Posted by carolina on July 6, 2005, at 11:54:56
In reply to I am having Trouble with staying with Klonopin, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 5, 2005, at 16:03:39
> I have found through my time taking Ativan 6mg daily.
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> It didnt help panic much, only slight at a high dose 4mg, still it really would not wear off.
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> Ativan makes you just want to sit back, imparment is not very strong, i worked fine on 1-2mg of Ativan, some mental slowing at 2mg.
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> Klonopin is more difficult to work. Orginization is scrambled, and i feel sometimes 'more' emotionally unstable, just not 'put together'
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> Ativan i didnt have much of this problem. But in losing my mind, it didnt help much.
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> Klonopin just makes those thoughts shut up for good. THey havent been back. It is a very moderatly potent in mental action.
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> But i dont know if i do want to stay on Klonopin.
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> If i do want ot go back to Ativan just for general anxiety, i dont know how to tell my doctor, now its time to go back to Ativan....
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> Lord, at least im put together for now.
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> Can someone tell me something with this
-ive been where u r emotionally and just now am beginning to have ok days instead of all bad days. i broke and finally cut through my main artery and am VERY lucky 2 b here but after that i didnt function and rarely got out of bed for 1 1/2 years. ive been on most meds from 95-now and its hard to find a med 4 anxiety b/c most of them do slow u down. ever thought of busprin(i may b off on the name-its been years)?
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