Posted by RobertDavid on December 8, 2005, at 23:41:00
In reply to Re: Try this ..., posted by cerebus on December 8, 2005, at 15:42:52
Though I have tried other benzo's like xananx and ativan, klonopin has worked the best for me. I'm not currently taking any other meds with it.
My dx is Generalized Social Anxiety Disorter (primary), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (secondarily) with occational mild Depression.
My doctor recomended that I take my full dose at night (2mgs), but many split the dose. I found I didn't care for the feeling after taking it in the morning. It made me a little drowsy during the day, kind of out of it. It has a long half life and many find that once a day dosing is enough, particularly when you are taking a higher dose. Klonopin seems to help me sleep better as well.
I have tried to take other meds primarily anti depressants along with klonopin to help with my depression, but none of them have worked. It's quite common to blend meds with benzo's like klonopin, I just haven't had luck yet.
That being said, I saw my doctor today and I'm going to add Remeron starting tomorrow. He thinks it may not only help with my mood, but may help with the anxiety as well. I figure it's worth a shot.
Personally, I didn't have luck with Effexor, but it certainly works well for many people. It's my opinion that those that have anxiety with some depression are lucky if they find one drug to handle the problem. Blending two or more meds seems to be the answer for many.
As far as your concern regardomg addiction to klonopin, it's true you can't stop cold turkey when you take it daily. But you can stop, you just need to do it with a slow titration. I've done it once, but went back to the klonopin as after being on it for 10 years I forgot how bad I was before taking it.
All my old symptoms returned. I've never had to raise the dose to continue to get anxiety relief. My opinion is that it's a great med for anxiety disorters.
I wish you all the best. I'm certainly pro klonopin for anxiety. If you don't get relief at the dose your taking you may talk to your doctor about slowing going up on the dose. Many take between 1 and 4mgs per day for anxiety. There are answers for you. I think figuring it out is a trial and error thing. Good luck!
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