Posted by JohnX2 on December 2, 2001, at 15:36:27
Every month like clockwork I run out of
klonopin 3-4 days before the refill, then I
can't hunt down my doctor to get a short term
script and I feel so miserable I just want to
die.So I keep broaching this Klonopin addiction
with my pdoc, but he has been more concerned with
stabilizing my mood and doesn't want to touch
the klonopin dose. So my mood is stablized but I
continually grow more tolerant to klonopin. Granted
I seem to have more of a problem with this than
most people. I am addicted to 6 mg/day Klonopin
that I am using primarily to treat myofacial pain.
The pain is *SOOO* excruciating. I'm thinking my
Klonopin poop-out may have more related to its
anti-convulsant than anti-anxiety effects as I have
read that the anti-convulsant effect tends to wear
off after a number of months, but the anti-anxiety
effect is less addictive.I finally got into see a good neurologist, and
he started me on Zanaflex (tizanidine) which
is the 1st med besides serzone that really seems
to alleviate my pain. But I still have to taper
the klonopin, and I is out of klonopin. Shit,
literally scrounging around my house to see if
I dropped a few crumbs.I can't wait for the day I am off Klonopin. I'm
going to throw a big party and get wasted on
alcohol. ;)-john
poster:JohnX2
thread:85819
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