Posted by Dr...Not! on August 23, 2003, at 22:03:04
In reply to Re: Clonazepam withdrawal sucesses/otherwise, posted by Simcha on March 9, 2003, at 4:39:12
Thanks for all the feedback. Here's mine:
I was on Serzone, Clonazepam .5(1am&pm) and Effexor XR 150 (1 am&pm).First I was eased off the Serzone. I don't recall any side effects, but we went slowly.
Then we cut back half the Effexor, at 37.5 less per week. The 4 days after each reduction I experienced intermittent atrial fibrillation, so I finally decided to just stay home for those days.
Now we're trying to reduce the Clonazepam, and I'm having my first depression symptoms. I was told that it is VERY physically addictive, and that we would proceed VERY slowly or else there was the risk of seizures. I was told to reduce my am dose by half, and keep it at that level for 3 weeks. Well, after 3-4 days, I couldn't get out of bed except to feed the dogs! I'd just lie there and think about how miserable life was. So, after the 1st week, I increased the dose to 3/4 of a tablet in the am, for a week. I did better with 3/4 than with 1/2. I drank lots of water, and kept praying. This is the 3rd week, and I reduced the pm dose to 3/4, also. So far, I am functioning well, getting out of bed and taking care of business. If teeny-weeny reductions are all my body can handle, we'll just take as much time as we need.
Re: Restless leg - I found an over-the-counter pill called Legatrin that worked well. Then someone told me to just wait until it started and get up and take an ibuprofen. That's what I do now, and it works fine.
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