Posted by SLS on September 3, 2006, at 9:02:49
In reply to Re: Clonazepam dosing » Squiggles, posted by Squiggles on September 3, 2006, at 8:07:39
> This will be my last message, because there
> are so many articles pointing to K as being
> seizure-inducing upon discontinuation, possibly
> more than other benzos, at lower dosages.
> You can search for yourselves on this topic.
> It might stand to common sense that a drug
> made especially for convulsions, will upon
> stopping produce convulsions, but dose may
> override that, i don't know. Certainly,
> valium had a different w/d effect (of another
> horror but not encephelic) for me. This
> article below shows the need for caution,
> but even here, a much slower and perhaps
> adjuncted withdrawal schedule is needed
> for K.
I would have to agree with you. I think your conclusion is well supported. My own experience with withdrawal from clonazepam was that it was far more hellish than with lorazepam. It including lightening-bolt sensations in the head that never occured with lorazepam withdrawal. There is so much more, but I can't recount in words the differences. I would imagine that a crossover to valium or using some sort of support like an anticonvulsant might make sense. I have seen Depakote suggested as an implement to be used in benzodiazepine withdrawal.
- Scott
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