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Posted by bipolarspectrum on February 15, 2006, at 15:51:55
Hello,
Just wondering if anyone has found clonazepam to be a mood stabilizer?
bps
Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 16:36:04
In reply to is CLONAZEPAM a mood stabilizer?, posted by bipolarspectrum on February 15, 2006, at 15:51:55
They are CNS depressants and effect the GABA receptors. One tends to go down and not up if you know what I mean.
They are used sometimes in conjunction with other psychotropics; alone their job is to relax you and do other things that aren't so concerned with mood stabilization.
Posted by blueberry on February 15, 2006, at 17:28:00
In reply to is CLONAZEPAM a mood stabilizer?, posted by bipolarspectrum on February 15, 2006, at 15:51:55
In the old days clonazepam was used as a mood stabilizer. It still is today, though not as common.
Posted by med_empowered on February 18, 2006, at 18:54:51
In reply to Re: is CLONAZEPAM a mood stabilizer?, posted by blueberry on February 15, 2006, at 17:28:00
Klonopin is the current "it" benzo, so lots of people are taking it (social phobia, schizophrenia..whatever). It does help with mood stabilization; it seems that if there's a hypomanic/anxious component to bipolar, shrinks RX it pronto...I think its a "2-birds-with-one-stone" kind of thing. But I dont think its common to use it as the only mood stabilizer.
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