Posted by CEK on June 10, 2006, at 13:01:57
In reply to Re: Klonopin Mechanisms? » CEK, posted by Squiggles on June 10, 2006, at 8:16:09
> > I hate my Klonopin. I only take it because my pdoc told me too. I save it now for the worse times when I just need to sleep and get away from all the hell this depression causes. If I take it, whether in the afternoon when my depression and anxiety is real bad or at night, I wake up feeling more depressed, groggy and crabby. Does anyone else have this reaction?
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> I found that when I first took it and then
> again when the dose was raised, I felt some
> depression. But I got used to that after
> a week or so. I think all benzos are likely
> to do that, since they are sedatives. If you
> feel depressed for longer, maybe you are taking
> too high a dose.
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> Once again, I am surprised that some drs.
> give this drug "as needed" and others prescribe
> it every day. Is it a question of inconsistency
> or deliberate therapeutic know-how;
>
> Squiggles
>I've seen 2 other pdocs and they wouldn't let me touch Klonopin or any other benzo. They were so anti benzo that they didn't care if my anxiety was so bad that I could not stand it anymore. I was having full blown anxiety attacks on top of my major depression and rapid cycling and I would beg them to please give me something that will act fast. All they would do is give me a med and tell me it could take up to two weeks before I would notice a difference. They were never any help, they would only add worse side effects. My pdoc that I see now, saw what a wreck I was in when I first came to see him. He saw how long the hell had been going on, and he had seen all the meds that had been tried. He wrote me a script for Klonopin after spending an hour and a half talking to me about my symptoms ect. He said that I had suffered long enough and needed something that would give me faster relief. He said that he is not a big fan of benzos but sometimes they are all that might help a patient that is not having luck finding the right meds. He prescribes me 4 a day to take as I need to . He said I might be able to take 2 at night and not need any during the day, then there may be some days that I might need to take one or two during the day. He knows my mood swings are several daily and knows that there is no telling how often I will need this to support me. I get 120 a month and could take them 4 a day if I wanted to, but I just use them as I have to. I've tried taking them at just .5 mg, but I got no effect other than some drowsiness and it seemed at that time, my anxiety was worse on this dose. I'm not going to fuss too much on the Klonopin because it does wonders for my anxiety. Maybe my depression seems worse because it's more noticeable without the anxiety in the way.
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