Posted by iantr on May 7, 2004, at 13:23:43
I am a 24 year old male and have a history of drug abuse, mainly with benzodiazepines. I have expereinced 3 withdrawal seizures from benzos, the last one happening when I stopped using klonopin for anxiety. I was weaned off of the klonopin very slowly over a 5 week period in a hospital but still had a seizure. I was on the klonopin for 2 years, .5 milligrams three times a day.
My other two seizures came from xanax withdrawal when i was abusing it to get high. I dont rememeber the exact amount I was using or the frequency of its use, i just know it was a lot and often.
I have been clean now for about two years but recently slipped and went on a month binge with xanax. Again, i wasn't using a consistent amount, but it was a lot, about 3 mg a day, 4 or 5 days a week. I am very concerned that i am going to have another seizure.
I have a bottle of trileptal that i used to take for my bi-polar disorder and I have been taking it in hopes that it will lessen the liklihood of another siezure. I have not taken any benzos for 15 days and have been taking the trileptal for about ten (300 mg aday).Has anyone had any similar expereinces or know if taking the trileptal will help, or if there is anything else i can do to avoid having another seizure? I would greatly appreciate any help.
thanks so much- ian
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