Posted by Tomatheus on July 28, 2013, at 9:42:27
In reply to Re: started riluzole » Tomatheus, posted by g_g_g_unit on July 28, 2013, at 9:08:38
> Thank you Tomatheus. I'm just concerned about why I'm feeling agitated so early on, though like I say, contemporaneous Clonazepam withdrawal might be complicating things.
You're welcome. Judging from my own experience with clonazepam, I wouldn't discount the possibility that you might still be experiencing some kind of aftereffects (possibly withdrawal) from taking the medication. When I took clonazepam (which my psychiatrist prescribed for restlessness), I didn't notice any benefits, but noticed that I was constantly tapping my foot. I only stayed on the medication for a few days, and the foot-tapping side effect went away after I discontinued the drug, but it took a few days for the foot tapping to go away. My experience is, of course, just anecdotal, but I tend to think based on my experience that you might still be noticing some aftereffects from clonazepam if you discontinued it immediately before starting the Riluzole. Then again, it might be the case that the agitation that you're experiencing is from the Riluzole itself. When multiple variables that might influence one's responses to medications are involved, it can (obviously) be hard to know what's doing what.
T.
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