Posted by Viridis on March 28, 2004, at 18:56:26
In reply to Re: AD+BENZO- Which one is working? » qbsbrown, posted by silmarilone on March 28, 2004, at 15:34:18
I'd also feel safer with the Klonopin than Paxil, given the choice -- Klonopin and other benzos have a long history of safety, and generally are less dependency-inducing (although of course this varies among individuals). The World Health Organization recently ranked Paxil second among all medications in terms of number of reports of adverse withdrawal reactions, and Klonopin 15th (#1 was Effexor).
This doesn't mean that antidepressants are "worse" than benzos, and sudden withdrawal from benzos can actually be medically dangerous rather than just causing discomfort. Given the evidence and my experience though, I just feel safer with Klonopin.
Of course, it could be that you need both. You'll probably find out fairly soon, if your doctor is following the widely-used practice of prescribing a benzo to smooth out the transition to an SSRI, then encouraging you to discontinue the benzo. This is backwards (in my opinion), but some people do very well with SSRIs. I'm not one of them, but you could be.
Good luck!
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