Posted by mattye on July 19, 2007, at 19:20:09
Why are mood stabilizers favored over long acting benzos such as Klonopin?
From what I've heard, the valproates have an effect on GABA, but also have a lot of crummy side effects.
Can't Klonopin acheive the same results. It seems like it would have a positive effect on mania, and it isn't very addictive. I was on Klonopin every day for a whole month and I just stopped it without any withdrawl... which is more than I can say about SSRIs.
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