Posted by Sad Panda on June 12, 2004, at 0:02:14
In reply to Does klonopin make u depressed?, posted by lexman on June 11, 2004, at 22:13:33
> I have been on prozac 20 for 5 weeks and i just upped my dose yesterday to 40mg.I also am taking klonopin .5 when needed. i took .75mg today.i think i am building a tolerance to it.I was also wondering does it make u depressed.I have been on it for over 4months.The past 2 days i have been severely depressed.I havent been eating and i have been sleeping during the day.Does prozac make u have more anxiety? i thought it was suppose to help.
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> aka lexman now proman
>Hi Lexman,
Benzos can be depressing, it's part of the reason why doctors prefer not to prescribe them. If Prozac doesn't help & you have already failed a Lexapro trial then I would consider a TCA trial. Nortriptyline would be a good first TCA to try as it has mild anxiolytic qualities while having less side effects than the tertiary TCA's. A short term option to Klonopin would be to try Ativan, Valium or Xanax.
Cheers,
Panda.
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