Posted by katekite on July 21, 2002, at 21:26:04
In reply to Re: you are right. » katekite, posted by Gabbi on July 21, 2002, at 20:11:45
Yeah -- I've tried Valium, Ativan, and Klonopin (and Sonata and Ambien which aren't that different). They all seem a little different in their effect to me, they aren't interchangeable. I tried taking Sonata (benzodiazepine type sleep aid) one time (when I was being dumb) to see if it would calm me down. Hah, it made the whole room all quiet like I'd put in ear plugs, but I was still anxious. They do uptake studies in rats and show each benzo has its own profile of where it concentrates in the brain. So yes you are still in withdrawal from Ativan and your brain aches.
I've been trying to get off of klonopin for a long time now. I'm down to 0.125 mg per day, can you believe I can feel that tiny amount? I can, and never forget to take it. I think especially when people taper slowly they can feel tiny amounts: the one benefit of quick tapering is not feeling addicted to 0.125 mg of anything, LOL. I definitely notice I'm a lot sharper mentally than when I was on even 0.5 mg a day. It's kind of like when you go from having dry itchy eyes to putting in eyedrops: its all a little crisper and clearer.
Take care,
kate
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