Posted by Simcha on March 9, 2003, at 4:39:12
In reply to Clonazepam withdrawal sucesses/otherwise, posted by brownja on March 8, 2003, at 23:44:02
Ooooh, I know that restless legs thing. I used to take Clonazepam at 1mg per night. I did this for about a year. My current pdoc claimed that the Clonazepam did do the trick at relieving my restless legs and my bruxism but that it interfered with my normal sleep architecture.
Well, he had me switch to Neurontin while tapering down on the Clonazepam slowly. I do have to say that I did not experience any terrible withdrawal. I did have a return of restless legs and bruxism until we got up to the right dosage of Neurontin.
I hope that helps.
> I have been 'on' Clonazepam .5 mg for years. It was prescribed for restless leg symdrom. Until recently, I was unaware how dependent I was on the contineous use and the addictive nature of Clonazepam. I am going to get an appointment with doctor to discuss the wisdom and possible proceedure/s of 'breaking the habit' but I AM INTERESTED IN OTHER'S EXPERIENCES IN CUTTING 'THE TIE THAT BINDS' TO THIS DOSAGE OF CLONAZEPAM. Inadvertant cutoff from the dossage caused severe sleep deprecation and the onset of depression.
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