Posted by Squiggles on June 10, 2006, at 13:58:05
In reply to Re: Klonopin Mechanisms? » Squiggles, posted by CEK on June 10, 2006, at 13:01:57
A doctor who refuses to give benzos
to people with panic attacks and
anxiety is not a very good doctor, imho.However, a doctor who gives these benzos
indefinitely, chronically, and does not
check for dependence and adjustment of the
dose, is also not a very careful doctor.IMHO, 4.0 is high, given that a Klonopin
pill of 0.50 mg is equivalent to about
12-20 Valiums of a minimum dose. They are
potent and Roche packed a lot gaba dampeners
in those pills.Also, they are to be given as an adjunct
to depressiona and anxiety, not as a substitute
of other anti-depressants.In my case, I cannot recall why i was put
on them -- it was not for bipolar disorder as
the lithium had taken care of that. It was
long ago and i don't remember. But I know
i can't get off them now - 20 yrs on.Squiggles
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