Posted by Squiggles on August 12, 2002, at 7:49:58
In reply to Re: Klonopin Withdrawl, posted by Hiba on August 11, 2002, at 23:54:35
Hi Hiba,
I believe you. I don't know why it was so hard
for me to get off K. I did not in the end; and
I also don't know if the stroke/seizure was entirely
due to K withdrawal though my dr. thought so.
That is, it could have been an interaction with
lithium; that is why i asked here if anyone
knows about drug displacement. It could have
been extreme heat and dehydration and the lithium
alone. Ahh, if only psychopharmacology could
be as simple as electrical engineering.Perhaps 2 variables differ between you and me:
1. i was on 17 yrs.
2. Fluoxetine ( i think that is what you said)
nor any other drug was used to wean me off.
On the benzo group everyone is encouraged to
use Valium.3. I should not have come off at all - i just
listened to the ideologies of the benzo group.
However, the XANAX WAS a good idea to get of
and my dr. helped me when i pointed it out as
the cause of panic attacks.At the end of the day I had to reinstate and more.
And yes, while on i was OK EXCEPT when I was also
taking Xanax and then I had dyspneic episodes.
In itself, if you take it indefinitely and maybe
raise the dose, the drug is OK.Squiggles
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