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Posted by Carlos on May 5, 2002, at 17:44:56
It's said by some on here to cause dis-inhibition...almost comparable to having a few drinks of alcohol even??
I've been on 1mg morning and 1mg night for about 2 months now. (I'm on the generic, if that helps at all)
It makes me so groggy in the morning. I have to have someone wake me up every morning or else I won't get up untill 3pm.
Although it eases my social anxiety, it doesn't make me feel like I had a few drinks....wait...I take that back, for about the first 5 hours after I wake up I feel really good (Im talkative, feel like I could take on any social encounter) but then I crash. I don't want to do anything, I usually get depressed and want to sleep.
I also sometimes take 5mg of dexedrine in the morning (sometimes again in the evening) to "get me up and going"...could this be counter acting with the Klonopin?
I tried JUST the dexedrine one day to see if that would do anything...OMG...NEVER AGAIN. I was a horrible nervous and depressed wreck.
Any suggestions. I have a doc appointment tomorrow morning. Anyone think upping the doesage would help?
I've seen to have become a bit tolerate to it, since it doesn't knock me out like it used to, so I don't even think I need dexedrine anymore???
Thanks in advance.
Posted by JohnX2 on May 5, 2002, at 17:58:54
In reply to What so great about Klonopin?, posted by Carlos on May 5, 2002, at 17:44:56
> It's said by some on here to cause dis-inhibition...almost comparable to having a few drinks of alcohol even??
>
> I've been on 1mg morning and 1mg night for about 2 months now. (I'm on the generic, if that helps at all)
>
> It makes me so groggy in the morning. I have to have someone wake me up every morning or else I won't get up untill 3pm.
>
> Although it eases my social anxiety, it doesn't make me feel like I had a few drinks....wait...I take that back, for about the first 5 hours after I wake up I feel really good (Im talkative, feel like I could take on any social encounter) but then I crash. I don't want to do anything, I usually get depressed and want to sleep.
>
> I also sometimes take 5mg of dexedrine in the morning (sometimes again in the evening) to "get me up and going"...could this be counter acting with the Klonopin?
>
> I tried JUST the dexedrine one day to see if that would do anything...OMG...NEVER AGAIN. I was a horrible nervous and depressed wreck.
>
> Any suggestions. I have a doc appointment tomorrow morning. Anyone think upping the doesage would help?
>
> I've seen to have become a bit tolerate to it, since it doesn't knock me out like it used to, so I don't even think I need dexedrine anymore???
>
> Thanks in advance.
I felt the same way in some regards when I started Klonopin. Very tired and
apathetic. But it helped to stabilize my mood and reduce agitation substantially.After a number of months the positive effects of Klonopin wore off. A maintanance
dose of the medication basically kept me about where I was before I started taking the
medicine. Raising the dose helped, but eventually I escalated to very high doses.This is just 1 data point. Other people take Klonopin for years without developing
tolerance.Take Care,
John
Posted by Carlos on May 5, 2002, at 18:19:45
In reply to Re: What so great about Klonopin? » Carlos, posted by JohnX2 on May 5, 2002, at 17:58:54
> I felt the same way in some regards when I started Klonopin. Very tired and
> apathetic. But it helped to stabilize my mood and reduce agitation substantially.
>
> After a number of months the positive effects of Klonopin wore off. A maintanance
> dose of the medication basically kept me about where I was before I started taking the
> medicine. Raising the dose helped, but eventually I escalated to very high doses.
>
> This is just 1 data point. Other people take Klonopin for years without developing
> tolerance.
>
> Take Care,
> JohnSo what do you do now? Are you off it? Anything helped you?
Posted by JohnX2 on May 5, 2002, at 18:26:33
In reply to Re: What so great about Klonopin?, posted by Carlos on May 5, 2002, at 18:19:45
> > I felt the same way in some regards when I started Klonopin. Very tired and
> > apathetic. But it helped to stabilize my mood and reduce agitation substantially.
> >
> > After a number of months the positive effects of Klonopin wore off. A maintanance
> > dose of the medication basically kept me about where I was before I started taking the
> > medicine. Raising the dose helped, but eventually I escalated to very high doses.
> >
> > This is just 1 data point. Other people take Klonopin for years without developing
> > tolerance.
> >
> > Take Care,
> > John
>
>
>
> So what do you do now? Are you off it? Anything helped you?Carlos,
I am diagnosed bipolar. Part of the reason I was taking Klonopin
was because it fixed myofacial pain.I found that Topamax also fixed my myofacial pain and tapered my
Klonopin from 6 mg to 2 mg in about 6 weeks. I tried to taper the
last 2 mg, but gave up (too painful).I miss the calming effect of Klonopin. I haven't found a suitable
replacement. Neurontin is probably a good substitute and it did help
with my agitation, but not with my headaches. My doctor did prescribe
Adderall for a while to help offset the lethargy from the Klonopin and
the combination was effective until I developed Klonopin tolerance.
The Adderall (or dexedrine) is good for some people to help be more sociable.After I grew tolerant to the Klonopin, I had extreme difficulty
falling asleep and had to rely heavily on OTC sleep aids to knock
me out. I later found Remeron,Serzone,and Zyprexa to be good adjuncts.Take Care,
John
Posted by fachad on May 6, 2002, at 11:58:38
In reply to What so great about Klonopin?, posted by Carlos on May 5, 2002, at 17:44:56
I've tried to figure out the Klonopin Mystique before. I've never tried Klonopin, but I have tried a few other benzos and was not impressed.
Anyway, lots of folks here claim that Klonopin is somehow different, that it does wonders for people.
I think for me it would just cause more lethargy and apathy.
> It's said by some on here to cause dis-inhibition...almost comparable to having a few drinks of alcohol even??
>
> I've been on 1mg morning and 1mg night for about 2 months now. (I'm on the generic, if that helps at all)
>
> It makes me so groggy in the morning. I have to have someone wake me up every morning or else I won't get up untill 3pm.
>
> Although it eases my social anxiety, it doesn't make me feel like I had a few drinks....wait...I take that back, for about the first 5 hours after I wake up I feel really good (Im talkative, feel like I could take on any social encounter) but then I crash. I don't want to do anything, I usually get depressed and want to sleep.
>
> I also sometimes take 5mg of dexedrine in the morning (sometimes again in the evening) to "get me up and going"...could this be counter acting with the Klonopin?
>
> I tried JUST the dexedrine one day to see if that would do anything...OMG...NEVER AGAIN. I was a horrible nervous and depressed wreck.
>
> Any suggestions. I have a doc appointment tomorrow morning. Anyone think upping the doesage would help?
>
> I've seen to have become a bit tolerate to it, since it doesn't knock me out like it used to, so I don't even think I need dexedrine anymore???
>
> Thanks in advance.
Posted by katekite on May 6, 2002, at 16:50:38
In reply to What so great about Klonopin?, posted by Carlos on May 5, 2002, at 17:44:56
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