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Re: klonopin help with withdrawing

Posted by greenwillow on May 28, 2004, at 20:52:07

In reply to Re: klonopin help with withdrawing, posted by traveler on May 26, 2004, at 16:29:02

> I have just started using Klonopin to help with sleep because Ambien was no longer working for me. I have used Ativan in the past, but not on a daily basis. Am I setting myself up for a horrible withdrawal nightmare using the Klonopin because AMbien doesn't work anymore (maybe from tolerance)? I was using the Ambien for 6 months straight - and then it just quit on me. I also take 15 mg prozac. Is benzo withdrawal (if it should come to that) something that truly lasts a lifetime?
> thanks for any info

Last Oct. my sleep doctor prescribed Klonopin for me for insomnia. It ended up being a very bad experience with the typical withdrawal. Now the sleep doctor has prescribed ambien one night, alternating with sonata the next. Every other night on sonata (every fourth night) I don't sleep the best, but overall the plan is working well for me. There will be a new sleep medication similar to Ambien out in August this year I believe, and another one due later 2005.


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