Posted by SteelyDan on February 12, 2008, at 17:28:22
In reply to Re: Klonopin, posted by garyengelm on February 12, 2008, at 17:01:43
> Just wondering how your MD came to the conclusion that Klonopin is making you depressed. It is a known fact that anxiety can make you depressed when it persists over time and a drug like Klonopin helps with anxiety.
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> If your feeling better, than more power to you. This is just my curiosity lingering.
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> GaryHe believes that prolonged use of high dose benzos may cause depression for some people...it's true that it can. I've been on a benzo for 27 years, and the last 10 years i've been chronically depressed. I've tried everything including MAOI's and even ECT, so it's his 'guess' that it just might be the Klonopin that's making me depressed as it is a CNS depressent. I agree with him and am willing to try life without benzos and see how i feel. It's basically an experiment that i am willing to try, and so far just reducing it by 1 mg. i am feeling better..so i think we're on the right track. If you research klonopin on "Google" you'll find that it definitly can cause depression for some people. Now, i'm not bashing benzos..i think they are a very much needed medication for some people, but some people like me can become depressed on them with a high dose and long term usage. Just my opinion, you may disagree..that's okay.:) Take care.
Dan
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