Posted by paulsf on July 5, 2002, at 22:09:46
About 6 months ago I found out from the school doc that I have GAD. She put me on buspar, 15mg twice a day. She also prescribed klonopin on an "as needed" basis. Well I went off of buspar as of last week because I got really dizzy everytime I took it, and it was effective, but not as effective as it was supposed to be.
So just 3 days ago I started taking Paxil, 10mg once a day. So far no side effects, from what I can tell (at least I'm not dizzy). But after reading some of the posts on this board I'm a little concerned. I've read a lot about withdrawals from both klonopin and Paxil, seizures, and some other unsettling comments. I guess my Paxil dosage is pretty low, and I take maximum 1mg Klonopin each day (usually .5mg). But I feel uneasy about being medicated each day, and I'm wondering if there is going to be any long term effects from taking these meds, and if this means I'm going to be dependent on them, or other meds, for the rest of my life. Does anybody know how potentially dangerous these meds can be? I'm wondering if I made the right decision by going on them.
Also, if anybody knows, I'm wondering if either paxil or klonopin's interact negatively with drugs such as meth, cocaine, x, or g. I use them very infrequently, but occassionly I do use them, and it seems like good information to know. Thanks.
poster:paulsf
thread:111530
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020628/msgs/111530.html