Posted by amber_spirit on April 15, 2002, at 8:49:18
In reply to Need some ZZZZ's. . . Klonopin not working, posted by Annell on April 13, 2002, at 2:23:13
> I've been on Klonopin 1 mg at bedtime and Effexor 225 mg. for one year now. For the past year I have experienced a "hangover" every single morning which is not pleasant and makes getting to work on time a real chore!
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> For the last 4 weeks, I have been experiencing hourly waking every single night and am thoroughly exhausted. I feel like I have gotten all I can get out of Klonopin and it no longer works as a sleep agent. I am exhausted and miserable due to lack of sleep which makes me feel tired and depressed.
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> See pdoc next week and he wants to try me on Trazadone and taper off of the Klonopin. Any ideas or suggestions? One other question. . . What exactly does Effexor do to the sleep cycle, if anything? Thanks AnnellI ran into the same problem about 2 mo ago - waking up every hour through the nite. I'm glad to hear of someone else as my
pdoc's response that "it's underlying anxiety" didn't really explain anything. I'd been on Effexor 150mg and Klonopin 1mg for
about 2 years. I didn't have the morning "hangover" just fatigue (which appears to be an Effexor thing). My
dr. tried trazodone which did nothing for me. Tried neurontin which made me worse. I'm off everything but
the effexor now and am going to try to ditch the effexor and try a stimulant as I have a family history of responsiveness
to Adderall and recent events have led me to believe it may apply to me. I'm curious to understand what caused this. The
klonopin was helpful for anxiety and thus sleep. Did I get used to it, was it the increased stress in my life? Guess I
just hate the "vague" answers I get from the pdocs.AS
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