Posted by mtdew on January 8, 2004, at 23:34:36
In reply to Re: Klonopin provides protection from neurotoxins » Siraris, posted by scott-d-o on January 7, 2004, at 23:46:45
Thanks for posting that article from immunesupport.com! That explains so much that I have observed in myself. Klonopin has been the single biggest help with my CFIDS. I get the "wired" feeling like crazy, and I feel like I've barely slept in months. I've also noticed that a small dose in the morning gives me an all-around better day. It appears that I've been unnecessarily cautious in my dosing (I certainly feel brain damaged!!). I am going to try to double-check Dr. Cheney's credentials first, but I have heard of him before as a respected CFIDS doc.
FWIW, I've read somewhere that long-term benzodiazepine use causes brain atrophy. I'll leave it to a non-brain-damaged person to verify that info.
My only concern is regarding tolerance. Pro-benzo people go out of their way to downplay this, but I do wonder how quickly and how much this diminishes the effects.
mtdew
> > Scott -
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> > thats the most interesting thing I've heard so far. I am going to bring this up to my pdoc as he would know more then I would about what you said.
> >
> > I was just wondering where you got this information. I have been debating lately if my memory issues are related to anxiety or the medication I'm taking. I really would like to get rid of my meds, and I am taking more of an active approach to getting rid of my anxiety (IE CBT and persuing NLP as well). I think I can get my anxiety under control without the medication.
> >
> > Will I get my memory and cognitive abilities back if I get off the Klonopin? What about Paxil, would you say that could be damaging to memory as well? I've never heard an analysis like this before.
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> Hi Siraris,
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> Check this link out, hopefully it will answer your questions since it explains Klonopin's neuroprotective properties in layman's terms:
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> http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/3154/searchtext/klonopin/
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> Also check this one out if you would like to learn more about excitatory neurotoxins and the antioxidants which help prevent them from causing damage. Be aware though, it's quite lengthy.
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> http://www.offshorepharmacy.net/ias-excitotoxins.htm
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> Hope this helps,
>
> scott
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