Posted by SLS on March 30, 2005, at 20:13:09
In reply to dizzy questions, posted by rev on March 30, 2005, at 8:28:55
> I am dizzy! I have wanted to go without meds and have followed a very gradual taper of zoloft and clonazepam. When I go too low on either med insomnia and dizziness hit me. 10 years ago I was put on meds because of dizziness and insomnia. But I was also very depressed. How can I tell if these symptoms are a return of the original problem or part of the withdrawal syndrome?
It is true that dizziness and insomnia can both be symptoms of depression, but they can just as easily be the symptoms of withdrawal from either drug. I guess you already know that. Have feelings of depression appeared along with the dizziness and insomnia?Are you trying to taper both drugs at the same time or each individually?
Which of the two would you be inclined to discontinue first? Why?
Why was Klonopin chosen as a treatment?
I guess if you try to remove the Klonopin first. It is unlikely that anything you experience will include a return of depression. Of course, any underlying anxiety disorder might be unmasked.
Sorry for answering a question with a bunch more, but it would be little more than a guess to say that what you are experiencing now is withdrawal and not a return of depression.
How are you going about tapering each drug?
I think it makes sense to discontinue one drug at a time. You have probably been experiencing withdrawal syndromes.
- Scott
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