence" dose 8 hours after my first dose in the morning. I still take it even with alcohol. But, I only drink beer and wine, so I don't get that sauced up. I wouldn't recommend doing shots of tequela or anything. Ideally, not drinking at all would be the best thing, but it really limits your social options (which I actually want to go to now) if you do not drink. At least I do not do esctacy, mushrooms, and weed anymore to deal with my SAD. I smoked strong dank weed (like 3 or 4 bowls a day) all the time for the entire year of 2003 to deal with my ever increasing anxiety that was spiraling out of control. I get no buzz from K so I'm not worried about taking more than I need. I just get relief and, right now, the euphoria of being HAPPY and SOCIAL! I'm so optimistic about the future now.
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