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Re: Klonopin withdrawal AND reinstatement

Posted by Squiggles on February 11, 2002, at 14:21:19

In reply to Re: Klonopin withdrawal AND reinstatement » Squiggles, posted by JohnX2 on February 11, 2002, at 14:13:29

>
> Hi,
>
> I'm sorry to hear about your chronic pain.
> It sounds just awful.
>
> I have struggled with a really bad facial neuralgia
> for about 2 years. The symptoms were bad tension
> headaches, lock jaw, a feeling of wierd pressure
> points that would cause pain in my head if touched,
> and other issues. The only medicine that seemed to
> cure it was Klonopin. I took a pretty strong dose
> as I grew tolerant to the anti-convulsant action.
> Last month I switched medicines to Topamax which
> has basically very similar anti-convulsant actions
> as Klonopin but is not habit forming. Anyways I
> have been tapering Klonopin quite successfully
> from 6 mg to 0.75 mg in 6 weeks with the Topamax
> replacement. Topamax may not be for everybody,
> but you may want to keep it in mind.
>
> I hope you feel better.
>
> -John
>
>

thank you John,

Yes I definitely will keep Topamax in mind - my
doctor said something about considering a new
med in 6 months or so - perhaps that is what
he had in mind. I really don't care about
addiction as long as tolerance is watched for,
though I suppose the side effect mount with
increasing dose. The Klonopin is a strange
drug that way - I think it took me 7 years before
I even felt anything like tolerance if that is
what it was. Whereas the XANAX is quite pronounced'
and happened much faster.

I am very happy that they have a med for your
terrible symptoms - that is reason for optimism
to be sure.

Squiggles


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