Posted by cubbybear on December 4, 2003, at 1:57:05
In reply to Withdrawal Symptoms. SSRIs vs Klonopin, posted by Mishal on December 3, 2003, at 23:25:52
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> know both klonopin and SSRIs produce some withdrawal syndromes when one tries to come off those. But will there be anybody in this board with the experience of both types of withdrawal syndromes ? Which is hard to come off? Klonopin or Zoloft/paxil?I was on Zoloft for a few months at max. dosage of 150 mg. and made a gradual phaseout with mild withdrawal symptoms of fatigue, feeling generally unwell, and very mild electrical "zapping" sensations in my face that lasted only 2 or 3 weeks. My withdrawal from this medication wasn't bad but I did notice a definite change after I had fully stopped it.
I'm now in the process of very slowly decreasing my Klonopin dosage. The first time I was hit with withdrawal symptoms, it was a very weird kind of anxiety that lasted about a week. The warning sign that anxiety was coming was that I had felt much irritability and was blowing up excessively at people. I subsequently decided to make my dosage decreases even smaller, and so I haven't experienced any anxiety for the past few months; however, I can usually count on having a couple of nights of insomnia after each decrease. What will happen toward the very end of my taper, I don't know, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed (am now taking .5 mg.) Hope this helps.
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