Re: fibro fog/Clonazepam aka Klonopin

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Carefull Debra,

That is a great med (some formulations also taste good and you can chew and

follow with

water) but everyone builds a tolerance to it. It will be tempting to up the

dose and your doc may do that a couple times. After that you will have to

continue the

med at a consistant dose, even though it will eventualy feel like it is doing

nothing it is

still providing a beneficial effect on your body. I've been on Klonipin since

1998 when I

became toxic on Valium.

If you get to that point and want to go off Klonopin, talk to your

doc who should give you a schedule of how to decrease gradualy. If your doc says

to just

stop taking it then go to a different doc. Klonopin has a hefty half life so it

will still be i

your system 4-7 days (?) after your last dose. Withdrawal symptoms from klonopin

include

but are not limited to : tremmors, sweating, sleep disturbance, creeepy-crawly

sensations

and can last more than a few days.

Good luck

Cassandra

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> I am being given Clonazepam and it works great! That's not to say that I still

have them

from time to time. What I like about this pill is that I can place a couple

under my tongue

to dissolve and it's in my system fast and gets me through rough patchs. I keep

them in

my purse at ALL times!! It's like the credit card commerical... " DON'T LEAVE HOME

WITHOUT IT! "

> Debra B

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[Guest guest]

Well damn! I must be really missing out not having the melt under your tongue

clonazepam.

I have been taking it for many years and have never changed my dosage. You

are right about it not producing any effect that you can measure. It just seems

to keep me from being in a panic, which is a great thing.

I know not to stop taking it all of a sudden and that it is addictive. I hope

I don't have to stop taking it and can't see a reason why unless something

drastic happens.

Marti

wenzdai wenzdai@...> wrote:

Carefull Debra,

That is a great med (some formulations also taste good and you can chew and

follow with

water) but everyone builds a tolerance to it. It will be tempting to up the

dose and your doc may do that a couple times. After that you will have to

continue the

med at a consistant dose, even though it will eventualy feel like it is doing

nothing it is

still providing a beneficial effect on your body. I've been on Klonipin since

1998 when I

became toxic on Valium.

If you get to that point and want to go off Klonopin, talk to your

doc who should give you a schedule of how to decrease gradualy. If your doc says

to just

stop taking it then go to a different doc. Klonopin has a hefty half life so it

will still be i

your system 4-7 days (?) after your last dose. Withdrawal symptoms from klonopin

include

but are not limited to : tremmors, sweating, sleep disturbance, creeepy-crawly

sensations

and can last more than a few days.

Good luck

Cassandra

>

> I am being given Clonazepam and it works great! That's not to say that I still

have them

from time to time. What I like about this pill is that I can place a couple

under my tongue

to dissolve and it's in my system fast and gets me through rough patchs. I keep

them in

my purse at ALL times!! It's like the credit card commerical... " DON'T LEAVE HOME

WITHOUT IT! "

> Debra B

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I have noticed that the 2mg generic Klonopin is crunchier and not so sweet in

the past

couple of years, although if I want to get it in and dissolved fast I do chew it

up and it

washes down with no residue.

Once I did have to stop Klonopin and all other meds, suddenly, at home, alone,

with the

only medical assistance being my Nurse Practitioner on the other end of the

phone. I had

gastroeneritis and could not eat or drink anything without yacking it up. I did

have to go

to the ER because of dehydration but no one was concerned at all that I wasn't

getting my

meds. I guess I was too sick to look that mentaly unstable.

Honestly, at that point, I didn't even notice the Klonopin withdrawal and I was

on 2mg

3Xday (same as now). I just thought I was dying from puking and pooping so

much. The

only thing I could manage to focus on was how much fluid I was taking in and

how much I

peed- cos I didn't want to go back to ER for rehydration again.

Cassandra

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> > I am being given Clonazepam and it works great! That's not to say that I

still have

them

> from time to time. What I like about this pill is that I can place a couple

under my tongue

> to dissolve and it's in my system fast and gets me through rough patchs. I

keep them in

> my purse at ALL times!! It's like the credit card commerical... " DON'T LEAVE

HOME

> WITHOUT IT! "

> > Debra B

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