Posted by gheld on December 22, 2002, at 7:57:08
In reply to Clonazepam/Klonopin for life???, posted by Guy on December 22, 2002, at 0:02:29
I've had PD on and off, mostly off, for over 40 years and taken benzo's, Librium, Ativan, Xanax and now Klonopin, on and off several times.
I've never found a high in any of them. Only a stupor if I overdosed.
I've discontinued use of them for years at a time as therapy allowed my mind to work without all the "interruptions". When I discontinued them, I'd drop about 25% of my daily dose for maybe a month, as there is a bounce back effect after a week or two, then do it again.
Your body will tell you when it's ready to reduce your intake.
If you look at the side effect profiles of any of the classes of drugs used to treat panic disorder, benzo's come out best by a wide margin. Since they're all generic, physicians don't have salespersons giving them samples and selling them on the benefits of the new SSRI's.
The above all presumes you have anxiety not coupled with depression. I don't think the benzo's, particularly Klonopin, work well for depression.
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