Posted by msanjelpie on October 20, 2003, at 2:40:44
In reply to Re: can klonopin worsen depression?, posted by Elle2021 on October 17, 2003, at 4:22:51
While I was taking Prozac, and Lamictal I was going to bed around 4am each night... Doc decided to put me on the Klonopin.
I absolutely loved it. The feeling that came over me and how easy it was to go to sleep and stay asleep. Sometimes I would sleep all night and then half of the next day too... Great for when I'm exhausted and just can't sleep... I thought I had found my wonder drug..
Skip ahead 2 weeks... The depression hit which was weird because I hadn't experienced those feelings in the years since starting Prozac. I had actually forgotten how awful it was... Not only did it hit though, it hit hard... Suicidal depression, the worst kind for me...
I threw the klonopin in the trash and was feeling my normal self again by the end of the week... Told the doctor and he said that it's a well known fact that Klonopin can make existing depression worse... 'Well gee thanks doc!'
Tried several others, none work for very long, still searching for one as 'nice' as Klonopin without the nasty depression tagging along.
After about 6 months I decided to try the Klonopin again... Found out that if I just take it once or twice to help me sleep when especially tense, and then not the rest of the time, that it works great as a quick fix sleeping aid, and no depression attached... So now a bottle lasts me about a year...
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