Posted by Viridis on April 13, 2003, at 17:39:36
In reply to Re: new to klonopin, posted by Denize on April 13, 2003, at 10:00:38
Klonopin is a very useful med for many. For people with anxiety disorders, it's rarely addictive. However, it can cause medical dependency, so if you decide to discontinue it, this generally has to be done with gradual reduction. This is true of most antidepressants, and many other non-psychiatric medications.
Addiction is a situation in which you lose control of your use of the drug, keep taking more despite negative consequences, crave its effects, become obsessed with it, etc. Benzodiazepines like Klonopin have a very low incidence of this for people who genuinely need them, so the "addictive" label they're often given isn't supported by credible data. There's plenty of good evidence (endorsed by the World Health Organization) that these are safe, effective meds for short- or long-term use.
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