Posted by Franz on October 28, 2002, at 20:18:38
In reply to Klonopin as a dumb drug, posted by viridis on October 27, 2002, at 0:14:29
Thanks for your post viridis, you give hope.
Coincidentally, I received a similar comment from a friend who is on klono. It surprised me she told me she felt NO sedation or numbness at a small dose 2/3 times/day.
I have postponed for years the regular use of a benzo, but I think it is time to consider it.
Today I felt bad most of the day. I finally took 1/4 alprazolam 0.5mg. I went to bed and had a nap. I woke up and could go out to buy something to eat (I often crave carbos after a benzo, plus I had almost no food today). Then I could go to the gym. many times I can do more when the benzo worked good.
I read all your posts in this thread -you are in my read list now :-). Good to see there are not big problems with memory. Sure anxiety and depression kill your memory.
You have a good doctor it shows. I wonder why he chose klonopin and not alprazolam, maybe for the longer effect?.
> It's interesting how differently people react, even to different drugs within the same class. Klonopin hasn't dulled me out at all (except a bit in first 1-2 weeks that I took it). In contrast, my thinking became much sharper and more focused -- maybe because I wasn't constantly agonizing over trivial details, sleeping 2-3 hours a night, and so on. It's not just my imagination either, since friends, family, and co-workers commented on how I'd suddenly become so "on target" and enthusiastic.
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> On the other hand, Valium really is a "dumb drug" for me -- when I take even a small amount, it puts me in a haze (and not pleasant, just a general stupid/drugged feeling).
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